May 2011

by SARAH HAMPSON from Monday's Globe and Mail Here’s some counterintuitive news. You should aim for The Good Enough Life. Oh, I know. It sounds pathetic, defeated: the goal of someone who lacks high standards and a good work ethic, someone who is willing to settle for...

31 May, 2011

As sent out in this morning's free eNewsletter from The Happiness Institute (you can sign up on our home page) I thought you might like this great article from one of the leading researchers and practioners in the study of positive psychology and happiness, Robert...

30 May, 2011

I have not qualms in acknowledging that I've had a bit of a rough month. Not everything has gone badly, in fact some things have gone extremely well; but I've had more than my share of challenges in recent times and not surprisingly, this has...

27 May, 2011

What can I say but that this short, succinct article is both relevant to all of us who're part of The Happiness Institute's community and of interest to any and all who're keep to ensure they maximise their happiness. So read on and enjoy...

24 May, 2011

Time and time again I've written about what I've come to call the Primacy of Positivity.  I've covered it in my blog and I've had an academic paper on the topic published in an international academic journal! I talk about it constantly with businesses and teams, schools...

23 May, 2011

What have you learned that could bring you more happiness?  In this morning's free eNewsletter I posted a great article from Leo Babuata (of Zen Habits fame) titled "38 Life Lessons I've learned in 38 Years".  It begins like this...

23 May, 2011

As many of you would already know, I'm currently involved in a fascinating and exciting happiness project in collaboration with LG called the Life's Good Project.  What we're trying to do is understand what every day Australian's consider to be their life's good moments (i.e. what...

20 May, 2011

As most of us know these days, the only constant is change. The following article from Positive Psychology News Daily, and by my friend Amanda Horne, is written mostly for a corporate or business readership but, I've no doubt that the principals are relevant to...

18 May, 2011