The normal problem

How to avoid the Old Happy pressure To learn more about finding true happiness, check out our bestselling book, NEW HAPPY: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong! Available at www.thenewhappy.com/book 

The two coping styles. To learn more about finding true happiness, check out our bestselling book, NEW HAPPY: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong! Available at www.thenewhappy.com/book 

How to get through hard times. To learn more about finding true happiness, check out our bestselling book, NEW HAPPY: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong! Available at www.thenewhappy.com/book 

In this episode, I talk about why it's important to raise your standards for yourself and how those standards can affect your motivation going forward. Shop Tiny Leaps Instagram 

I'm known for saying you need to keep your standards high and your expectations low. Sadly, most people have this reversed with low standards and high expectations and that's why they're feeling resentful, dissatisfed and frustrated. Today I'm going to teach you how to identify y ... Show More

Sometimes you gotta break the rules. 

I don’t actually believe in the idea of “lowering” your standards. I don’t believe that STANDARDS can be lowered. A standard is something that just IS. It is the way things are, no unless, ifs, ands, or buts… And if you disagree, I’m willing to bet you haven’t been setting standa ... Show More

Did you miss the Hold the Standard masterclass? Good news—welcome to the replay! When people talk about standards, I tend to notice one of three patterns: either someone is copying someone else’s standards because they sound good, without stopping to actually consider whether tho ... Show More

Last week, we had a chat about what it looks like when your standards are actually conditions, and you’re too wishy-washy about standing firm in the standards you’ve set… This week, I want to talk about what happens when you’re TOO strict with your standard-setting, and it actual ... Show More

Every time I heard someone say that I was too picky or my standards are too high I would get triggered and rightly so but the problem is people don't seem to differentiate between having high standards and having expectations. In today's episode we deep dive into Your Dealbreaker ... Show More

  Hello my friend! Do you feel out of control when it comes to food? This may be because you’ve got a really low standard for taking care of yourself. And if you have a low standard for yourself with how you eat, I’m guessing those ways of handling yourself might be spilling over ... Show More

It’s time to have a serious talk about our dating standards. We all have that set of criteria that dictates what we’re looking for in a partner. But how often do we examine those standards and ask ourselves why they matter and what they have to do with a meaningful relationship? ... Show More

As we roll into the New Year, it seems like as good a time as any to talk about our standards. We think of a new year as being a time where we reset our standards, don’t we? And yet, have you ever worried that you’re being too picky? And have you ever wondered if this “pickiness” ... Show More