Happiness Makeover Client Testimonial

I met Aymee for the first time at a happiness club meet up. She was offering free 1/2 hour consultations and I figured I try it out. One of the things that happened in the consultation that impacted me was she asked me what I did earlier that day and I recited off a list. Then she asked me to put my hand on my heart, create a safe and nurturing environment there, then wait to feel my heartbeat come through to the palm of my hand and then ask my heart what I did earlier that day. My list was very different the second time! It was mostly just meaningful things, the things that really mattered.

I was intrigued and liked Aymee. I have been on a path of self -development and self -growth and saw the potential value in being coached in this way. I was considering therapy at the time and decided because Aymee was so willing to come up with a financial plan that would work for me at that time i would give the happiness makeover a shot!! I started on my birthday which seemed like the perfect time. I told Aymee I felt like i was about a 7 in terms of overall happiness but anything that could boost me up more was worth exploring! (I now think I was more of a 6 and now feel I hover mostly between 8-10)

Aymee is so kind, a great listener and she is great to be around. She embodies a lot of qualities i would like to have more of: patience, understanding, generosity, ability to flow with 'divine time', positivity. I am very energetically sensitive and I have felt time and again after being around Aymee so much more positive. It totally changes my being for the better and the way people respond to me. And no drugs involved!

I feel like I smile a lot more now, easily. I am more authentic since doing the happiness makeover which feels REALLY good! I frequently check in with my heart. I have more faith. Everyday I aspire to be more of what I have learned my happy self to be yet I still hit lots of bumps and obstacles to doing that. I believe it's because I have only just begun and turning my inner critic to my inner colleague which is something that requires utmost diligence. I need to just keep working at it.

I am so happy I have met Aymee and hope that I will always have some association to her in some way. I have learned tools that I believe I'll keep using for the rest of my life. I will continue increasing my knowledge in these areas. The upward spiral is worth working for!

~anonymous SF artist :-)

Reflections on the No Man Diet

July 22nd, 2010 - Reflections on the NO MAN DIET

Lessons learned from my experience on the No Man Diet:

First, forgiveness of myself for any harm that was done in my good intentions of creating a public forum for my personal growth. I apologize if anyone was negatively affected in any way for the presence of the blog and the forum that it created.

From now on I will be mindful of the energy created in the presence of my experience and how others are affected.

I seek to create positive relationships with all people and will always be open to any dialogue or action that may need to take place to right anything that I have wronged.

Second, I have learned a great deal from my experience on how I relate to men and unhealthy behavior patterns I have sustained. Now, I have transcended into new ways of being with men.

Growing up, I was an ugly duckling. In middle school at age 11, I had braces, greasy hair, and I wore the same three outfits all of the time. I was teased by boys and girls.

At age 12, I was a bridesmaid in my Aunt’s wedding and my other Aunt put make up on me for the first time. At that wedding, I was asked by 5 men if I would marry them! My answer was “Im 12.”

At age 13 and 14, I started jogging around my neighborhood and was whistled at and hollered at from the lawn guys working in the yards.

It was here where I learned to seek my self esteem from validation of other’s views of me specifically on my physical appearance.

In high school, I was able to date pretty much any guy I wanted and grew out of the acne ugly duckling phase.

I grew a sense of confidence around men, that if I wanted a man (albeit boys back then), I could get him to kiss me and like me.

My first long term relationship was when I was 17 and it lasted 2.5 years.

After that relationship ended, I went to college and had many other relationships, usually with men older than I.

In college, I was a cocktail waitress at a cigar martini lounge in which I experimented with black mini skirts, high heels, and red lipstick.

Not to mention giving good shoulder rubs. The money I made was directly related to my levels of flirtation.

So I became familiar with flirting with men to get them to admire my beauty so I could get validation and have high self esteem.

When I was 23 I had another 2.5 year relationship with someone who I ultimately left for someone else and then that relationship also lasted about 2.5 years.

At this point in my life, I went through another ugly duckling stage where I suffered from cystic acne and gained weight.

My beauty was taken away and I became introverted, never wanting anyone to look at me because I believed they couldn’t see ‘the real me’.

After going through a year of fighting weight gain and acne, I actually became separated from my physical appearance and was able to relate with people differently. I stopped looking in the mirror and had to build my self esteem again based on something other than my physical appearance.

Fast forwarding almost ten years later to the present day, I have had a myriad of relationships yet none passing the 2.5 year mark.

So when I did the no man diet recently, it really shook up my perception of how I acted in relationship to men.

