Meditation. You've heard of it and probably tried it. It's been suggested that it's good for health and happiness, focus and attention. And it's true; it can boost ALL these things. But despite all wanting more happiness and wellbeing and everything else, most of us...
via Inc.com by Jeff Haden Conventional wisdom holds that happiness is a result. Sonya Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at University of California, Riverside, and author of the popular, The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want (Penguin, 2008), says, "Becoming lastingly happy demands making permanent changes...
via the Greater Good by Jill Suttie When we think about the emotion of love, we usually think of people. We love our friends, our families, our neighbors, and our communities. But what about other “loves” in our lives? For example, I love chocolate, hiking, and...
Happiness, and other positive emotions, come when we enjoy and appreciate good things and good times. But happiness and other positive emotions also come when we manage difficult times; when we're resilient and emotionally strong. Accordingly, for more happiness and life satisfaction, for more resilience...
Chris Peterson, one of the most famous and influential Positive Psychologists, once famously said that "other people matter". In doing so, he was summing up what he considered to be the most important aspect of happiness and living a good life. Multiple other researchers and...
One of the most common reasons many people are not as happy or successful as they could be is because of distractions. There are so many things to which we can pay attention; and many of us, therefore, pay attention to the wrong things. Happiness...
via the Ladders by Kyle Schnitzer It’s the first thing in the morning and you’re miserable. You’re stressed, bogged down at your desk with another daunting day of work ahead of you. There’s not much you think you can do to change your mood — living...
via Inc.com by Jeff Haden Not only do you put everything you have each day into building your business or career, you're in it for the long haul: Building a future for your family. Serving your customers. Helping your employees grow and develop. Making decisions and taking steps--today--designed to pay off for years to come. Unfortunately, working so hard to benefit others can cause you...
via the Ladders by Eric Barker Research has found about 9 zillion things you can do to increase happiness. Of course, you’re probably not doing any of them. To be fair, most people don’t really do much to deliberately make their lives happier. Via 100 Simple Secrets of the Best Half...
via the Harvard Business Review by Betty-Ann Heggie While on an investor tour in Europe, I ended a busy day by joining my boss at a nice restaurant. After he said something funny, I responded in my typical style — throwing back my head and letting out...
