Being happy at work is the result of the everyday steps you take to get into a positive place and remain there. Here's how. by Geoffrey James at Inc.com I've written before about workplace happiness in terms of general rules like "don't obsess about things." Good advice,...
So many of us have it so good. But so many of us take for granted the good we already have in our lives. Happy people focus MUCH more on what they have and much less on what they don't have; the practice of appreciation and gratitude...
One of the keys to happiness is undoubtedly optimism. And one of the keys to optimism is undoubtedly perspective. Perspective allows us to enjoy gratitude and appreciation; it contributes to resilience and, therefore, happiness even during tough times. So check out this great Huffington Post article for some...
Happiness and success isn't always having all the answers. More often, happiness and success comes from asking the right questions...
Watching or reading the news can be pretty depressing. In fact one of the simplest ways to boost your mood and to enjoy more happiness is to STOP watching the news. Much of our news and current affairs is bias to the negative; but there's much good...
As I've written many times before, happiness and success is largely about making the right choices. And making the right choices for happiness and success is largely about making more time for things that have a positive influence and spending less time on things that have...
Here at The Happiness Institute we believe that happiness is largely a choice. In fact, we've built pretty much all of what we do around this philosophy, explained briefly HERE Each and every day we make decisions ranging from what we're going to wear or eat, through...
by Dr. Paula Watkins (more on Dr. Paula HERE) Happiness is not the absence of suffering. Happiness is a big concept to define and I won’t even attempt a thorough exploration here (there are entire – and really big – books on that topic for the...
from the Huffington Post Ever have one of those moments where you need a mood boost ASAP? We can't be joyful all the time -- but luckily there are ways to add a little pep to our step when we need it most. We asked our...
Some great ideas here from Bill Murphy Jr of Inc.com There's an easy-to-articulate, hard-to-implement best practice when it comes to how to teach yourself to be happy. It stems from the recognition that the positive things you do for other people often reverberate back to create...