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The Happier Series Posts
The Happier Series is written by Frven Lim, Coach, Author and Founder of The Ministry of Happier. This series explores how wellbeing, self-trust and purposeful design drive performance in hospitality. The Ministry of Happier integrates 25 years of design expertise with positive psychology to help professionals build resilient leadership, stronger teams and sustainable success in high-pressure service environments.
In the hospitality industry, we are trained from day one to look outward. We are conditioned to anticipate the guest's needs before they speak them, to scan the dining room for raised hands, and to gauge our success by the immediate feedback loop of…
It is the most common question in the modern world. You meet someone new, shake hands, and within seconds, one of you asks: "So, what do you do?"In hospitality, we often answer with a title—"I’m a Chef," "I’m a GM," "I’m in…
In the high-pressure world of hospitality, some would argue, we have long subscribed to a specific, grueling formula for life.It is a blueprint that has been drilled into every chef, hotelier, and service professional from day one since time immem…
Most organisations still treat happiness at work as a cultural add-on. A nice-to-have. A morale initiative. Something delegated to HR, posters, or Friday afternoon gestures.That framing is already obsolete.In 2026, happiness at work is no longer…
