When you’re at work are you content to just to stand around waiting for orders? Do you get frustrated because the clock seems to have only moved ten minutes since the last time you looked at it over an hour ago?

It’s a fact of life that most people will adopt a follow-my-leader mentality. They’re not interested in their work or bettering their lives, they just want to do the minimum necessary in order to pick up their wages at the end of the month.

These are the followers. Why would you want to be one of them?

But you’re a leader, aren’t you?

You get frustrated because you see people milling around all day and nothing seems to get accomplished.

Remember that? It was a number one single by Bobby McFerrin back in September 1988 and also won ‘Best song of the Year’ at the 1989 Grammy awards.

Sung ‘a capella’ (no instruments), the song has a very catchy and simple message: Don’t worry about lifes ups and downs, just smile, be happy to everyone and life will sort itself out.

Happiness is found in everyone. Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is a wonderful thing and can help you stay around longer. As a significant by-product it’s also good for your health.

Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life,