Happy People

A fun article on Yahoo today - Surprising Secrets of Happiness has some simple tips for how to create more happiness in your life.  All great, backed by research and easy to do – pick one and see if it boosts your mood!   

Happy Jobs

On Monday Forbes published an article about the happiest jobs in America. Leading the pack were software assurance manager, executive chef and property manger. According to the article, "Many of the happiest jobs have some component with working with people. Folks who work with others tend to rate their happiness higher on our site."

Why We Fail to Have Great Career

A professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Larry Smith has fun talking about careers in this TED Talk.   In a nut shell – don’t settle for interesting – go for passion.

How Are Your New Year resolutions Going?

How many of you started this year with buckets of passion around a resolution or two?  And how many of you are still stuck in your old behaviors and patterns?  Its ok you are not alone!  Start anywhere and for those of you needing some extra motivation to recharge your efforts international bestselling author and motivational speaker Dr. John Demartini is offering a public talk via webcast on Wednesday February 22 on  “SuccessfullySetting & Achieving Goals - How to Be More, Do More and Have More in 2012”.    There is no better time than today to start making your 2012 dreams a reality.

Is it a Work-Life Balance Issue or Your Age

I couldn’t help myself in posting this as many of my workshop attendees are between 30-50 years old, and like we discuss getting clear on the root issues that are causing the imbalance is half the solution to creating more balance.  So what do you do when the cause is your age? This article in Scientific American, MidlifeMisery: Is There Happiness After the 40s? might offer some hope that it’s only a passing stage.   

Is Resilience The Key to Happiness?

According to an article posted on the BBC, the key to solving depression and finding long lasting happiness might lay in a person’s capacity for resilience. However many questions remain about resilience – is it learned, is it something you are born with or is it within your brain chemistry?  I wonder, once you develop it, is it something that works for all situations and circumstances or are there different strains of resiliency one needs to develop to cope with the plethora of situations people face every day?  

Good and Bad Stress

Not all stress is bad for you – not only does stress keep you alive when facing danger it can give you the boost you need to get your hustle on when you need it most.   Today in the Wall Street Journal there is an article; When Stress is Good for You, on the division between good and bad stress, and techniques to keep you in the healthy stress zone.