Happy Tips

Whether money can buy you happiness has been debated since the Dark Ages, but while money helps, say the experts, it's not the answer. And even though genetics play a part, people can do a lot to improve their happiness scores. The pursuit of happiness grips the...

17 June, 2007

The Happiness at Work Index has some thought-provoking findings: a quarter of employees describe themselves as happy at work, one in five says they're not; women are happier than men; the happiest employees are the ones working for smaller companies; the longer you stay with...

17 June, 2007

I've just been to the Art Gallery with my family and among other things, saw a fascinating exhibition by a European sculpture artist. Now I don't claim to have a great understanding of art but I do find it thought provoking and stimulating. ...

17 June, 2007

I've just returned from another day at the Happiness & its Causes Conference and today was a very special happiness day. Most of the morning session involved His Holiness the Dalai Lama and we were lucky enough to hear his thoughts about happiness and how...

15 June, 2007

Be happy now! Beth Banning June 14, 2007 Co-authored by Neill Gibson. End your "pursuit of happiness" by discovering the art of "having happiness now." Has it ever seemed to you that: relationships are free but happiness is sold separately? Learn why authentic happiness is a choice you...

15 June, 2007

How do you create a positive organization? What's the formula? In previous articles I have focused on the leader's role in creating a positive work environment. In this article I will focus on a few other factors - Physical Location, High Quality...

15 June, 2007

I spent today with 3,500 people at the 2nd International Happiness & its Causes Conference. And it was awesome. I can't believe how much positive energy there was in the room and how wonderful some of the happiness experts were. I'm also pleased to...

14 June, 2007

Several years ago I read a quite good book by Dan Baker called "What Happy People Know". If you'd like to read a nice summary of his 6 key happiness tools - click here. ...

14 June, 2007

Though people have probably pondered happiness as long as we've been on the planet, the topic has only recently caught the attention of social scientists. In the emerging field known as "positive psychology," academics have begun to apply rigorous research techniques to quality-of-life issues, a...

14 June, 2007

I've often been heard to say that the reason many don't find happiness is because they look in the wrong place! Below is an interesting happiness-relevant story I hope you enjoy. There's an old story about a group of monks who lived with their master...

14 June, 2007