Chris Peterson, one of the most famous and influential Positive Psychologists, once famously said that "other people matter". In doing so, he was summing up what he considered to be the most important aspect of happiness and living a good life. Multiple other researchers and...
One of the most common reasons many people are not as happy or successful as they could be is because of distractions. There are so many things to which we can pay attention; and many of us, therefore, pay attention to the wrong things. Happiness...
via the Ladders by Kyle Schnitzer It’s the first thing in the morning and you’re miserable. You’re stressed, bogged down at your desk with another daunting day of work ahead of you. There’s not much you think you can do to change your mood — living...
via Inc.com by Jeff Haden Not only do you put everything you have each day into building your business or career, you're in it for the long haul: Building a future for your family. Serving your customers. Helping your employees grow and develop. Making decisions and taking steps--today--designed to pay off for years to come. Unfortunately, working so hard to benefit others can cause you...
via the Ladders by Eric Barker Research has found about 9 zillion things you can do to increase happiness. Of course, you’re probably not doing any of them. To be fair, most people don’t really do much to deliberately make their lives happier. Via 100 Simple Secrets of the Best Half...
via the Harvard Business Review by Betty-Ann Heggie While on an investor tour in Europe, I ended a busy day by joining my boss at a nice restaurant. After he said something funny, I responded in my typical style — throwing back my head and letting out...
There are so many wonderful things in this world of ours; but it can also be difficult at times to be happy. Things go wrong, people can be mean, and all this can affect our happiness. We can manage this; or at least learn to...
Confidence is something you build; through the enacting of positive behaviours. In this way, it's very much like happiness which can be enjoyed, if not all the time then more of the time, by practising healthy and helpful habits. As such, confidence and happiness depend...
There's no doubt that happiness is significantly influenced by the number and nature of our relationships. Accordingly, there's also no doubt that having difficulty talking to or interacting with others can have a negative impact on one's happiness. Becoming more confident talking to others, therefore,...
via the Greater Good by Elise Proulx Most of us spend the lion’s share of our waking hours focusing on work. If we’re not at work, we’re thinking about it. We rush off to answer emails after the kids are in bed. Some of us never...