Higher levels of self-confidence and happiness translate into a higher income, according to a new study that suggests positive self-esteem offers a big payoff. The analysis of about 7,000 people found that those with high opinions of themselves as young people earned more in middle age...
Doing good for others makes us feel good. That's the conclusion of a recent study led by Michael Steger, assistant professor of educational and counseling psychology in the University of Louisville's College of Education and Human Development. Steger launched the study to find out what makes people...
Developed by the American psychologist Martin Seligman, positive psychology - sometimes referred to as the new science of happiness - aims to deepen understanding of what helps promote positive mood states and desirable human qualities. For most of us the pursuit of happiness is elusive...
Here at The Happiness Institute our goal (not surprisingly) is to enhance happiness in individuals, couples, families and organisations. We aim to achieve this primarily through happiness coaching (which is based on the exciting new science of positive psychology). Our approach to coaching has...
I've recently been thinking about hope as a contributor to happiness and came up with the following: H = Heads up O = Optimism P = Positive visions E = Expect great outcomes Please let me know what you think about this and more generally, whether you have any...
You know the type: coworkers who never have anything positive to say, whether at the weekly staff meeting or in the cafeteria line. They can suck the energy from a brainstorming session with a few choice comments. Their negativity can contaminate even good news. "We...
Poverty isa terrible thing. Yet in our world of where there is enough to make everybody enjoy a reasonable standard of living, millions are poor. But what really should the goal of life, happiness or wealth be? And what would happen if by some inconceivable...
If we are what we eat, as has been suggested by some, then our happiness may also be affected by the foods we consume. I'm not an expert in the area of nutrition so I'm not 100% sure about the validity and reliability of these...
Believing in yourself may be good for the soul, but it can also be good for the bank account, according to a new University of Florida study that finds self-confidence can translate into earning hundreds of thousands of dollars more over a lifetime. People with high...
Happiness is not just about enjoying the good times (although this is an important part of happiness). In addition, happiness is also about working through the difficulties we all face from time to time. Happy people tend to be more resilient...
