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If you'd like to know more about our "Happiness @ Schools" program call on 61 2 9221 3306 or email [email protected] If you'd like to read an interesting article about happiness classes in schools - click here Clearly, not everyone agrees about the best way to...

09 September, 2008

IF RECENT scientific research on happiness -- and there has been quite a bit -- has proved anything, it's that happiness is not a goal. It's a process. Although our tendency to be happy or not is partly inborn, it's also partly within our control....

08 September, 2008

Count your blessings. Express gratitude for what you have privately and also by conveying appreciation to others. Cultivate optimism. Keep a journal in which you write your best possible future. Practice seeing the bright side of every situation. Avoid over-thinking and social comparison. When you start to...

08 September, 2008

This is yet another in a series, over the last few years, of headlines hinting at the positive psychology and happiness coaching movements being integrated into schools (this one in the UK)...

08 September, 2008

Yesterday was Fathers' Day. According to that great source of unquestionable knowledge, Wikipedia, Fathers' Day is a celebration that started in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honour and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Fathers' Day...

08 September, 2008

You might find the following article, from the Wall Street Journal, worth reading if you're interested in boosting happiness and positivity in the workplace. Tips on Finding Your Way Out of Negative Thinking at Work By KAYLEEN SCHAEFER Special to THE WALL STREET JOURNAL To read more...

06 September, 2008

I've copied below a short extract from an interesting happiness related story upon which I stumbled this morning...

04 September, 2008

From: Psych Central Health Improvements from Being Happy and Satisfied By Rick Nauert, Ph.D. Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on August 29, 2008 Friday, Aug 29 (Psych Central) -- happyWhile it seems intuitive that healthy people are happier, new research suggests the relationship is reciprocal...

02 September, 2008

Getting the skills to go with the smarts Manisha Krishnan, North Shore News Published: Sunday, August 31, 2008 Good grades are important, but they're not everything, according to Adi Rosin, CEO of Vancouver-based EQDM Educational Systems. In order to truly be successful, children need to be taught essential life...

01 September, 2008

About a week ago I provided ten tips for overcoming worry one of which referred to using emotion-focused coping rather than solution-focused techniques. At some point I'll probably write more about this but for now, I want to continue the focus on emotions in...

31 August, 2008