We asked some of the happiest folks we know to tell us their secret.

Bob Chitrathorn | CFO/VP of Wealth Planning. Simplified Wealth Management

Hi Bob, what do you think makes you most happy? Why? What makes a person happy? Why does that make them happy? Well there are so many different ways that people can answer this question. There are so many different things that makes people happy in so many different ways, but let me see if I can keep it to a few and see if they tie in. Being able to spend time with the people I love makes me happy. It makes me happy to smile with them, laugh with them, and it makes me especially happy if I am the one who is able to make them smile and laugh. Read more>>

c. Craig Patterson | TV and Film Writer & Director

I’ve had the amazing fortune of doing something I love for a living – that’s not as common as it should be, so I’m grateful for it. It makes me quite happy to make things that I think are cool. It makes me exponentially happier to make those things with people I love, admire, and respect. There is something sacred, to me, about a team working together to build what might be difficult or impossible to others, but together it becomes attainable. The happiness and joy are in the collaboration. And luckily for me in my line of work that joy is replicable with the right people. Read more>>

Jennifer Freed PhD | Elder and Psychological Astrologer

Assisting people in transformation and contribution. When people I work with become more fully expressed I feel JOYFUL. My life and work has been dedicated to facilitating full self expression in service of community vitality. As an elder now I seek to uplift younger women who are breaking ceilings and creating new rainbows. It is my deepest pleasure to enhance aliveness in myself and others, and to create meaningful and uplifting conversations. Read more>>