30 Happy Things Challenge

30 Happy Things Challenge 

What is it? 

For 30 days, you will write one thing you are good at on a post it note and take a photo of the note to post on Instagram with the two hashtags #30HappyThings and #ABean so I can find your photo easily and assemble a video of the best ones to post on YouTube ! 

It's one note per day and it can be creative, lame, ordinary, funny, simple, it doesn't matter as long as it means something to you. 

When you're done writing the note and taking the photo, out the note in a jar, box, or container of some sort. This will provide a nice little burst of happy on your down days. 

It also forces you to think on what your talents are and that you are not limited to just a few "common" things to be good at like school, art, math, science, cooking, etc. anything you think you are good at qualifies. 

Goal:

Be creative (or don't it's up to you), have fun, and help promote happy thoughts!

Why:

I was going to do 100 days or make it a summer long thing, but that's just way too much commitment so it rapidly shrank from 91 days to 61 days and then finally, I settled on 30.

I'll be doing this challenge in June when I believe I'll have the time to commit to the challenge. Feel free to start the challenge whenever you want, I'll be regularly checking the #ABean #30HappyThings tags on Instagram for photos to put in the video. Also feel free to tag me @aly_bean1 on Instagram so I can find your photo faster. If it's popular enough there will be a monthly happy things video. 

It's no secret that being thankful and grateful for the people and things around us makes people a lot happier and mentally sound. But that was all too common a thing, since I know a few people already write things they are thankful for in journals and whatnot. I decided to do 30 days of notes saying what I'm good at was a way to boost confidence and the happy feels. I feel like it's too often people are self deprecating or too humble about their skills when they should acknowledge that there is something that they are good at. Hopefully this will decrease the amount if compliment fishing that can be found on social media too. 

No one wants to feel like a failure, so this challenge is supposed to make everyone who participates take pride in themselves. 

From personal experience, I can tell you that going months upon months of bad luck, one happy thought makes a huge difference. 

What you need:

Writing utensils

Post it notes

Instagram

A box/jar/container (feel free to decorate it!

Steps:

Take your note

Grab your pencil

Start the note with "I am good at..."

Grab your phone

Position your note wherever and however you want 

Snap the photo

Instagram #30HappyThing and #ABean

Put the note in your jar for a gloomy day

Repeat for 30 days! 

All the best of luck! 

XOXO

A. Bean