via Inc.com by Betsy Mikel Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins didn't start running until a few years ago -- when she was 100 years old. She broke a record at age 101, clocking the 100-meter dash in 39.62 seconds. Now 103, Hawkins recently ran the 100-meter dash again in...
via the Ladders by Diana Simpson It’s not always easy to feel empowered and motivated but, fortunately, it’s something we can learn to do with a little self-analysis and daily practice. When you know yourself inside and out, you’ll gain confidence and have a new sense...
via the Harvard Business Review by Cassie Mogilner Holmes Sure, everyone wants to be happy. But what kind of happiness do people want? Is it happiness experienced moment-to-moment? Or is it being able to look back and remember a time as happy? Nobel Prize winner Daniel...
via Psychology Today by Christopher Bergland Women and men with greater optimism tend to live longer than their pessimistic peers, on average, according to a decades-long study published yesterday. This research identifies a strong correlational (not causal) association between optimism and "exceptional longevity," which is described as...
via Inc.com by Bill Murphy Here's some incredibly good news, especially if you're the kind of person who wants to sleep better and live longer -- maybe even many years longer. (Honestly, who doesn't fit into at least one of those two categories?) Let's start with living...
via BoredPanda by Meerana Neean What do you need to be happy? All too often, we list the things we want: a bigger house, a cooler car, a trip around the world, money for retirement, a new friend or lover. While striving for more is one of...
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...