An imperfect experimenter on a mission to teach 10 million humans (just like you) how to intentionally adapt, by 2025, in order to future proof happiness.
I’m a former high-flying corporate executive turned Happiness Hacker, internationally acclaimed speaker, author and educator who was voted one of the most influential female entrepreneurs in Australia.
I started out as a country girl. At 18 I moved to the city to pursue the ideal of success I’d been told would make me happy. I secured the dream corporate position in a global giant, climbed the ladder (fast), accumulated status, wealth and what appeared to be the perfect life from the outside looking in. That all worked well until at the age of 39 I found myself with everything I’d yearned for yet feeling unfulfilled (first world problem right!).
When I stepped back from the noise of life and asked myself “what would happiness/success look like on my terms?” I quickly realised that what I had created was someone else’s definition of success, not my own.
Happiness for me was found in human connection, positively impacting the lives of others, being present and in the moment and sharing experiences (all the things that had been sidelined by my ‘busyness’).
Sound familiar?
I leaned into uncertainty and turned my whole life upside down in the pursuit of happiness. Within a seven-month period I left a 16-year career as an executive (at the top of my game), relocated my family from Perth back to Melbourne, left an 18-year relationship and started my own purpose driven company HackingHappy.co.
I became obsessed with understanding why so many of us are unhappy in our pursuit of success and how I could create a Hacking Happiness Methodology to enable willing experimenters to realise the happiness they long for and deserve.
It was out of this drive that I developed the Intentional Adaptability Quotient® (IAQ). A world-first Hacking Happiness measurement tool and educational program that decodes the skills required to not only navigate, but to thrive in complex and uncertain change (which is life, right?).
Today I teach my tribe (and organisational leaders) how to build their intentional adaptability muscle in order to realise more joy in each day and inspire others to do the same.
I’m humbled that my Hacking Happiness journey has enabled me to work with the likes of:
One of the questions I am most often asked is how did I take the first step into Hacking my own happiness?
The answer is I surrounded myself with a tribe of unlike minds, people who challenged me to look at the world through a different lens, who were supportive, imperfect and driven in their pursuit of living their happiest lives. This tribe is now known as the Hacking Happiness Collective. It’s where I share the behind the scenes of my Hacking Happiness journey via posts, live videos and Q&A. Everyone is welcomed with a virtual squeeze, ‘cause that’s how I roll.
So, let me just say welcome! I’m so glad we’re connected, and I’m humbled that you’ve created a little space in your day to consider what Hacking Happiness might look like for you.
Happiness Looks Good On You
Penny