I now understand I was on the ‘romance roller coaster’ which is the ‘hedonic treadmill’ in relationships. Once my brain chemistry shifted from romantic love to deep love, I sought someone else to help me keep those dopamine boosts coming.

This actually created not only an ending with people I loved, it forced a new unhealthy relationship with the next person. Because I sought their attention to give me the self esteem, validation, attention, excitement that I was used to in my romantic love relationships. I needed them to act in a way that would give me a dopamine boost.

I understand the dynamics associated with influencing one’s thoughts, beliefs, emotions, values, etc. When I influence another soul’s journey and karmic path for my own personal gain (self esteem, validation, etc) , it could be harmful.

Obviously I am uninterested in harming my significant other! and only want to be focused on uplifting my significant other!

Instead of seeking to create relationships fueled on romance I am now interested in my partner following their own bliss.

This enables freedom in relationship to occur since there is nothing necessarily needed to ‘make the other happy’.

So instead of looking for a relationship that ‘gives me what I need to be happy’ I would prefer a relationship where ‘follow your own bliss’ is the underlying value.

The togetherness comes in where the couple does in fact follow their own bliss to the point of supporting the other and expanding it beyond one’s own capability.

I also learned from the No Man Diet, that one reason why I have such a distaste for Pick Up Artistry is because I have to admit I have done it myself. I have manipulated men to become attracted to me through my thoughts, words and actions.

After admitting that to myself, I am now in more ease with myself around men since I am no longer seeking to get them to ‘do anything to make me happy’ or give me self-esteem and validation.

This point of being, is where I find ease, flow, freedom, bliss, excitement, open heartedness and an upward spiral of connection in which case I have to thank the No Man Diet.

The Happiness Makeover is a powerful force that can change any person’s daily doom and gloom to sustained amazement & love for this world & for life.

Dr. Aymee Coget’s Amazing and Wonderful Happiness Makeover™

Testimonial from Sarah Chavez

Overall, the Happiness Makeover™ (HM) changed my life. From start to finish, over the three-month period of the HM, my life evolved significantly in several positive ways. Before I began working with Dr. Aymee, I couldn’t even fathom that I would feel as grounded, energetic, clear headed, confident, and beautiful as I do today. These are all positive feelings that make up my strong foundation, and after completing the HM, they never leave me.

Through working with Dr. Aymee, I was able to get in touch with who I truly am. She guided me to my authentic, happy self. Before the HM, however, I was always operating based on what I thought I should I do, and this was a vast source of sadness and pain. It is as if I was denying myself in every interaction, in every moment of my life. Just think what if I had been doing this to someone else? What if I began denying everything a good friend told me by claiming she wasn’t good enough every time I was with her? That would be horrible - so why was I doing that to myself? I had no idea that this was going on until I began the HM and began realizing all of the jibber jabber in that brain of mine. It’s Funny that I was there all along. Dr. Aymee was my guide on this tour and she was there with me every step of the way.

Beyond discovering my-self and trusting my-self through acceptance, Dr. Aymee’s use of Reiki was a powerful source of healing for my soul. I grew up with religion in my family, but I always felt so alienated from it. Although church was not for me, my soul longed for a greater connection to the whole of humanity, nature, and the universe. Before the HM, I felt a deep, empty hole where my soul was, and I longed to fill it up. I often used superficial fixes, but this often made me feel even sadder about myself. Amazingly and beautifully, Dr. Aymee helped me to heal past wounds and move forward on my spiritual path. Through the HM, I now feel whole. I also feel that after working with Dr. Aymee, I am now ready to begin discovering my spiritual connection to this world. It’s very exciting and inspiring.

The Happiness Makeover is a powerful force that can change any person’s daily doom and gloom to sustained amazement and love for this world and for life. Dr. Aymee showed me that happiness really is a choice, and then she helped me to develop the tools to make that choice over and over again until it became effortless. She also used healing practices that secured my foundation in my authentic self and instructed me on living in the moment until I became at one with life.

The bottom line is, any person seeking sustainable happiness and spiritual fulfillment can be transformed by the HM. I was a skeptic when I began, but now I am a believer. This may sound strange, but I now feel whole and OK in every cell of my body. And it’s not just a feeling. After completing my work with Dr. Aymee, many people comment on my new glow. And I found an new, wonderful, and fulfilling career. Every day is a new opportunity and that is my first thought when I awake. Thanks Dr. Aymee! - Sarah Chavez

Welcoming Happiness Criticism?

Welcoming Happiness Criticism?

