Choose it The old adage, "people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be" is true. Choose to live a life of happiness. When you are not ask yourself why and begin to irradiate your happiness block.

Be present now At any moment all we have is that moment. Putting our attention on past and future makes it impossible for us to fully experience this moment right now. One way to remind yourself to be present is to take a deep breath any time you notice you are worrying about future or experiencing regret about past. Yesterday is your history, future is a mystery. This moment is life’s true present to you.

Make your relationships matter Your deepest, richest, most profound happiness in life will come from Your relationships: people you love, people your meet who touch you and people who’s lives you reach out to touch. The place where we often make mistakes is we focus on results we want rather than relationships that enrich our life. Put your relationships first and results you are pursuing second and happiness will rarely elude you.

Acknowledge others often Adding acknowledgement to a relationship recipe always makes it better. When we express our appreciation to others we are telling them that they matter to us and we are grateful for their contribution to our lives. Every one can take in much more acknowledgement than they are receiving now. Acknowledge someone you love for sharing their feelings with you, tell your long time friends how much they mean to you and acknowledge your partner for all little things. When you acknowledge others you are also acknowledging to yourself how good your life is, that sustains your happiness.

With things a bit rocky, time is right to shine searchlight on your career and make sure that you are on right course for who you are today—not for who you have been in past. See this time as one of possibility, an opportunity for personal and professional transformation. George Sand, female French writer and novelist, said, "One changes from day to day . . . every few years one becomes a new being." In today’s world, this is more true than ever.

Making a major life change does not happen in an afternoon. Even if you have just been handed a pink slip, do not jump into first career boat that comes by. Take a little time to assess what you want to do and where you want to be.

Career shifts are a major life transition and should be treated as such. To ease this transition and gain clarity and confidence when deciding which direction to pursue, do following:

Zap Time Zappers You have to make your career transition top priority in your life. You may have to say "no" to volunteer activities, some family responsibilities and other things that take up time you need to focus on you.

Get on Your Side Stop beating yourself up for what happened yesterday. Instead, get into action and begin to figure out where you want to go. Start taking steps to get there.

Be Strategic When choosing your next career move, ask what industry you want to work in, what kind of culture you want to work in, what benefits you are looking for and what kind of record a potential company has in promoting women. Interview any company that interviews you.

Start with Simple There are things that are easy to do, such as reading a book on your ideal career, doing some research on industry you are considering, having informal conversations with a few of your contacts. Start with these activities to get used to idea of change; then begin more challenging activities—redoing your resume, going on informational interviews, participating in job shadowing.

Journal Ask yourself important questions. What have you learned from your recent work experience? What do you really want? What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Would a move to a different place bring other opportunities? What is best thing you can do for yourself?