CHANGING THE FUTURE…
ONE HAPPY THOUGHT AT A TIME!
We have all seen the headlines, heard the statistics, or perhaps connected with
personal stories within our circle of family and friends or in the wider community,
there are growing issues in our society that many of us are concerned about.
Whether it’s mental illness, suicide, child abuse, teen pregnancy, bullying, drugs
or another issue, there is something that deeply touches each of our hearts.
But when a problem seems so big, it feels like there is nothing we can do, but,
maybe there is…
L
ocal mum and businesswoman
Nadine Hickman believes if we
teach our children how to master their
minds and give them dynamic tools to
positively manage their thoughts and
emotions, we can literally change the
future, and she’s founded an initiative
called, “One million happy thoughts”
to achieve just that.
Nadine is not shying away from the fact
that this is a very ambitious vision.
“A year ago, when I started down this path,
I had doubts, but knowledge is power.
The more I delved into it, the more my
confidence and passion grew. This helped
me to gain clarity and the certainty that
we CAN change the future by teaching
powerful mindset practices to kids”.
Nadine credits her progress to date on
the people who believed in her vision
from day one. Their support has been
vital.
“It helps that everyone I’ve spoken to, bar
none, can resonate with this. We are all
touched by the constant headlines that
highlight the growing issues we face in
our society, and most people either have
a personal painful story, or we know
someone with one”.
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August 2019
Nadine with Kath Potts from
Life Pharmacy, one of the local businesses
happy to support this proactive project.
An ex-elite sportsperson, and current
yoga/meditation practitioner and
teacher, Nadine’s passion comes from
experiencing the benefits of having
a mindset practice. What started out
as a desire to improve mental health
and to reduce New Zealand’s alarming
suicide statistics, grew into a much
larger vision as she realised the wider
positive implications to society if a whole
generation of children are taught the
fundamental skills of mindset mastery.
What if that young person who was
about to take drugs, had a healthier way
to escape from their painful emotions,
overcome their boredom, or get mental
stimulation? What if the dad who was
about to lash out at his child, had the
capacity to let go of his anger? What if the
bully who was about to pick on his fellow
student or colleague, knew of a kinder
way to feel better about himself? What
if the teen feeling down, had the ability
to pick herself up with self-empowering
thoughts?
“If we can teach mindset practices to
elite sportspeople that enable them
to overcome obstacles and achieve
outstanding results, why can’t we teach
every child in New Zealand similar
techniques that will allow them to
overcome everyday life challenges and