And another interesting article from our friends across the channel in NZ. 5:00AM Wednesday June 27, 2007 By Kirsten MacFarlane Happiness is something that needs to be worked on. In the search to feel even better Kirsten MacFarlane does a session of laughter yoga and has other...
From Auckland (and writer Justine Glucina) comes this interesting story of happiness at work. After 21 years in the police force, senior sergeant Graeme Porter has seen it all. The officer-in-charge at Glen Innes says despite some bad people in the area, there are a lot...
At The Happiness Institute we have a saying: Achieving happiness requires nothing more than practising a few simple disciplines every day. What do we mean by this? We mean that happiness requires work. We mean that happiness requires daily actions. We mean that happiness will come...
No one can live happily who has regard to himself alone and transforms everything into a question of his own utility; you must live for your neighbour, if you would live for yourself. - Seneca No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is...
June 24, 2007 (Broadway Books, 212 pages, $18.95) I was instantly drawn to this green and pink book with the pink piggy bank on the cover; oh, and to the subtitle that promised that the book would teach me "How to Spend to Get the Life You...
By Al Lewis Denver Post Staff Columnist Article Last Updated: 06/25/2007 11:13:32 AM MDT Can money buy happiness? You bet it can. Studies show that people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poorer countries, said Ed Diener, a University of Illinois psychologist who has...
This morning I was reminded of this wonderful quote: Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company And as I've done many times before, I happily provide you with the following happiness...
Here's an interesting happiness article, from the Sunday Telegraph, featuring yours truly! It's a modern refrain most of us know by heart: "I'll be happy when I finish the house renovations, get a promotion, update my car, meet a loving partner, get through this busy time,...
I recently discovered this list of Paul Wong's, Canadian Professor of Psychology, in which he outlines the following twelve defining characteristics of great leaders: 1. Great capacity for productive work -- They seem to possess boundless energy and thrive under stress. They are able to...
'Happier' Lives Up to Its Name Published On Friday, June 22, 2007 12:04 AM By COURTNEY D. SKINNER Crimson Staff Writer Happiness, in a nutshell. Or at least in hardcover. "Happier," the new nonfiction book by Lecturer on Psychology Tal D. Ben-Shahar "96-teacher of Harvard's most popular course...