Reflecting on a Year of Joyful Exploration

Gratitude for the Gift of Joy

As we close out another incredible year in the Year of Joy community, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each of you. This year has been a remarkable journey, one filled with inspiration, learning, and connection. Together, we’ve explored the many ways joy impacts our lives, our communities, and the world around us and found new ways to grow our joy muscles.

Joy as a Powerful Force for Change

Throughout the year, we’ve covered a wide range of joy-related topics, diving into subjects that span from the importance of belonging and mental well-being to the profound positive impact we can have on the planet and humanity. We’ve learned that joy isn’t just a fleeting feeling, but a powerful force for positive change—whether within ourselves, our relationships, or the world at large.

Joy Sparks and Power Plans 

We’ve also had the opportunity to integrate new joy activities into our lives and reactivate forgotten ones, gaining inspiration from each month’s Joy Sparks calendar and diving deeper into changing habits through the Joy Power Plans. These tools have helped many of us add more intentional joy into our daily routines, reminding us of the small and big ways we can joy each day.

The Joy of Community and Sharing

This year was also full of interaction and collaboration within our vibrant community. Through countless forums and polls, we’ve shared our thoughts, opinions, and personal stories on topics related to joy. Over 3,000 forum posts and 20,000 poll votes sparked engaging conversations, allowing us to connect and learn from one another in meaningful ways. These interactions have helped deepen our sense of community and strengthened our collective journey toward greater joy.

Thanking our Joy Superpower Partners

Throughout the Year we’ve collaborated with many remarkable experts who brought their unique insights and wisdom to our community. From Larissa Mills, founder of The Mental Game Academy, who guided us in harnessing the power of mindset, to Karen Golden, a global storyteller and musician, who inspired us through the arts, we were privileged to learn from individuals who are making a positive impact in the world. Their contributions inspired us to think more deeply about joy and its role in our lives and empowered us to make changes to our lives through their practical tips and tricks.

Joy Comes in Many Shapes and Forms

We also had the privilege of reflecting on the joy that shaped our year, during our end-of-year joy inspiration reflection. Many of you shared heartwarming stories of joyful moments—whether it was welcoming new pets, celebrating the arrival of new family members, spending quality time with loved ones, traveling, or simply taking joy in the everyday moments that often go unnoticed.

Wishing Everyone a Joyful Festive Season and a Magical Joy-filled 2025

As we look ahead to the new year, we are filled with excitement and anticipation. We can’t wait to continue this journey of exploration, growth, and connection. Thank you for being a part of this vibrant community. Here’s to another year of joy, inspiration, and transformation—together!

 

Help non-profit organizations with their fundraising

 

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Help us find EQJOY Brand Ambassadors

 

Do you know someone famous? Do you know someone who does? Do you think that famous person would like to positively impact children’s mental health by giving them the gift of emotional intelligence and have their personal brand associated with EQJOY?

 

Or…

 

Do you work for a sports team or know someone who does? Do you think that team could be interested in having that brand associated with EQJOY and with empowering children to develop their EQ?

 

Or…

 

Do you work for a company which owns a well-known brand or know someone who does? Do you think the company could be interested in having that brand associated with EQJOY and with empowering children to develop their EQ?

 

If so, click on the button below, tell us who you know and let’s discuss how to make this happen.

 

 

Help us empower even more kids develop their EQ


Are you, or do you know well, any of the following:

 

 

  • A parent of a 6 to 9 year old struggling with their emotions

  • A primary school teacher

  • A middle school teacher

  • A sports psychologist

  • A decision-maker at a museum

 

If so, are you, or do you think they would be, interested in participating in our R&D work and thereby help us bring the gift of emotional intelligence to even more children?

 

If so, click on the button below to find out more about how to get involved with EQJOY’s R&D projects.

 

 

Empower children’s EQ development

 

I ask you to donate to our charity EQJOY Co.

 


EQJOY is on a mission to empower children to develop their emotional intelligence through play. Find out more about EQJOY
here.

 


Your donations will be used to:

 

  • Give children in need packs of the EQJOY card game for free

  • Fund research and development of new EQ development tools

 


There are two paths to donations. For larger donations, click on the Champion Donor button below to find out more about the options. For smaller donations, click on the Donate Now button.

 

Help us spread joy to even more people


Through the Year of Joy community, we have a proven track record of empowering people to harvest more joy in their lives, especially those people struggling to find joy.

 

I ask you to help us give the gift of joy to people by inviting them to join the Year of Joy community to which we are currently offering free membership.

 

Share the link below with the people you know who could do with more joy in their lives.

 

DISCOVER THE JOYS OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE YEAR OF JOY COMMUNITY AND JOIN

 

 

It just might be the biggest gift you give them this year!


If you would like to invite a lot of people, you might be interested in being an official Year of Joy invite partner. Click on the button below to find out more.

 

 

Participate in an Insights Business Impact workshop for free

 

This gift is a special gift to my peers in the market research and insights sector. A sector which has given me so many gifts over the years. 

 

If you work in the sector, or are interested in doing so, I’m offering you the opportunity to participate in one of six free workshops I’ll be running on the topic of the ROI of Insights.

 

During this 3-hour workshop you’ll discover how to measure and demonstrate the business impact of Insights. 

 

You will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of how to measure the value Insights is contributing to the business, as well as how to craft a compelling story to demonstrate that value.

 

Participate in a Discover Your Recipe for Joy workshop for free

 

I’m offering you the opportunity to participate in one of six free workshops I’ll be running. 

 

During this 3-hour workshop you’ll discover the drivers of and the barriers to joy. You’ll be guided on a journey to craft your own Recipe for Joy and will leave the workshop with a plan for taking the next steps on your path to harvesting more joy in your life.

 

Receive a free Joy Superpower webinar for your organization

 

I’m giving away 24 Joy Superpower webinars for free.  

 

During the webinar I will share how through the Year of Joy initiative we were able to significantly boost people’s joy levels and I will lead the webinar attendees on a journey to discover how they can build their own joy muscles as well as bring more joy to the lives of others.