I consider myself incredibly lucky that I get to meet so many amazing and happy people. And when I see happiness and success you probably won't be surprised to hear that I often ask myself, "What's the source of this happiness?" Now I'm not suggesting...
I read something today that reminded me of a statistic I've heard many times but often forget - there are 86,400 seconds every day. Even if you allow 8 hours for sleeping that's still more than 57,000 moments each and every day. - more...
I've just returned from an enjoyable afternoon during which I took my team to lunch and as part of which we watched the Melbourne Cup. For those of you who don't live in Australia, the Melbourne Cup is our premier horse racing event and...
Keeping up to date with the latest happiness research is part of what I do on a regular basis - it is, essentially, my job which is great because I love to read, I love to learn and I love to share these lessons with...
At The Happiness Institute we sincerely believe that achieving happiness requires nothing more than practicing a few simple disciplines every day. But most people don't associate happiness with discipline. And as a result, they frequently don't experience all the possible benefits because they...
I recently came across this wonderful quote attributed to the inspirational Helen Keller. I think it speaks for itself but I'd love to hear your thoughts and/or comments if you'd care to post something for others to consider. "When one door of happiness closes,...
As part of my role as founder and CHO (Chief Happiness Office) of The Happiness Institute I'm frequently asked to speak to groups, organisations and at conferences. One of the best things about this, particularly the conference speaking component, is that I'm often given...
Last week I read about three school shootings in the USA, several child related sex offences and, among other things, an horrific case of domestic violence. In light of these and other, frequent, terrible events people often ask me how it's possible to be...
Hello again and thanks to those of you who continue to read my postings and respond with your thoughts. Since my last blog entry a well known Australian, Steve "the Croc Hunter" Irwin, died an incredibly unfortunate death in a freak underwater accident. Although...