Happy Tips

Money Can Buy Happiness, But You Set the Price By John F. Wasik Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) There once was a doctor who wanted to quit medicine to become a rabbi. There was a snag. During his rabbinical studies he would have to sell his large house in an...

07 August, 2007

The 'H' quotient 7 Aug 200 PRERNA SHAN Have you ever read surveys on happiness and wondered what makes you happy? AT asked people who seemed to have everything and you will be really surprised at all the answers we got! No Mercs or beach front bungalows...

07 August, 2007

Performance management: play to their strengths 06 August 2007 This article first appeared in Personnel Today magazine. Is it possible to improve employee engagement and retention simply by focusing on what staff are good at? Karen Dempsey finds out. If the term 'positive psychology' conjures up images...

07 August, 2007

Within the many models we use here at The Happiness Institute our 'sUPPORT" relationships model includes "O" for open communication. Open communication is a vitally important part of building positive relationships which is in turn, a vitally important component of happiness. Today, I came across...

07 August, 2007

The Happiness Hypothesis Aug 5th, 2007 by bobleckridge The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathon Haidt. ISBN 978-0-099-47889-8. This book is by a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Virginia. The book's subtitle is "Putting Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy to the Test of Modern Science". I read...

07 August, 2007

By Ed Sykes - Arabia Online I love watching the top sports individuals and teams; especially, the ones who consistently year in and year out maintain the highest level of excellence. What is the common factor of these successful individuals and teams? Great coaching! Great coaches...

07 August, 2007

Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop. Gertrude Stein *** Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. Oscar Wilde *** Happiness is good health and a bad memory. Ingrid Bergman *** It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only...

06 August, 2007

I actually posted this a few weeks ago but after sending it out to another database, and receiving a very positive response, I thought I'd put it up again with the hope it might remind you of some important happiness principles and...

06 August, 2007

Get Older, Get Happier -- It Happens By ANDREA COOMBES August 5, 2007 Wall Street Journal It gets better with age. Some people think those who are decades older have less reason to be joyful. But more people in their 60s and 70s report being happy than do those in their...

05 August, 2007

By Kathy Gates 7 Things that will lead to happiness Ever notice how some people just seem to be able to be content and bounce back no matter what the circumstances? Research shows that this isn't a gift or a talent - it's a skill that they...

05 August, 2007