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For Happiness, Seek Family, Not Fortune Study Shows Family Relationships Bring Greater Happiness Than High Income By Salynn Boyles Money might buy happiness for some, but for most people having strong family ties is a much bigger predictor of contentment than income, a new study shows. When researchers analyzed...

20 June, 2008

Much has been made of positive psychology and the so called 'strengths movement' in recent years, initially in the US but increasingly in the UK and Europe. It sounds interesting, maybe even ground-breaking, but many HR practitioners have been left feeling that while the idea...

20 June, 2008

As most of you would know, our approach to coaching here at The Happiness Institute includes a significant component of coaching individuals, teams and organisations to make the most of their strengths. There's little doubt, if one reviews the life coaching and positive psychology research,...

19 June, 2008

THE elderly are better at having fun, according to a new study which shows they are every bit as happy as young people despite spending more time alone. The research into the social lives of young and old Australians has turned up some unusual results that...

17 June, 2008

A job that offers healthy relationships with colleagues and interesting objectives is more attractive to employees than a high wage, new research from British vocational and research group City & Guilds suggests. The City and Guilds Happiness Index reports 57% of workers surveyed are keeping their...

17 June, 2008

"The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in not having goals to reach." - Benjamin Mays Don't just settle for an OK life. Aim high and even if you don't go all the way you'll have lots...

16 June, 2008

As many of you who're familiar with our positive psychology approach to coaching would know, here at The Happiness Institute we're big believers in the idea that to create happiness and success in life one's chances will be significantly increased if one is able to...

15 June, 2008

Does Happiness Have A Cost? By Christopher Peterson, Ph.D. June 13, 2008 in The Good Life Do you understand that along with happiness, in the exact same way and in perfectly equal proportion, man also needs unhappiness. -Fyodor Dostoevsky (1872), The Possessed Positive psychology theory and research have helped...

14 June, 2008

Have you ever asked yourself: "Is this as good as it gets?" Do you ever think that life and work should be more fun and more fulfilling? Would you like to have less stress and more happiness in your life? Well I"m here to tell...

14 June, 2008

Harvard, Hogwarts & Commencement Thoughts By Caroline Miller Positive Psychology News Daily, NY (Caroline Miller) - June 9, 2008 Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, ACC is a performance coach, author and motivational speaker who specializes in helping people design and achieve their life goals. Last...

12 June, 2008