By Bob Nozik, MD

The last few years have seen the emergence of an increasing number of books and articles criticizing happiness research and even questioning the worthiness of happiness itself. What does it mean and how should those of us who believe deeply in the value of happiness interpret criticism?

Included among the critics is the popular writer and social commentator, Barbara Ehrenreich. She developed breast cancer and became angered at the medical caregivers who pressured her to practice positivity insisting that it was necessary if she hoped to recover. This experience led her to write “Bright Sided,” a book in which she attacked positive psychology as pseudoscience as well as damning what she called the “happiness industry.”

Wake Forest professor, Eric Wilson, distressed at what he saw as bullying by the happiness advocates, wrote his book, “Against Happiness: In Praise of Meloncholy.” An admittedly somber type, he lamented that happiness proponents were discounting the value of sadness in their insistence that there was something wrong with those who resisted becoming happy.

In January of 2010, Amy Blair wrote in a New York Times article (“The Rap on Happiness”) claiming that happiness is, by nature, fleeting and that those promising lasting happiness are off base.

These are just a few examples from the rising tide of happiness critics. So how should those of us, who believe deeply in the value and truth of happiness, react and respond? What I’ve observed are mostly negative reactions: anger, hurt, and outrage. While understandable, these negative reactions are misplaced.

When a new movement like happiness science is small, the critics tend to ignore it as being inconsequential. However, as it grows, gaining strength and influence, it will begin attracting critical attention. Thus, the appearance of happiness critics is a actually a welcome sign that our movement has become stronger, more significant.

In addition, as happiness enthusiasts, it can be difficult for us to exercise the critical judgment necessary for separating the wheat from the chaff. Certainly, we needn’t fear that the critics are going to show that happiness is a fraud. Also, they are actually helping us spot any flaws in our reasoning, thereby highlighting for us those areas where we need to do a better job in solidifying our concepts.

For example, Barbara Ehrenreich, in addition to shining a light on areas where happiness research needs to be stronger, demonstrates that we cannot assume that everyone will respond well to positivity as a hard sell. Eric Wilson reminds us that there is value in negative emotion and we should never insist that happiness is all there is of value for us. And Amy Blair’s critique points out that we need to be very clear in differentiating between brief, bursts of hedonic happiness from deep, enduring contentment.

So as the field of happiness research and practice continues to expand, we should welcome the critics for the valuable help they provide us. Of course, we’ll need to differentiate serious criticism from the trivial and cynical. The former can assist us in making happiness science and practice become even better. And we should have no great difficulty in refuting the latter.

"I can boldly attest that I have all the tools to live a life of ‘sustainable happiness.’"

In June of 2009, I sat dumbfounded at my computer screen wondering how facebook thought I could possibly know the person in the picture I was looking at. “You may know Aymee Coget” it said. A smiling woman, dressed in pink, holding half-a-dozen smiley face balloons brought two thoughts to mind, “Who the hell is that? And why is she so happy?”

Over six months later, and three months after graduating from Dr. Coget’s Happiness Makeover™, I can boldly attest that I have all the tools to live a life of ‘sustainable happiness.’

She helped me change my mental attitude and the way I respond to nearly every situation that occurs in my life, from the horribly unexpected to the insanely awesome. I am also more healthy, energetic, and have returned to my original passions in life, art and creativity.

If you are a self-starter and well disciplined, Dr. Coget’s Happiness Home Study is amazing. But if you are ready to get serious and experience an amazing, life-changing three months that end with a guarantee of sustainable happiness with a coaching program that focuses on mind, body, and spirit, Aymee will make it happen.

Eric Huber
Writer | Creator | Head Thinker | Happiness Enthusiast

Latest Testimonial!

November 10, 2009

When I met Aymee and began the Happiness Makeover I had lost my sense of power and inspiration in my life and felt stagnant and negative.

Through the Happiness Makeover, I learned to know the difference between my thoughts and emotions and how to deliberately direct my thoughts to change my emotions and propel me into positive action.

If you are ready to dismiss every excuse you have as to why you could be happier, I would recommend this program!

Biologist, Santa Rosa

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Latest Testimonial from a Psychiatrist

"Thank you, Aymee.... what goes around, comes around. Your assistance in accelerating my spiritual growth was substantial. Since consulting with you on positive psychology and principles of sustainable happiness, I have felt a greater connection to my higher self, a greater commitment to my life path, a more focused use of my time and energies, a more positive attitude in general, greater physical vitality and less stress, more joyous times, appreciating the moment, the beauty....in connection with authenticity, I have felt a surge of creativity and a greater willingness to experiment with my self-expression; it has been fun (jolly wally likes fun), enlightening, and positively received. so thanks again for your help and ongoing support!"

