The secret to happiness — Erwin Benedict Valencia

I am bringing you the new No Limits episode with remarkable Erwin Benedict Valencia. Erwin’s second name is Gratitude Godfather, which he has earned out with great work dedicating himself to learning about people's happiness. In everyday life, he is a life coach, physical therapist, and wellness lead for several basketball, volleyball, and baseball teams. He is the founder of Gratitude Gang and Grasshopper Project but also working on his Ph.D. in Art, Science, and Practice of gratitude.

I have been lucky to name Erwin my friend for already 7 years. I’m excited to bring his energy and knowledge through this podcast.

In this episode we will talk about Erwin’s journey to the life he is living now, growing up in the Philippines, studying the science of happiness and gratitude, about the happiest people in the world, how to practice gratitude, and much more.

We discuss:

11:19 How did gratitude come to you?

15:36 Daily gratitude

23:30 Wellbeing studies

26:05 Gratitude from a neuroscience point of view

27:00 Why gratitude?

32:08 Gratitude studies

35:40 Why should anyone practice gratitude?

39:52 Gratitude practices

50:11 What if you don’t feel the grateful feeling

Episode resources:

Erwin Benedict Valencia l Instagram

Gratitude Gang l Instagram

Gratitude Gang l Website

*Perma score is a general measure that measures happiness in terms of 5 aspects: positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment.