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Josje Smeets is an enthusiastic and inspiring happiness psychologist who loves to make her audience aware that happiness is partly attainable. While psychologists have long focused on people struggling with mental issues, the positive psychologist aims to get ahead of these problems. Because, according to Josje, if you understand how happiness works in the brain and which ‘buttons’ can be pressed to enhance the feeling of happiness, this greatly helps in preventing depression, burnout, and much more. How wonderful is that?<\/p>\n

All of Josje’s lectures are interactive, because – as she believes – only when people know how to evoke a feeling of happiness and actually experience it, will they better absorb the knowledge and later engage with it more often. Therefore, Josje alternates theory about the brain and psychology with challenging social exercises and experiments that are highly appreciated by the audience. After all, becoming happy is hard work.<\/p>\n

Josje Smeets has over 20 years of experience in the field as a happiness psychologist. She worked for many years in mental health care, including at the Pieter Baan Center, and has also been a psychology lecturer at Maastricht University for 8 years. In 2005, she founded her own psychological consultancy, HelloBetty, but since 2018 she has focused solely on (work) happiness and positive psychology.<\/p>\n

Josje is a speaker, theater maker, coach, trainer, and author of the book \u2018Happy in 100 Days<\/a><\/span>\u2019 (2020). She works throughout the Netherlands in-house at companies to maintain the happiness level of employees by training management teams, giving (work) happiness lectures, and coaching individual employees.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Josje enjoys writing. Her first book \u2018Happy in 100 Days\u2019 was published at the end of 2020, and she regularly blogs for various media (including WendyOnline and Bedrock Magazine). Finally, Josje frequently appears as an expert in the national press, such as RTL Nieuws, Hart van Nederland, and Dutch newspapers.<\/p>\n

Inspiring Moderator<\/h4>\n

Does your event need a bit of spice? Josje brings every presentation, team day, or other events to life. With her years of experience as a psychologist, she asks critical and positive questions and inspires the audience with happiness tips and optimism.
\nHappiness and success guaranteed!<\/p>\n

Starting in the fall of 2022, Josje will enter the theater with the show Happiness without Bullsh*t. She will do this together with presenter Bas Van Mulken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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An uncomfortable theatre lecture that will make you happier.<\/p>\n

\u2018How are you?\u2019
\n-\u2018All good.\u2019
\n*end of conversation<\/p>\n

Do you want to be happy? Then you'll have to get to work! During this interactive theatre lecture, happiness psychologist Josje Smeets and presenter Bas van Mulken provide practical tips and tools for a happier life. The interplay between Bas and Josje and the addition of theatrical elements at a location of your choice ensure that this becomes a true experience for the audience. It is possible to tailor the theatre lecture to specific themes that are current in your organisation. Scientifically substantiated and with a healthy dose of humour. Not for dreamers.<\/p>\n

Get to work!<\/p>\n"},{"sa_subjects_title":"AI x Work Happiness","sa_subjects_information":"

AI is hot.<\/h4>\n

AI is the promise of future work. Proponents see only advantages; AI will replace the missing human resources and make our work less monotonous and boring. AI will lighten our workload.
\nBut there are also opposing voices; will people still be needed in the workplace? Are our jobs at risk? Is there still room for empathy and the human touch?<\/p>\n

These themes are currently the subject of much scientific psychological research. And the first results are known.<\/p>\n

As an authority in the field of (work) happiness, happiness psychologist Josje Smeets takes you on a sparkling, interactive lecture about AI x work happiness. Where are the opportunities? What are the so-called red flags? How can we already prepare our workplace and organisation for the rapid technological developments to continue guaranteeing the work happiness and vitality of our people? What can employees do themselves and which brain hacks can they apply to adapt to the rapidly changing environment and remain positive?<\/p>\n

During this lecture, Josje shares a lot of knowledge and practical tips and tools from neuropsychology and positive psychology. Moreover, she will engage in several exercises with the audience to give them an instant happiness experience. Highly appreciated!<\/p>\n"},{"sa_subjects_title":"Happiness","sa_subjects_information":"

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A lecture that teaches participants and actively sets them to work to experience more work happiness. Central is the notion that (work) happiness is partly achievable and thus begins with the employee themselves. Packed with practical tips, tools, exercises, and more. Potentially tailored to current themes, such as hybrid working \/ attracting and retaining new talent \/ working with millennials \/ working with Generation Z, etc.<\/p>\n"},{"sa_subjects_title":"Personal Vision","sa_subjects_information":"

Developing a strong personal vision contributes to more (work) happiness. After all, people with sufficient self-knowledge have more of a sense of grip and control over their life, their career, their relationships, and much more. A personal vision rests on the following 3 pillars:<\/p>\n

Who am I?, What can I do?, and What do I want? This interactive lecture teaches you to work with all three pillars and in this way not only experience more happiness yourself but also convey this.
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