The Highway to Happiness: the values-bridge exercise and what to do every day to increase your happiness.

The most profound source of dissatisfaction isn't a lack of achievement, but a misalignment between your core values and how you spend your time. Angela Shurina, host of Change Wired, reveals that her own deep-seated frustration wasn't about working too much, but about failing to create systemic impact—her true north value—despite being highly productive. She shares a powerful framework: the Values Breach Assessment, which identifies the gap between your ideal life (driven by values like impact, autonomy, and achievement) and your current reality. What's revolutionary is her insight that happiness isn't universal—someone who thrives on mission and nonconformity will feel hollow in a tribe, just as someone who craves belonging will feel lost in isolation. The real path to lasting fulfillment isn't chasing generic 'happiness' but conducting a weekly reflection that asks: What am I proud of? What drained my energy? Am I closer to my long-term goals? And what one thing can I do to reduce next week’s stress? This isn't about self-improvement as performance—it's about living authentically, with clarity and intention.