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For most of us, the words we learn earliest are "mom" and "dad." But after that, what's the first real verbal training you get from your parents? To say "thank you," of course. And saying "thank you" is not just a form of good manners...

Seven steps to a happy retirement Jennifer Newman and Darryl Grigg For CanWest News Service Published: Saturday, November 17, 2007 Retirement can be a dream come true or a nightmare, depending on the retiree. While some count the days until they hit the links, the garden or the beach,...

You may have heard the story of the billionaire who (as with all these stories) finds himself in a small country pub one night. He gets talking to one of the locals and begins to brag about how much money he has, where he goes...

Grateful attitude good for health, happiness Nov. 16, 2007 By Christopher Stone Reporter In the midst of end-of-the-semester madness and with finals just around the corner, many can already taste the turkey and hotly anticipate Thanksgiving break next week. But aside from near-toxic levels of tryptophan and football...

Smile - But Maybe Not When Your Heart Is Breaking Published: 11/15/2007 New research by TC's George Bonanno parses the nuances of positive emotion in the face of trauma 'smile and the whole world smiles with you," the saying goes-to which George Bonanno might add a less catchy...

Architect or victim? It's your choice By Benna Sherman, For The Capital Published November 15, 2007 How do you think about your life? Are you its architect or its victim? Sandi is 30 pounds overweight. She'd tell you that she's been fighting her weight her whole life. She'd...

New Jobsite research reveals job happiness will improve your health 15/11/2007 Some people see work as a means to an end but being happy and in the right job can actually improve your health. An experiment from Jobsite, one of the UK's leading online recruiters, reveals workers...

CCHê_ÔÎ HR MANAGEMENT - 11/14/07 Survey shows employers use coaching and mentoring to retain high-potential, front-line workers Employers are using coaching and mentoring more often as ways to retain high-potential and front-line employees, according to a survey on the most popular ways to retain these types of...

If you're interested in any way in happiness at work and/or the applications of positive psychology within an organisational context, click on the link below to find out about how Toyota are doing things...

Here's an interesting quote below which I offer my happiness interpretation...