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Secrets to finding happiness in life Ann Ludlum Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Last week I watched several of the television specials about the life of Tim Russert, moderator of Meet the Press. While he was acknowledged to be a great journalist, everyone also mentioned his attitude toward life...

26 June, 2008

Job Satisfaction Does Impact ê¢__‘–Happiness in Life" Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:00 PM CDT Job satisfaction research in the United States has found that the most satisfying jobs are professions involving care for others, teaching, protecting others and creative pursuits. "One's general happiness in life increases by 29...

26 June, 2008

In this morning's Sydney Morning Herald (www.smh.com.au) an article on health lists "anxiety and depression" as the cause of almost 200,000 years of healthy life lost...

25 June, 2008

Have you heard the saying that you can sleep your way to the top? Well I honestly believe you can sleep your way to happiness! It's hard to be happy if you're literally sick and tired all the time. There's no doubt that healthy living helps with...

25 June, 2008

Did you know that the world will fall apart if you take a vacation this year? That's right - stop spinning on its axis. The oceans will run dry and the birds will fall by the thousands out of the trees. OK, that sounds ridiculous. But...

25 June, 2008

Identifying and utilising strengths is a big part of our life and executive coaching programs, as well as our positive psychology courses, seminars and workshops. As many of you would well be aware, it's also something about which I frequently write in this happiness...

25 June, 2008

Will this man make you happy? The government's 'happiness tsar', Richard Layard, thinks he knows why we're all so miserable - we're overpaid, over-materialistic and lonely. But, he tells Stuart Jeffries, he has a plan to banish the blues in Britain, once and for all Tuesday...

24 June, 2008

Teaching happiness in schools is proving to be somewhat controversial as the quote below indicates: "Happiness lessons" that are used in many schools to teach children to be sensitive, empathetic and caring are under threat from a new hardline approach that advocates mental toughness. But...

24 June, 2008

Although, as many regular readers would know, we frequently encourage those seeking happiness to also attend to their health. In our courses and coaching we emphasise that happiness is much easier for those who're not sick and tired. At the same time, however, pain...

23 June, 2008

Although I now spend most of my time working as a positive psychology coach at The Happiness Institute (www.thehappinessinstitut.com) as some of you may already know I began my professional career as a clinical psychologist. For those of you who're not familiar with the...

22 June, 2008