June 2007

Happiness and Flourishing One of the highlights of the Happiness & its Causes Conference was a wonderfully entertaining academic (a sociologist, by training) called Corey Keyes. Corey is "the flourishing guy". That is, he coined the term and has frequently written about a form...

18 June, 2007

Last week I attended a wonderful conference at which a range of incredible happiness speakers presented from a variety of perspectives. Over the next week or two I'll try to summarise and share with you some of the happiness lessons I learned. One of...

18 June, 2007

Click on the link below to read the partly tongue-in-cheek, humorous but still thought-provoking article (in which we, The Happiness Institute, even get a mention) by a friend of mine, writer and TV news reader, Jacinta Tynan. Click here to read "Happiness can't be bought"....

17 June, 2007

Whether money can buy you happiness has been debated since the Dark Ages, but while money helps, say the experts, it's not the answer. And even though genetics play a part, people can do a lot to improve their happiness scores. The pursuit of happiness grips the...

17 June, 2007

The Happiness at Work Index has some thought-provoking findings: a quarter of employees describe themselves as happy at work, one in five says they're not; women are happier than men; the happiest employees are the ones working for smaller companies; the longer you stay with...

17 June, 2007

I've just been to the Art Gallery with my family and among other things, saw a fascinating exhibition by a European sculpture artist. Now I don't claim to have a great understanding of art but I do find it thought provoking and stimulating. ...

17 June, 2007

I've just returned from another day at the Happiness & its Causes Conference and today was a very special happiness day. Most of the morning session involved His Holiness the Dalai Lama and we were lucky enough to hear his thoughts about happiness and how...

15 June, 2007

Be happy now! Beth Banning June 14, 2007 Co-authored by Neill Gibson. End your "pursuit of happiness" by discovering the art of "having happiness now." Has it ever seemed to you that: relationships are free but happiness is sold separately? Learn why authentic happiness is a choice you...

15 June, 2007

How do you create a positive organization? What's the formula? In previous articles I have focused on the leader's role in creating a positive work environment. In this article I will focus on a few other factors - Physical Location, High Quality...

15 June, 2007

I spent today with 3,500 people at the 2nd International Happiness & its Causes Conference. And it was awesome. I can't believe how much positive energy there was in the room and how wonderful some of the happiness experts were. I'm also pleased to...

14 June, 2007