I would like to share a Press Release featuring a new book Happiness Is Your Responsibility: Peggy’s Playbook of Motivational Moments written by Peggy Sullivan which you will find inside our Christmas Gift Guide 2022. With this book I didn’t receive a copy of the book but thought you might enjoy reading the book just as I will when I purchase my copy.
Full of humor, warmth, and straight-up truths, “Happiness is Your Responsibility” takes you through a whirlwind of emotions through storytelling and visual design. Everyone wants to be happy, but for some reason, our happiness has become tied to worldly achievements and successes rather than the other way round.
“Happiness is Your Responsibility” is here to tell you that happiness is an inside job. When you take responsibility for your own happiness, it will improve the quality of your life in a monumental way. “My goal was not to write a book on happiness, but to teach myself about the art and science of happiness. The more I learned, the more I realized what a powerful tool it is! Not only does it actively encourage growth ― but it also adds pleasure to everyday, mundane happenings in your life.”
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll find yourself grabbing some post-it’s and a highlighter to jot down all the practical and straightforward ways that you can stretch, strengthen and flex your happiness muscle. All of the author’s proceeds from the book sales will benefit the women’s nonprofit organization, SheCAN!, in which Sullivan is the founder.
The organization will use this round of funding to build programming around the book’s theme, “How to Flex and Maintain Your Happiness Muscle,” through what Sullivan calls The Happiness Tripod, a combination of professional development, personal development, and health and wellness.
Peggy Sullivan is a strong advocate of empowering women professionals to succeed through supporting each other. She has received numerous awards and honors including the “2019 Woman in Leadership Award” (New York state), “Buffalo New York City Shaper”, “Jewish Federation Woman on the Rise”, “AM Buffalo Leadership Spotlight”, “Jewish Federation Lion of Judah”, “Mahler International Leadership Award”, “Blue Cross Blue Shield Best of Blue Award”, and recognition as a high-performance leader at Materion.
Writing her first book “Happiness Is Your Responsibility” along with creating an accountability workbook is something that just came to Peggy as second nature because her root goals were already deeply embedded. The book is a combination of emotion, humor, and straight talk to inspire others to believe and see how they can have the life they want. By sharing practical wisdom and touching personal stories, Peggy provides insight into how to cultivate what makes people happy through a set of strategies and behaviors that anyone can practice.
She founded a national women’s nonprofit organization that empowers women to become the best version of themselves, personally and professionally. With a strong and supportive community, SheCAN! provides continuous learning and support to help women step into their power and shine brighter than ever. Thousands of women have benefited from SheCAN! programming, community support, and overall life-changing strategies.
Peggy spreads happiness and positivity wherever she goes, whether she’s speaking to an audience, mentoring girls and women, or coaching her clients. She inspires and motivates every audience she comes into contact with. A former branding, marketing and communications executive, Peggy learned firsthand how critical it is to find support and nurturing. After learning challenging lessons from her own life experience, she helps others prioritize joy, purpose and, most notably, a sense of community.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
