Creating 25,000 Happyness Jobs Overnight

Some actions prompted by this article :-

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Ukraine war | Amazon, Hilton, and Kraft Heinz join commitment to hire 250,000 refugees As the Ukraine war continues, 41 leading companies have announced they will provide over 250,000 Ukrainian refugee women and refugees from other countries with jobs and training. ( see tent.org )  The article led to some suggestions for jobs below A - Take 12 refugees and form a team guided by two local people. Form, storm, norm, perform.  Meet daily at a local Holiday Inn for 21 hours per week.  B - spend approximately half the time learning about happiness and creating actions locally to increase happiness in the community  C - spend approximately half the time offering remote guidance to people in other places running great projects with local and international interference.  ( for example Global Refugee Basketball, Ssala Vocational Training Institute, Akasi Farm )  Note - With a team of 12 refugees on 2000 high streets around Europe this would create 24,000 Happyness jobs. With the additional 2000 x 2 guides that could be 28,000 people workikgn in teams gaingin valuable skills and experience whilst increasing their own happiness and that of others. :-)

Monthly Happy Cafe meetup along your Street !

.... calling all "street reps".

We think it could be a great idea to run a Happy Cafe meeting in your street each month starting one half hour before the A - Global Happy Cafe events of the World Happiness Project and/or B -  a half hour before the 

So, why not invite people to come together in a space near you, and then for those that wish, give the option of joining the zoom call taking place at 7pm ( UK ) on the first of each month

So the dates would be :-

B

8th July 11am UK , 12 midday Vienna, 1300 hrs Kenya - More info and registration please 

A

1st  July

18:30 hrs BST / 19:30 hrs Vienna / Kenya 20:30 hrs follow the link here:-

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2731164156?pwd=UlJNczlQVWZybVY1RDlnajUyYjRIUT09 Nigels Room 

and then at 19:00 London / 20:00  Vienna / 21:00 Kenya follow the link here :-

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88302360790?pwd=eWdYd01kSHB4bktZNzN3T1BzZnIrUT09 Gerrys room

& please try to make a sign in the facebook group here of how many when 

1st August

1st September

1st October 

1st November

1st December

A - Follow their progress with a network of  Happy Cafes here . 

B - more info about the

Online Happy Cafe - Meet New People and Learn about Happiness

Hosted By

Joshua F. and Undine

Details

These online happy cafes originated in Brighton UK, but seeing as it is virtual then wherever you live you are welcome to join us at this event (time differences permitting) to explore the 10 keys to happier living. Since 2020 we've been holding these every month on the first Saturday.

Now that we have more face-to-face events, we're going to make the online happy cafes more of an ad hoc event every couple of months, varying the date/time, so keep an eye on the calendar for upcoming ones!

Find out more about our movement here: www.actionforhappiness.org
This month's theme will be our calendar theme of Jump Back Up July which links to the 'Resilience' key to happier living. This video explains more fully how our virtual Happy Cafes work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxzC9A76sM.

Attending a Happy Cafe is a can help you learn more about the science of happiness, including the related benefits to our physical/mental health and personal effectiveness. Actions we look at can support people who are feeling overworked, and suffering from depression or anxiety (all of which should be seen as complementing any advice a trained doctor can give). The cafe can help us make a positive difference in our society, playing our part in creating a happier, more compassionate world.

Happy Cafes are also good fun, and a way to connect with people across our local community to learn from and inspire each other. We are a friendly, inclusive and supportive bunch of people so even if you haven't been before, come and join us, you'll be made to feel more than welcome.

Hietzinger Hauptstrasse A-1130 Wien

 

Happy Paper

Margaretenstrasse A-1040 & A-1050 Wien

 

My first 4 years in Austria were spent living near this street, so I know it quite well,  

It is a great street, I have walked it many, many times. 

 

Odd numbers

Spice of India - Bamboo - Holiday Inn - Veganista - 

Even numbers 

 

LinkedIN group for community members along the street

facebook group open to all for ideas to increase happiness along the street

Wiedner Hauptstrasse, A-1040 & A-1050 Wien

My first 4 years in Austria were spent living just off this street, so I know it quite well,  

It is a great street, I have walked it many many times. 

 

Odd numbers

blumenwerkstattrath - Reformhaus Wallner -  Bücherecke BeLLeArTi - ALPHA BUCHHANDEL 

 

Even numbers 

Space Flower - Cafe Wortner

LinkedIN group for community members along the street

facebook group open to all for ideas to increase happiness along the street

FavoritenStrasse, A-1040 & A-1100 Wien

 It iss a great street. Big pedestrian zone South of the rail line and Main Vienna Station.

