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About Choose MY Happy Place

Hi, I’m Rose Thun, CEO and Creator of Choose MY Happy Place.

I help people transform their lives by uncovering what truly makes them happy. Whether you’re retiring, relocating, or just ready for a change, I believe your Happy Place is closer than you think.

Through tools, workshops, and reports, I help you cut through the overwhelm to find clarity, set priorities, and take action. I’ve surveyed thousands and noticed one big pattern: people feel stuck. My mission is to save you hundreds of hours of second-guessing and help you design a life that fits you.

For decades, I led high-performing teams as a management consultant and agile advocate, but I realized happiness and purpose were the foundation for every success. Now, I’ve turned my obsession with optimizing life into a way to help you find joy and create your version of a Happy Place.

Let’s make it happen.

Best wishes,
Rose Thun

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It all started on a bit of a lark

My friend Denise was trying to decide where to retire and said she could pick more features for an engagement ring than on where to retire. It seemed absurd. But she was right.

My friend B retired to FL – thrilled at the idea of sunshine, beaches, family and a great new house. She immediately regretted it.

There’s no Trader Joes she lamented….and the yoga studios are awful. And then she awoke to an alligator nose to nose with her dog through the screen of her lanai. That did it. She’s back in MD now.

I have so many friends feeling like they are ready for a change. This pandemic only amplified that feeling!

And I felt it too. I was burned out and unsure what's next- too young to retire but too old to put up with this job sucking all my energy. I felt like I was not growing and learning, or even using my best talents. I started my own business, hastily, but didn’t think it all the way through and landed back at a job that was even worse because I wasn't thriving at home. I quit again but this time I applied what I've learned in years as a management consultant, to my own life. What I realized is…..you need to take a wider view.

Happiness is foundational to ongoing success, however you choose to define it- for a team and for yourself.

You need to understand what makes people happy in general and what makes you happy specifically.

Conversations with friends and my own work malaise got my curiosity going, and started my deep dive into the data … After many months of collecting and analyzing, I’ve gleaned some surprising results and wonderful reports and tools so you can stop feeling stuck and start finding what works well for you.

And after many months I've also learned most people don't really move. And moving is often not the first issue to decide. Getting clarity on your priorities that make you happy, wherever you land is the more important first step. That is now the subject and content of Choose MY Happy Place. It's a fun process. It's one I've come back to repeatedly to continue to grow and improve my life.

The sister site

If you're interested Choose MY Happy Place's sister site (aka the day job) is www.designrosetta.com and it helps businesses create amazing products with AI.

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