August 2014

Some brains might be wired for negativity but all brains can be re-wired for more positivity and happiness!

by Jane Porter from FastCompany Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could hack into our own brains and rewire them to be happier? Science has shown we actually can thanks to a phenomenon called experience-dependent neuroplasticity. "It’s a fancy term to say the brain learns from our...

28 August, 2014

You can be happy if you do these things…but not if you do them twice!

I liked this article from Elle of ReflectingALife and hope you do too...

28 August, 2014

Want more happiness & a better life? Stop these 15 things or flip them around and start a few new ones!

We're happy to share this article with you today that lists 15 things to STOP doing in order to live a better and happier life.  But it's just as easy to flip this around, in a more positive way, and find 15 things to START doing...

27 August, 2014

8 Ways to Bring Greater Happiness In To Your Life

by Maite Baron from the Huffington Post Asking anyone if they would like to be happier is an easy question. Very few people are going to answer 'no' to that. Yet how many of us actually make happiness one of our daily goals? In fact, sometimes it...

26 August, 2014

Need and/or want to take some positive action? Try these 7 kick-ass questions!

There's a well-worn saying that if you keep on doing what you've always done, you'll keep on getting what you've always got.  What this means, for most of us, is that more happiness and/or more success will require change and action.  Sounds easy, right?  Well, we all know...

25 August, 2014

7 Proven Ways to Connect With Your Colleagues for More Happiness At Work

The following article is ostensibly about connecting with your employees; but I think the general principles apply to any workplace relationship (or, for that matter, any relationship) and accordingly could be applied by any one of us for more happiness at work...

24 August, 2014

10 choices I guarantee you won’t ever regret

Life is full of choices.  And we'll all make some mistakes.  But I definitely agree with this article that you'll NEVER regret any of these 10 life choices ...

20 August, 2014

Who ever thought wine and happiness could be linked? We did!

Just remember MODERATION ...

20 August, 2014

20 essential life lessons for happiness and success

Success, broadly defined, will definitely include happiness.  Happiness, broadlly defined, can stem from AND contribute to success.  Definitions are obviously important but putting that aside for a moment, both happiness and success are important if we're to live our best lives.  Which is why we thought we'd share...

20 August, 2014

Happiness shouldn’t be difficult…so here are 6 simple ways to boost your mood!

Happiness need not be complicated, or difficult, or overly demanding on our time.  There will always be challenges, but happiness can be relatively easy if we stick to the simple strategies receommended by science.  And today we have 6 simple ways to boost your mood. Read them;...

19 August, 2014