Walter E Jacobson, MD
Psychiatrist, Speaker & Author
Spiritual Solutions & Cognitive Tools for Happiness, Well-Being & Material Success
http://walterjacobsonmd.wordpress.com

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Dr. Aymee Coget .....................sure what can you say? When I first met you I thought wow this lady sure has something that I want. What was it. She was happy but there was more than that....... there was an excitement about life and what was possible. All I knew was I was somewhat or very interested in learning or accessing some of your ? whatever that was...............Energy, excitement for life, something. I have had moments in time where I felt excitement and I was also savvy enough to realize that when I was energized in life extraordinary occurrences happened. I'd have better results at wok, people around me were happier, I was happier and I felt good about myself. As I said I've had moments like that however I have never had weeks or months in a row being satisfied and joyous.
I had not idea that getting your education and having your coaching would be a life altering experience and at 65 I can say that there hasn't been a whole lot of things that I have not been willing to try to be richer, happier, more joyous, satisfied, fearless, loveable and at peace Oh and let's not forget worthy...........
As of today I have completed Dr. Aymee's 3 month education and now I have her as an alternate coach for times when I get stuck. In total she has worked with me 5 months. It does take a bit of time to break 60 years of conditioning ( I was cool up until the time I was 5) so...................when I am smart I give her or one of her colleagues a call. Today was one of those days. I was a bit hesitant but I asked for some coaching IF she had time.
Today was one of those days where I went on my rant about I am afraid that I won't have enough $ to cover all my expenses ( I am self employed ) I do not know where clients are coming from blah, blah, blah..............This is at 8:30 AM.
Aymee has a conversation about my elephant, having zero tolerance for my inner critic, driving the car, something about "Belief and Trust" and basically pulls me out of the slump. She has me state back to her what I heard, and so...............what's my plan. Listening to my heart! There is a complete and dramatic shift in my energy, I am positive and unstoppable. I organize the desk and all of a sudden the telephone starts ringing and continues ringing most of the day.
It is now twelve hours later 8:30 PM SAME DAY. I now have a check in my hot little hands for $3300.00 with another check due next week for the same amount = ing $6600.00. A office that has not used my services in over a year called and sent a client over for an additional $750.00 then I made arrangements w/the IRS for a debt due after 8 months of negotiations. I had a debt cancelled for $560.00 so in total for today I earned $7910.00..............I never in my entire life have earned that amount of money in one day and you know what the day ain't over yet..........
See the deal is Dr. Aymee says she will teach us how to be happy but the truth is "Happy" can't even touch what is happening in my life when I follow the guidelines and do some practices. Ecstatic, jumping up and down with excitement, amazed, elated, profoundly moved because I KNOW THIS IS POSSIBLE EACH AND EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY.
I truthfully after the epiphany of what occurred today am no longer willing to have anything other that an ecstatic lifestyle, filled with abundance and all the good gifts the world has to offer. I have always thought others could have outrageous success but guess what I can also. I am no longer willing to deprive myself of this unbelievable, extraordinary experience of life that is waiting for me to catch up. This IS possible.....EVERYDAY.
No words can thank you enough Aymee.............(Hum along)..............I'm steppin' out, I want the world to know............... how grateful and appreciative I am that you showed up in my life....................You ROCK GIRLFRIEND! A totally satisfied customer! A Raving Fan!
"Wealth and Success Eternally"....................Gwen

International Happiness Day is on July 10th!

Dear Happiness Activist!

I know you are a happiness activist because I assume you want to help to create Peace on Earth. If we had peace on Earth, then we would have people who were smiling and laughing. Happy people smile and laugh and now we can teach happiness like we can teach math with the new Happiness Science!

Join the AMERICAN HAPPINESS ASSOCIATION and happiness activists all over the world taking a stand for world peace, love and happiness on JULY 10th, 2009 for INTERNATIONAL HAPPINESS DAY!

WHO:
A day where everyone around the world participate in making the world a happier place! Founded by Liberto Pereda of Portugal, Ambassadors from each country are spearheading initiatives to encourage people to participate in this memorable day. The US Ambassadors are Dr. Aymee Coget, CEO of The American Happiness Association, Eva Gregory & Jeannie Gabilinni, Law of Attraction Experts. A list of worldwide Ambassadors are located at the Facebook group.

