Teaching happiness in schools is proving to be somewhat controversial as the quote below indicates: "Happiness lessons" that are used in many schools to teach children to be sensitive, empathetic and caring are under threat from a new hardline approach that advocates mental toughness. But...
Although, as many regular readers would know, we frequently encourage those seeking happiness to also attend to their health. In our courses and coaching we emphasise that happiness is much easier for those who're not sick and tired. At the same time, however, pain...
Although I now spend most of my time working as a positive psychology coach at The Happiness Institute (www.thehappinessinstitut.com) as some of you may already know I began my professional career as a clinical psychologist. For those of you who're not familiar with the...
For Happiness, Seek Family, Not Fortune Study Shows Family Relationships Bring Greater Happiness Than High Income By Salynn Boyles Money might buy happiness for some, but for most people having strong family ties is a much bigger predictor of contentment than income, a new study shows. When researchers analyzed...
Much has been made of positive psychology and the so called 'strengths movement' in recent years, initially in the US but increasingly in the UK and Europe. It sounds interesting, maybe even ground-breaking, but many HR practitioners have been left feeling that while the idea...
As most of you would know, our approach to coaching here at The Happiness Institute includes a significant component of coaching individuals, teams and organisations to make the most of their strengths. There's little doubt, if one reviews the life coaching and positive psychology research,...
THE elderly are better at having fun, according to a new study which shows they are every bit as happy as young people despite spending more time alone. The research into the social lives of young and old Australians has turned up some unusual results that...
A job that offers healthy relationships with colleagues and interesting objectives is more attractive to employees than a high wage, new research from British vocational and research group City & Guilds suggests. The City and Guilds Happiness Index reports 57% of workers surveyed are keeping their...
"The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in not having goals to reach." - Benjamin Mays Don't just settle for an OK life. Aim high and even if you don't go all the way you'll have lots...
As many of you who're familiar with our positive psychology approach to coaching would know, here at The Happiness Institute we're big believers in the idea that to create happiness and success in life one's chances will be significantly increased if one is able to...
