About

It started at the dojo

In the mid 80’s, I must have been about 8 years old, I was a rather insecure boy. Bullying had been part of my life for some time now, which had put me into a place where my self esteem was at rock bottom. But deep inside I knew I had to learn to stand up for myself. At that time my mother encouraged me to pick up a sport, and very consciously I chosen karate.

I had a pretty good time in the dojo and my masters taught me a lot. More importantly though, this moment marked the first time I chose to explore ways to improve myself and invest in my personal growth. Was I successful? Let’s just say I’ve come a long way from the boy I was then and the work continues. Since that day I have explored many different ways to grow myself as a person and truly enjoy the process of getting to know more about myself and the world I experience. It’s this love for learning and exploring my life that became the foundation of Happiness Dojo.

When you search for the meaning of the word ‘Dojo’ you will find it’s often described as the ‘Place Of The Way’. It’s a reference to the place where martial art students practise and master their skills.

Happiness Dojo was founded as the place where you come to learn ways to create more meaning, freedom and happiness. It’s a place for people who are exploring life and are looking for ways to grow themselves personally and professionally into better human beings.

Our Mission

To Inspire, Grow and Set Free human potential by making knowledge, experiences and guidance available to all explorers of life.

Our Principles

We choose to be guided by 8 principles as we strive to become the best version of ourselves. These are the principles we stand by and stand for.

No judgement

The journey towards a better life is an individual one. Everyone's story is different. We strive to create a place where your story is heard, however strange or extreme it may sound.

Experiment

No man has ever grown without trying new things. We choose the unknown space of experimentation in order to better the world. This also means we dare to challenge the norm.

Care and Kindness

As much as we strive to take bold moves, we also retain great respect for ourselves and the people around us. There's no need to be 'nice' but we always try to come from a loving, caring and kind space.

Celebrate diversity

Let's be honest here, we all want to belong. And belonging starts with accepting ourselves and the people around us for who they are and who they are not. We choose NOT to be colourblind, instead we see and welcome all colours and flavours us humans come in. We recognise that this demands a high level of curiosity from each one of us.

Research and proof

It's easy to claim success, but when it comes to making an impact in the lives of the people we touch we have to ensure we deliver on our promise. We aim to measure our success where we can through research.

Collaborate

We choose to collaborate to achieve a greater impact on the world around us.

Transparency

The time of fooling ourselves and the people for the sake of self-gain or glorification is over. We aim to be as transparent as we can on every step we take to impact the world around us.

Our end game is freedom

Every person who connects with us is in search of their own truth. When this truth is found, freedom is the result. Let's journey together for greater truth and freedom.