Happy Tips

Once again, the following quote is a wonderful example of the happiness philosophy that informs and guides all our happiness activities and life coaching efforts. Enjoy these special words and use them to coach yourself towards happiness. Victor Frankl, author of the book, Man's...

02 February, 2007

The Happiness Institute is about, quite obviously, happiness. Less obviously, The Happiness Institute is about offering the most effective life coaching options for those wanting to live a better life. We achieve this by using a range of strategies, including questioning and contemplation,...

02 February, 2007

IS your resolve to keep that New Year's resolution flagging by now? Features editor TRACEY SPARLING asks what issues are on our minds, and comes up with a few tips from the experts for if your determination is waning. See below for the life coaching link...

02 February, 2007

I just came across this interesting quote attributed to a British Author by the mane of Charles Colton: "Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make them." My happiness take on this is the following: "Happy minds must be ready not...

02 February, 2007

I've recently been hearing a lot about, and just today read an article about a new online phenomenon called 'second Life". In short, it's a virtual, online world in which you create your own "persona" and then intereact with others (called avatars). You...

31 January, 2007

Today, there are 40 students walking around campus with bigger-than-usual smiles on their faces. The twinkle in their eye is because of a professor who passionately impacted their lives. Ask any of them how they feel about life and they will reply, "It rocks." I...

31 January, 2007

South Korean gangsters get more satisfaction from their line of work than the police, according to a survey published on Tuesday in local dailies. I'm not sure what this means for my happiness, or yours for that matter, but you can read more from this interesting...

31 January, 2007

Armand Nicholi, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, asks his students each year whether or not the people around them are generally happy. Almost always he is answered with a resounding no. Happiness is also the reason why you have come here to...

31 January, 2007

Chinese New Year's treats include candy, seeds, fresh fruit and dried and candied fruits. Fresh fruits include oranges, tangerines, clementines and kumquats, all symbols of abundant happiness. Look for tangerines with their leaves intact, which are believed to bring security in relationships with family and...

31 January, 2007

Sufiy Davis was watching an episode of Oprah when she had an epiphany. In the Playing It Forward episode she was watching Oprah was giving $1,000 gift cards to each of her guests with the stipulation that they spend the money on a complete stranger...

31 January, 2007