March 2015

12 lifestyle factors that make you depressed AND 12 ways you can have more control over your happiness!

Depression is extremely common.  But depression is not actually "one" thing; different people experience depression in different ways and for different reasons.  That being said, there are a number of common "lifestyle" factors that without us often realising it, significantly affect our mood (in a negative way)....

10 March, 2015

Find more happiness in these 10 small, unexpected things

For more than a decade now we have, here at The Happiness Institute, been saying that...

09 March, 2015

Wanting more happiness at work? Here’s 9 things to do and 5 myths to avoid!

Most of us spend most of our lives working so why wouldn't we try to enjoy as much of it as possible.  Happiness at work is possible and desirable, if you just do AND avoid certain things.  Often, however, our attempts to enjoy our time in the...

09 March, 2015

Feeling depressed? Ask these 4 great questions.

Could a few simple questions take you from depression to happiness?  Well, as I'm sure many of you would know it's not that easy BUT these great questions will certainly help get you started on the right path...

06 March, 2015

Do these 5 things before you go to sleep and…wake up happier!

by Tammy T Stone via Elephant Journal Wanna get happy? Just do this one thing. Noooooooooooo. Of course not. Happiness—or a consistent state of contentment—is very much something we can enjoy striving for. I believe that it is an achievable state, but there are absolutely no direct routes...

05 March, 2015

8 ways to simplify your happiness efforts

Sometimes happiness is simple.  Other times it's not.  But simplifying is always a good idea for life and happiness which is why we're happy to share this article with you today...

05 March, 2015

7 ways to stop doing and start being

So often, in my travels and in my work, I see people struggle for the same reasons.  And one of the more common reasons people struggle with happiness is because they're constantly striving to achieve more and to have more.  Now achievement and ownership are not, inherently...

04 March, 2015

20 Rules of Life To Help You Overcome Adversity and Lead You to Happiness and Success

Getting through the tough times and bouncing back to happiness is not always easy.  But it is DEFINITELY possible.  And it's more likely if you follow these "rules"; rules that others have used to gain more happiness and success...

03 March, 2015

Z is for € Zooming into the future with sparkling bright eyes

NB: the following is an extract from a great new book I'm very happy to support and recommend The Happiness Quest by Lana Penrose Z is for … Zooming into the future with sparkling bright eyes After going through a divorce and moving countries three times, Lana Penrose...

03 March, 2015

S is for Stigma (associated with mental illness)

NB: the following is an extract from a great new book I'm very happy to support and recommend The Happiness Quest by Lana Penrose S IS FOR … STIGMA After going through a divorce and moving countries three times, Lana Penrose returned to Australia and was diagnosed with...

03 March, 2015