Left side going South, from Rail line 

Mayuda - Kaiser's Restaurant - PORR in empty shop - 275m2 corner to rent - 

Right side, going South, from Rail line 

Cafe Joschi - cafe Monte - Rasoi Indian - Bar Columbus - 

The Vienna Funball

 #UltimateFunballVienna - unspired by rounders, volleyball, handball , tennis, table tennis, and more 

perhaps just #FunBallVienna

earlier Happiness Project goodies included The Radish Project and The Moedling Stick

Perhaps the Ultimate in Fun with a Ball, in Vienna and other places, The Vienna Funball

- The first Vienna Funball race, think duck race with balls, down the Wien Fluss

- The first Vienna Funball Run, think Vespa Run but with balls down Favoriten Strasse and Moedling Fussganger zone, no winners, its a journey, ont a race, and smell the roses

Guidance on use coming soon, but grab a ball and see what happens. Guaranteed to bring a smile if done correctly.  Also coming, "#TheMoedlingFunball" based on The Moedling Stick

Street Reps

... for Happiness ! .... based on much earlier Basingstoke experience, we make a slight pivot from the ( recruiting Chief Happiness Officers ) CHO plan. Our idea is now to recruit Street Reps locally with a focus on Happiness. We are looking at each district in Vienna to start, and approaching local funding organisations to support this effort at community building and energising locals. ( private fb group for Street Reps here ) 

Simple steps to be taken include a focus on the Ten Keys to Happier Living put forward by Action for Happiness.   Also to bring books to reveiw, such as Mr Happy and The Happy Manifesto.

Nigel Stonham, an Englishman living in Unter St Veit, is one of the first batch,  and says he is "happy to be here spreading happiness along my street. Several of the locals have expressed interest in this concept and we intend to be meeting to discuss ideas with more people". When he moved to Hietzing 3 years ago he set up a facebook page Happier Hietzinger Hauptstrasse, and he hopes this initiative will raise awareness. 

Iris is taking on the role for Lainzer Strasse also - together they are working on plans for a Funball Race down the Wienfluss ( think Duck Race with Funballs ) ( and perhaps before that, a Funball! Run down Mödling Fuzzo on Halloween ) 

Happier Hietzinger Hauptstrasse

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22 members

Nigel says that "being a focal point for happiness, and for people with passion along my street makes me happy, and as they say, happiness begins at home." ( check the video here for "House of Happiness" )

The Vienna Happiness Project is seeking Street Reps ( and supportive locations / people - working towards a shop window sticker for partner locations ) now for :-

Meidling Hauptstrasse, A1120

Wiedner Hauptstrasse, A1040 & A1050 

Moedling Hauptstrasse, A2xxx

Maria Hilferstrasse - 6th/7th/15th districts - GOTA Coffee now the Happy Cafe there ?

Lainzer Strasse - 

Hietzinger Hauptstrasse - 

Baden ...

Wiener Neustadt ... 

for more information please contact Nigel  , next step would probably be to join a gathering of interested people :-) 

( 40 minute sessions now planned at Mario's in Hietzing on 12th Sept / Oct / Nov at 08:30 am after the school run )

About Nigel & Contact

       

Summer 2012 I was wondering what my purpose is, and set an intention to spend the rest of my life travelling the world spreading happiness. This based on work in happiness field since 2006. Alongside this, to make it sustainable, I am a multi project manager and offer happiness coaching, strategy mentoring and English training.

Mein Hietzing

Private group

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4.6K members

Vienna Happiness Project kündigt den Start von Street Reps in Wien an. Die Street-Rep-Idee basiert auf viel früheren Basingstoke-Erfahrungen, und wir weichen leicht vom lokalen Chief Happiness Officer-Plan ab. Unsere Idee ist es, vor Ort ehrenamtliche Straßenvertreter mit dem Schwerpunkt auf Glück zu rekrutieren. Wir schauen uns zunächst jeden Bezirk in Wien an und wenden uns an lokale Förderorganisationen, um diese Bemühungen zum Aufbau von Gemeinschaften und zur Energiegewinnung für die Einheimischen zu unterstützen.

Zu den einfachen Schritten, die unternommen werden müssen, gehört die Konzentration auf die zehn Schlüssel zu einem glücklicheren Leben, die von Action for Happiness vorgeschlagen werden.

Nigel Stonham, ein Engländer, der in Unter St. Veit lebt, ist einer der ersten und sagt, er sei „glücklich, hier zu sein und Freude in meiner Straße zu verbreiten“. Mehrere Einheimische haben Interesse an diesem Konzept bekundet und wir beabsichtigen, uns mit ihnen zu treffen Ideen mit mehr Menschen besprechen“. Als er vor drei Jahren nach Hietzing zog, richtete er die Facebook-Seite „Happier Hietzinger Hauptstraße“ ein und hofft, dass diese Initiative das Bewusstsein schärfen wird. Er sagt: „Es macht mich glücklich, ein Anlaufpunkt für Glück und für Menschen mit Leidenschaft in meiner Straße zu sein. Man sagt: „Wohltätigkeit beginnt zu Hause.“ Und ich glaube, dass Glück das auch tun sollte.“

Bitte senden Sie Ihre Ideen zum Thema Glück an die Facebook- oder LinkedIn-Gruppe Vienna Happiness Project oder direkt an Nigel unter nigelstonham2023 – at – gmail – dot – com.