1. Practice smiling exercises: Yep, this sounds super weird. But, if you make a continual effort to smile by looking in the mirror and stretching the corners of your mouth into a smile shape, you'll train the response. Research tells us that even a forced smile can lead to a positive emotional response.

2. Listen to happy music: While we're huge gangster rap fans here at Sunday Scaries, that might not be your best choice for this process. Music has an insanely powerful effect on our mood, so choose tunes that are positive and uplifting.

3. Put down your phone: If the first thing you do in the morning is check your phone, almost unconsciously, try plugging it in another room at night. There are so many notifications and negative news articles that taking a momentary digital detox can help elicit happiness, and in effect, a smile.

4. Accomplish an easy to-do list: You can force fulfillment by writing down some simple tasks to accomplish in the morning. These don't have to be brain bogglers, but instead mindless tasks such as making your bed, organizing your desk or decluttering your bathroom countertop.

5. Start the smile domino effect: This is the most virtuous of all the Ways, because you are starting a chain of smile events that will encourage others to defeat their anxiety. Try smiling at a random person in the elevator or grocery store. 

Remember, smiling is contagious, and when your smile elicits a smile in someone else, you'll both smile even more. This encourages human connectivity and a transfer of positive energy.

While we are huge advocates of being happy on your own, smiling and laughing with others is the simplest, most key ingredient in defeating anxiety on a constant basis. 

Here's a quote form Connie Stevens that sums it all up: "Nothing you wear is more important than a smile."