Who am I and why am I talking about happiness?
The best happiness teachers are the ones who have had to work to gain the knowledge they offer, not the lucky ones who fall out of bed every day in a great mood. – Brooks, Arthur C., and Oprah Winfrey. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Portfolio, 2023.
My name is Wendy Sharp, and I’m a certified master life coach, a certified master wellness coach, and a counseling school drop-out. Under the pen name Sarah Wynde, I’m also the author of nine books, including the Amazon best-selling Practicing Happiness: A Memoir of Van Life, and eight works of fiction. I’m currently working on my tenth book, Choosing Happiness: A Toolkit for Tough Times.
I am not one of those lucky few people genetically predisposed to happiness. But I have been doing the work myself to choose, practice, and create my own happiness, and I’m confident in my ability to help you do the same.
My Mission, Vision, and Values
- My mission: to help make the world happier, one extra hour of sleep, one walk in nature, and one opportunity for fun at a time.
- My vision: that it is possible to shape our habits in ways that will make us happier, and that every happier person is a candle capable of lighting hundreds of other candles. I believe happiness begets happiness and the happier you are, the more happiness will spread to those around you.
- My values: kindness, curiosity, and imagination. I believe that almost anything is possible, as long as you take one step at a time, treat mistakes as opportunities to learn, and remember to breathe. Progress, not perfection.