A few weeks ago I wrote several pieces on natural behaviors and how the Everything DiSC self-assessment can help you organize your knowledge about yourself for greater success. Obviously, I am a great advocate of the use and understanding of self-assessment tools. Why else would I invest 25 years learning about them, focusing on a...Read More
December 10th, 2009 by happier.com Researchers Measure Smiles to Predict Who Stays Married The December 13th New York Times Magazines features this piece by Jeff Stryker Say cheese and stay married? Yes, according to Matthew Hertenstein, a psychology professor at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He and three colleagues recruited more than 600 people for...Read More
Thank You to Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener for the following article. At a recent family gathering my wife wore a T-shirt that read “I moved a heavy piece of furniture, ask me how!” And when my large brother-in-law asked her “how” she recruited him to move the furniture! My wife is, as you might have guessed,...Read More
In a December 2009 blog post, and on the December 2009 segment of AM Arizona, I featured a book, Whale Done Parenting. It is a story and guidebook of how to apply the positive psychology techniques used to train orcas at SeaWorld to the development of children. Last week an experienced, devoted trainer of SeaWorld...Read More
Watch the Show » It has been a very wonderful week. Started with a great show on AM Arizona on Tuesday reviewing a year of positive advise. Wednesday the Happier You segment aired on the Rachael Ray Show. I had put a viral request out to everyone I am connected to on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter,...Read More
Read all about the Happier You segment which aired January 6, 2010. Hints and links provided! http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/2010-guide-happier-you/Read More
I enjoy the last week of each year. I enjoy seeing all the year in review articles and shows on TV. Granted, not all of the review is good stuff, yet seeing it all together allows me to appreciate why I might be feeling a bit like my get-up-and-go has gotten-up-and-went. As I reflect on...Read More
At the June conference of the International Positive Psychology Association (http://www.ippa.org/), I came across a website resource that I endorsed wholeheartedly.Six months later I support them more than ever. http://www.happier.com/ is one of those daily things you can do that reinforces and supports your desire to happier, no matter what is going on in your...Read More
Each month I feature a different book on a segment of the morning television show, AM Arizona. I post a blog about the book I am featuring. I choose books that align with the themes of positive psychology and human development. Almost exclusively I choose books that require the reader to take some action to...Read More
Never has clarity been more important as when you are setting goals and asking for assistance – especially if the assistance you are seeking is from God or your universal source. I know, I know, I am using that “G” word again. Do yourself a favor and just get over it. You would not be...Read More
