Happy Tips

Everyone wants to be happy, or happier and as such, happiness is a very common goal. In recent years many have sought happiness by enlisting the support of life coaches. Although this is, in many cases, a very positive move I do have some...

03 May, 2007

The spectre of higher interest rates notwithstanding, Canadians are a confident lot when it comes to spending. Don Povilaitis and Lori Harris, analysts at credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's, said in a recent report on the retail industry that consumer spending rose by 4% in...

02 May, 2007

Tibetan author Mingyur Rinpoche said the key to quieting the "talkative monkey mind" is meditation and concentration. According to the author of "The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Science and Secret of Happiness," by conquering negative self-images, people could decrease their stress levels and lead happier...

02 May, 2007

Life's little pleasures are worth much more than a lump sum of cash, according to a new report. Simple things like a chat with the neighbours and spending time with loved ones make people happier than mere money, found researchers. The study, which attempted to put a...

02 May, 2007

I recently found the following quote: "For every complext problem there is an easy answer, and it is wrong." As far as happiness is concerned there's no easy answer and anyone offering a 'secret" to happiness is, I believe, almost certainly oversimplifying things or misleading...

02 May, 2007

Positive psychology is a relatively new approach to the human condition focusing less on alleviating distress and more on promoting and enhancing happiness and other positive emotions. Jim Harter, Frank Schmidt, and Corey Keyes, three Positive Psychology researchers found that "daily occurrences that bring about...

01 May, 2007

Thanks to Lionel Ketchian from BE HAPPY ZONE I'm pleased to bring you these happiness tips. 1. Make The Happiness Decision. If you don't decide to be happy now, you won't do it later. The decision is an intention to create what you want....

01 May, 2007

I read this quote just a few minutes ago: "Change doesn't happen unless you work at it" As I've done in the past, I'd like to put the following happiness spin on it: "Happiness won't happen unless you work at it!" ...

01 May, 2007

Take it from experience. Consultant John Izzo did. After interviewing more than 200 people aged 60 to 105, he discovered some common themes about how to find contentment and purpose on the job. Bob Peart remembers well the day his father, a respected anesthesiologist, was feted...

28 April, 2007

Happiness at work is in everyone's interest - happy employees are better employees and better employees is what managers and organisations want. Happiness at work is largely influenced by the quality of leadership and management. Read this interesting article related to happiness at work, focusing...

28 April, 2007