WHAT:
Choose to spread happiness on July 10th, 2009

WHERE:
Celebrations will be held all over the world.

HOW:
Participate in International Happiness Day a variety of ways!

1. Become a member of the American Happiness Association to be abreast of the latest developments or sign up for the newsletter (free)
2. Join the Facebook Group for International Happiness Day
3. Sign the UN Petition for support of International Happiness Day
4. Join or Start a happiness club!
5. Contact your country’s Ambassador to volunteer to help!
6. Attend or host an event for your community on July 10th, 2009
7. Tell your local media about this day
8. Practice Happiness Science on this day through:

Gratitude practice
5 acts of kindness
Smile at strangers
Appreciate, Admire and give affection to others

Now having worked with Aymee I have experienced happiness from within.

I met Aymee on the recommendation of a close friend who told me despite my numerous worldly successes, I didn't seem particularly happy. My first reaction to this opinion was to be offended and yet somehow the truth hurt. After swallowing my pride and making an appointment with Aymee, I began working with her weekly doing various forms of happiness exercises and even spiritual work. It became evident quickly that my happiness level was not helped by material wealth, professional recognition, and prominence in my community. It seems that true happiness lies within and is not really impacted by your bank account, and who does or does not care for you. As hard a lesson as this was, Aymee took me through this process with great skill, compassion and confidence. Now having worked with her I have experienced happiness from within. That is not to say, that the achievement of happiness is automatic after working with Aymee, it is to say, that I now have the tools at my disposable which I can choose to use to maintain happiness even under difficult circumstances. I wholeheartedly recommend anyone, who has experienced a lack of full joy despite efforts to obtain all they think they need to be happy to work with Aymee. It has been a truly life changing experience.

Trial Attorney, San Francisco

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"Working with Aymee is an absolute pleasure and a life changing experience."

I found my way to Aymee after a period of time practicing with the Law of Attraction and either getting what I wanted and still feeling empty, or continuing to blunder into what I didn't want and experience suffering. It became clear to me that all my conscious intentions were motivated by the very simple (and seemingly elusive) desire to be happy. Shifting my focus and intention to being happy, I very quickly found my way to Dr. Aymee Coget and her advertised Happiness Makeover. Her claims for the makeover and my desire for the results were identical and I quickly signed up. Aymee revealed the entire 'secret' - The Happiness Decision - in the first session and the remaining short three months became a clinic on how remain grounded in that decision through every moment and every experience. I learned not only how to own my happiness, but also gained the tools to find where my unconscious fears would sabotage my happiness, and the working knowledge of how to courageously step through those fears. Working with Aymee is an absolute pleasure and a life changing experience. I believe it is best to learn from those most passionate about the subject you want to learn, and Aymee is a consummate professional who is living her ultimate truth. I highly encourage everyone and anyone who is reading this to invest in themselves and get The Happiness Makeover. It is worth so much more than price you pay just for what you will learn about yourself... and then you get to be a light for others and help change the world for the better simply by living from this enlightened state. Remember that 'happiness leaves nothing undone', and GO FOR IT!

~ Sam Wright
Berkeley, CA

3 Steps to combat S.A.D.

Shorter days mean longer nights, and for some of us the workday steals our only chance to see the sun. Darkness creeps in, and then cold weather swirls with it, freezing your motivation and turning you into a recluse.

You’re not quite depressed, but you’re not exactly your old self. You’ve got a case of the winter blues, gloomy like the weather. Some people call this Seasonal Affective Disorder, appropriately shortened to S.A.D.

You may think there’s no way to get through S.A.D. other than wait it out and pray that the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow in February. But there’s no reason you can’t be happy and your usual sunny self just because the weather isn’t cooperating.
You just have to take your happiness into your own hands.

Step 1: Decide to be happy no matter what.

Tell yourself you won’t let the weather, your boss, traffic, finances, or obligations affect your state of mind anymore. Sign the happiness decision provided by the Happiness Club and make your decision official with a contract.

Step 2: Add happiness activities to your daily routine.

Keeping a sunny state of mind during the winter months means exercising your happiness muscles. Each day, either in the morning while you have your coffee or at night before you go to sleep, write what you appreciate in a gratitude journal, never saying the same thing twice. By focusing on the good things in life, the darkness won’t seem as immense.

Step 3: Practice random acts of kindness.

Tell someone they have a nice smile. Open the door for someone. Smile at a stranger on the street. Wave to the mailman or your neighbor. Pick up some trash on the ground. Do 5 things, even small things, every day that make someone else’s life better.

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