July 2010

Can you really put a dollar value on happiness? I'm not so sure! But this research, the launch of which I was involved in last week, tries to do just that and there's no doubt it makes for some interesting reading...

This morning I presented a half-day workshop to a very special group of people. I guess you could say that all people are special in their own way but these people, attending a course I delivered on happiness and positive psychology coaching were all, in...

Even when it comes to happiness, people need to be reminded of what to do; many people I work with know what to do but they find it difficult to actually do it (on a regular basis)!   Sometimes, I refer to this as the knowing-doing gap;...

This article refers to a presentation I gave just the other day in which I was asked to comment, at an AMP business lunch, on the findings of a report looking into the relationships between happiness, life satisfaction, money, marriage, employment status and a range...

by Penny Marshall As I turn the pages of our family photo albums, I see countless pictures of our children growing up. Most of the shots capture moments of happiness or achievement: my daughters are laughing on care-free holidays under azure summer skies, or clutching a...

Just this morning I stubmbled upon these 2 interesting articles based on some fascinating and important research. In short, having friends and close relationships is good for your health...

by Jeremy McCarthy for Positive Psychology News Daily As a new parent, I can tell you that there seems to be a surprising lack of guidance from science about how to have (and raise) a child. Since Catherine and I first learned we were expecting,...

One of the most exciting parts of positive psychology is focusing more on and more fully utilising our own strengths. In addition, happiness comes partly from recognising and appreciating strengths in others. So this article from one of positive psychology's leaders is, I believe, distinctly...

by Michael Austin for Psychology Today "the human good turns out to be the soul's activity that expresses virtue." -Aristotle Aristotle tells us that happiness is not only something that we receive, but it is also something we achieve. Many of us hope that circumstances will...

I'm sitting here, back at The Happiness Institute, after an exceptionally busy few weeks. I have another few weeks coming up that will be equally busy but today, I'm enjoying a lovely period of relative quiet during which I can catch up, plan ahead, and...