Rudy Wietfeldt – How To Find Happiness – Episode #39

Professionally and personally, there are few people in the world more qualified than Rudy to talk about overcoming adversity and living a happy life. With undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy, physiology and psychology from the University of Toronto, Rudy comes with over 20 years of clinical experience in Emergency Psychiatry. As well, Rudy’s work includes his private psychotherapy practice and, using “skypotherapy” via the web, he treats people from around the world. A prolific author and speaker, he is the National Health and Happiness Examiner for Canada. Rudy is also co-founder and president of a software company that specializes in publishing self- development apps as well as treatment modules on web, computer, and mobile-based platforms using Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques.

Rudy has released The Core of Happiness – a book dubbed “the great Canadian novel on Happiness” – having himself faced early parental loss as well as the death of four children, three boys and a girl, by age 33. The Core of Happiness was penned by Rudy in the hope that his surviving children and others would ultimately derive benefit from his philosophy of hope that has guided his life.

In early 2010, Rudy reached out to Steven and to Jimmy via the web as part of a plan to collaborate with others interested in promoting personalized, genuine happiness.

Money & Happiness

A short essay on money and its relation to one’s happiness

When I speak to audiences about happiness, I always qualify in my own mind, even before pursing my lips to speak, what type of happiness I am wishing to address.
For there are indeed different types of “happiness.”

There is, for instance, the simple type of happiness that comes on opening a long-awaited birthday gift – perhaps a beloved Apple i-product.
Is having a happy life simply the product of creating as many “birthday” moments as possible? Would life be better if every day was our birthday?
What about a different perspective. There is another type of happiness that comes from getting word of a promotion or raise. Happiness here is tied closely together with pride and satisfaction for a job well done.

Epictetus

By Guest Blogger: Rudy Wietfeldt

I recently experienced what initially I thought could be pink eye… only to gradually conclude that my eye condition was likely not conjunctivitis but rather more likely allergies or even the common cold.

The whole situation reminded me of something that I think is incredibly important. It’s a lesson taught to me by old friend Epictetus.

Now the historians in the crowd are undoubtedly quick to point out that Epictetus has been dead for 2000 years, so allow me to say that I am using the word “friend” loosely.

Over the centuries, many people have utilized my friend Epictetus’ words. And many have made quotes about the lessons in his teachings. Martha Washington, Randy Pausch, and others have used the basic philosophy of this very wise deceased Greek guy.

Let me put this in perspective…

Expect Happiness

Introducing Our Newest Guest Blogger here on StopStressingNow.Com – Mr. Rudy Wietfeldt

With undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy, physiology and psychology from the University of Toronto, Rudy also comes with over 20 years of clinical experience in Emergency Psychiatry at Canada’s largest hospital.

As well, Rudy’s work includes his private psychotherapy practice and, via the web, “skypotherapy.” A prolific author and speaker, he is the National Health and Happiness Examiner for Canada.

Rudy has released “The Core of Happiness” – a book dubbed “the great Canadian novel on Happiness” – having himself faced early parental loss as well as the death of four children by age 33. The book was penned by Rudy in the hope that his surviving children and others would ultimately derive benefit from his philosophy of hope that has guided his life.

Rudy believes “The World Needs More Happy.” and we couldn’t be any more happy to have him right here with us.

Happy Expectations By: Mr. Rudy Wietfeldt

Setting and maintaining low expectations is not the “secret” to a happy life…but having reasonable expectations certainly is part of the equation.

If you’re male, aged 22, 5’1″ and are great at pick-up basketball, don’t let fantasy talk you into thinking you are going to be in the NBA…chances are you’d be bumping your nose into the lint collecting in the other players belly buttons.