How happy are you? Do your personal effectiveness skills create sustainable happiness for you, helping you to flourish and live your best life? Positive emotions (1) of joy, contentment, curiosity, vitality, and pride all add to the stream of intrinsic motivation. When we motivate ourselves to experience bouts of positive emotions, we fuel our sense of optimism and hope for living each day with renewed sense of purpose. When you create happiness with a variety (2) of habits that align with what you value, personal effectiveness becomes more authentic. Do you have positive, encouraging, personally effective, emotional support (3) from your friends and family? Being able to confide in your friends and family can significantly reduce stress within your mind and body.  How much committed effort (4) do you intentionally put forth and practice, so you can create a new, challenging yet enjoyable experiences? Is your self-commitment fleeting? Then, so will your happiness be…fleeting. When you are determined to establish healthy habits (5) through which you can savor, enjoy and ultimately be grateful for life, you can begin to create personally effective strategies that drive sustainable happiness each day of your life. What habits are you cultivating that will matter most for sustaining happiness in five years?