Some life work and gifts just have a way to keep on giving. In my last post I wrote of one man’s experience with writing a gratitude letter and the impact it had on the author and his recipients – his Mom and Dad. I also shared the sudden life change that occurred shortly after...Read More

I am going to Barcelona for a week!  We are calling it a ‘revenge trip’.  We are going courtesy of all the ‘points’ we accumulated financing our failed business.  Trust me, I do hope this is a ‘trip of a lifetime.’  I will be electronically disconnected and a smile comes on my face just thinking about it.  Of...Read More

I have incredible news for you.  Being aware all the time is overrated.  Research supports us taking a rest and NOT being so darned aware.  What follows is a reprint of an article by Robert Biswas-Diener.   As I prepare for my first real vacation in several years, I know I plan to heed the advice....Read More

It seems that science is confirming. Lots of little conversations about other people’s small annoyances in life – or you sharing every detail of your daily annoyances in life – make you less happy. Now from the things I hear people tell me about their level of happiness, few – very few – can afford...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

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

Dr. Success Challenge: Get fired and remain optimist. Some challenges don’t need much explanation, but since it is my blog, I will elaborate. Everyone knows someone who has been fired, or maybe you have even been fired yourself. In early June, I had the opportunity to be fired from a gig I was not even...Read More

Dr. Success Challenge: Make a list of every coincidence that occurred today. Things like an email arriving from someone you had been meaning to contact; your returning to the office to say one last thing to someone and you see a report on your desk you had wanted to take with you and would have...Read More