Our Story
The HSA Alumni & Business Club was founded with a vision to support the Happiness Studies Academy’s students and graduates in their journey to bring the happiness revolution to their communities, their clients, and the world.
We are a diverse group of committed people who got together to create a platform for networking, shared resources, best practices, ideas, and more.
We are a happy, global, diverse, and growing community that feels like family.
We believe in human potential based on virtues and values, in the right that every person has to flourish, and in our personal responsibility to make it happen while giving ourselves permission to be human on this journey.
We are motivated by being of service, improving lives, and sharing our knowledge while inspiring others. We are fueled by the hope that our wisdom and passion can alleviate suffering and help others shine.
We are committed to growing and developing ourselves and paying it forward by leveraging the SPIRE model and evidence-based science to spread happiness and improve the world's whole being leading by example.
HSA Student's Manifesto
This platform provides opportunities for all members to share their knowledge, experience, skills, and gifts with each other and the world.
It also supports graduates in developing and expanding their businesses based on the Happiness Studies Academy teachings by providing them with business education, courses, mentoring, and exclusive growth and business opportunities.
Our members enjoy an extensive library of resources, monthly topics, guest speakers, networking, virtual and in-person events, retreats, educational events and discussions, exclusive business opportunities for graduates, and many tools to develop their careers and happiness centers. Most of all, we are a community of like-minded, passionate individuals around the globe who are committed to living the principles of SPIRE while having fun.
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We are the Happiness Revolution in Action
Happiness is important to us. We prioritize enjoyment and fun in working together.
Diversity is our strength. We foster diversity and inclusion and celebrate our differences.
Together we grow and prosper. We always do our best to serve and add value to the team and the community.
As a community, we give and receive. We collaborate, lift up, mentor and support each other.
We have a Growth Mindset (curiosity, hunger to learn, humility, open to possibilities, love challenges and learn from our mistakes).
Our Values
We are respectful of each other's opinions and work, and strive to build trust.
We practice positive communication (active listening, appreciative inquiry, assertiveness, transparency, and non violent communication).
We honor our commitments with professionalism and accountability.
We are compassionate with ourselves and each other (permission to be human).
We build a psychologically safe environment where we feel safe to be ourselves and share our gifts.
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Our Structure
The club is run by and for HSA students and alumni. We are all volunteers who give our time, knowledge, and experience to make the magic happen.
The work is done in committees that also provide volunteer opportunities to our members who are interested in giving back and sharing their gifts with us.
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"Creating the HSA Club, united purpose, service, and a dedicated team to spread happiness—and still inspires me."
Tami Muller, ABC Founder
United States
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"I nurture self love and self-care, while connecting with like-minded and like-hearted people around the globe."
Valentina Luján
Mexico
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"Continuing the journey of learning and coaching."
Rohit Kauntia
India
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"I feel like a partner with HSA...excited to continue to grow and take on the challenges ahead as we change the world."
Vasilia Penna
United States
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"I am a psychotherapist and Happiness Studies course has doubled my success and effectiveness."
Dr. Nazir Hussain
Canada
The Team
Malena Barquin
Event Team
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VI. Behaviors and ways of thinking:
We value the following behaviors and ways of thinking:
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Initiative, enthusiasm, and optimism
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Perspective, systemic thinking, and interconnectedness
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Authenticity, spontaneity, and vulnerability
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Responsibility and accountability
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Cross divisional collaboration
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Uplifting and cheering others
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Flexible open communication
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Multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion
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Localization (think global, act local)
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Mentoring and sharing knowledge
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Making things easy and simple
We don’t welcome these behaviors:
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Hidden agendas
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Negativity, sarcasm, and judgement
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Superiority and competitiveness
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Being a bystander
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Egoistic behavior
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Diminishing others
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Silo thinking
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Bureaucracy
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Rigidity (fixed mindset)
V. Openness to Inquiry and Learning
As members of the club, we value and cherish the inquiring mind and foster a growth mindset. We are open to asking questions, developing, and respecting new ideas, and have the responsibility to ask for clarification when needed.
IV. Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Respect for Others
The HSA Alumni & Business Club is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and the facilitation of an environment that fosters this goal. Central to this commitment is the principle of treating each member fairly and with respect, promoting inclusiveness and diversity, and embracing different cultures. We assume the good intentions of others even when we don’t fully understand others.
III. Accountability and Transparency
The club is operated by volunteers, and all volunteers exercise reasonable care, good faith, do what we say, and are transparent in the club’s affairs. We promote working relationships that are based on mutual respect, fairness, and openness.
II. Support of the Mission
The club has a clearly stated mission and purpose. Our programs and all members of the club should act in alignment with that mission and purpose.
I. Personal and Professional Integrity
The club is run by volunteers, and we all act with honesty, integrity, and transparency in all our dealings with each other and as representatives of the club. The club promotes a working environment that values respect, fairness, integrity, and collaboration.
Introduction
At the HSA Alumni & Business Club, we value integrity, diversity, respect, freedom of inquiry and expression, trust, honesty, and fairness; and we strive to integrate these values into all our projects and initiatives. We hope that all members of this community take responsibility for sustaining the club's high ethical standards and all members feel they are welcome to all activities in any way they choose to participate. To this end, alumni, volunteers, participants, and occasional non-alumni guests are expected to abide by the following principles of the code of conduct when engaging with any HSA Alumni & Business Club offering, activity, or communication.
VI. Confidentiality
Club members will occasionally share personal or professional information which might be sensitive. Members have the responsibility to choose what to share and ask for confidentiality when appropriate. All members present in such encounters must respect other people´s requests for confidentiality.
VII. Financial Responsibility
As volunteers of the club, we agree to employ sound business practices and exercise prudent financial management in the stewardship of the clubs’ resources.
Code of Conduct
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