I’m currently half way through The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology
That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor. This book has really made
me think about what makes me happy and how to continue to be happy personally and professionally. I think we could all use some
happiness after the Joomla stress.
Some
tips that I want to share with everyone include…
- It takes 3 positive comments, experiences, or expressions in order to overcome one negative.
- Change your mind set about how you mentally define tasks in order to change your performance on those tasks. View things as an opportunity instead of a waste of your time.
- Doubt undercuts your performance before it even begins.
- The more you believe in yourself and in your abilities the more likely you will succeed.
- The more you believe in others and their potential the more likely they will succeed.
- Our brains follow patterns so train your brain to think positively and find the silver lining in every scenario. Instead of thing it is hot outside, think how pretty the blue sky is.
Thanks for sharing an overview of the book, Tia. Happiness is most certainly not defined by what is happening around us or what happens, but internal happiness is most likely to help us endure....Training our brains to be happy and think happy thought is the key:)
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