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  • Do You Want To End A Tough Year With Gratitude?
    Are you looking forward to the New Year? New research points to gratitude as a key to your health and happiness. Robert Emmons book, Thanks! (2007)sheds light on the benefits of gratitude. For a life changing experience, specific suggestions from Positive Psychology research are given to help you tune into what is good in your life.
  • The Route to Happiness
    Research indicates happiness can be learned or increased. It is something you make happen. Seligman defines 3 types of happiness that can lead to a pleasant life, a good life, and/or a meaningful life. Having all three leads to a full life. Positive emotions broaden your intellectual, physical, and social resources. Follow the route to happiness by learning the important internal states which can be controlled to increase positive emotions.
  • Do You Know the Key Ingredients to Feel Fulfilled?
    During the last 5 years there is increasing evidence supporting the association of happiness/fulfillment with life and being able to use your strengths. Now, there is information which tells us which strengths are necessary and the ingredients the brain needs to experience fulfillment. Do you have these five strengths? If you are not strong in these strengths, it is possible to increase them, and find the key to increasing your fulfillment.
  • Create a Meaningful Life
    Most people want their life to be meaningful. Sometimes you may struggle finding what will give you that special feeling of meaning. To begin, consider the conditions necessary to give meaning "within" life by answering two important questions. In addition, consider the three conditions Jonathan Haidt describes needed for feelings of meaning to exist. By establishing these three conditions, life becomes more meaningful.
  • What You Need Before You Are Motivated
    It is wonderful to feel motivated. In contrast, you probably have had times of feeling unmotivated. While different people are motivated by a variety of things, there are three decisions you can make that will help you be fully motivated. If you find it difficult to make one or more of these decisions, there are small, beginining steps you can take to move you in the right direction.
  • Do You Want To Ask Powerful Questions?
    We all ask questions on a daily basis. Some you direct to others and some to yourself. If you want to get the best answer to your questions, you need to be sure you have asked the right questions. Some words have more power than others. A good question provides the information you need and satisfies three requirements. If change and action are what you are looking for, asking more powerful questions can alter your perception and attitude.
  • Are You Stuck?
    How do you know if you are stuck? There are 5 symptoms of being stuck. Each has a remedy that can help you reach your goal. It is important to have good self-awareness, to be honest with yourself, and listen to feedback from people you respect. Discover if you have any of the symptoms of stuck performance and the appropriate remedy. If noticed at an early stage, there are steps you can take to begin forward movement and ensure your success.
  • Sharpening Professional Effectiveness
    Emotional Intelligence (EI) may determine as much as 80% of a person's life success. It influences success in four areas of life: productivity, health, relationships, and quality of life. It determines who excels in a given job and is the basis for outstanding leadership. Upbeat moods boost cooperation, fairness, and performance. EI is learned and can be retained through motivation, effort, practice, and repetition.
  • You Can Be Happier Now
    Research on happiness indicates that once your basic needs are met, money does not make you happy. An exciting discovery is that there are things you can do to increase happiness without making major life changes. Reasearch also indicates that how you choose to think about things can affect your level of happiness. Reap the benefits from an improved sense of well-being and feeling happier today by choosing to follow some of the suggestions.
  • Do You Use These Strategies to Manage Your Mood?
    Stress is our reaction to people or things going on around us. Sometimes the situations are positive and other times negative. When you are unhappy about how things are going, there are three strategies which will help you move forward in a positive direction. To mange your mood, consider your needs, wants, and values before you choose one of the three strategies. Then take positive steps to move forward confidently.
  • Unlocking the Secrets of Happiness
    Do you want to increase your happiness set point and avoid the hedonic treadmill? In the past, researchers believed your level of happiness was 50-80% inherited. New research indicates that with commitment and effort, you can influence 40% of your happiness. When you are happy, there are social, mental, and physical benefits. Learn specific things that will increase your level of happiness and move your set point higher over time.
  • Are You Using Emotional Intelligence When You Parent?
    Emotional Intelligence is the ability to access and make use of your feelings in order to be motivated and make good decisions. Researchers have discovered that emotional awareness and the ability to handle feelings determines your success and happiness, including family relationships. Emotional Intelligent parenting focuses on five main principles. It is not too late to learn how to put these principles into action with effort and practice.
  • Do You Want To Stop Being a Workaholic?
    There is a need to have balance in your life for good physical, mental, and emotional health. Some people have a difficult time giving themselves a chance to recharege, reflect and be playful. They work long hours and weekends. Take the satisfaction with life scale; discover if you are a true workaholic. Learn what strategies you can use to lead a more balanced life, enhance your sense of well-being and increase your energy.
  • Do You Want To Sharpen Your Listening Skills?
    People have a need to be listened to. It creates connection, caring, a sense of community, and can be a catharsis for the speaker. It is an active experience which requires involvement and commitment as well as patience. The physical setting is important when using the points describing how to listen. Listening is an active process that puts care into action, helps you gain trust, and build closer relationships at home and work.
  • Do You Need Leisure Time?
    The choices you make in how you spend your leisure time can increase your level of happiness and enrich your participation in the flow of life. Having time for leisure is a basic human need. Life without leisure depletes you quickly. All leisure activities are not the same. Learn which leisure activities increase meaning and which lead to apathy. The choices you make have the potential to recharge and renew you.
  • Do You Want to Build Your Emotional Strength?
    Life is not always fair. It can be hard to know who and what to trust because we live in an imperfect world. One thing you can do is build your emotional strength. Even when you cannot control a situation or influence those who do, you can choose to manage yourself. The way you choose to cope makes the difference. It is possible to build your emotional strength and live an engaging and meaningful life by following these recommendations.
  • The Key to Creating Meaningful Relationships
    It is important to know how to create and sustain meaningful relationships. The kind of relationships you have affects the quality of your life. Relationships require two types of energy. Psychic energy is key. This means investing attentnion in the other person's goals by taking time to listen and share activities, ideas, emotions, memories and dreams.
  • Do You Want a Beautiful Life?
    Your life is more than days and years. It is what you do with your time and how closely your choices match your values. How do you manage the surprises in life? Focusing on emotional and mental well-being, you are encouraged to become aware of your purpose for being here and to follow five suggestions for making your life beautiful.
  • Do You Want to Increase Engagement and Happiness?
    Are you tired of feeling like you are going through the motions in life? How would things be different for you if you felt passionate about your life? Engagement is being involved in activities that attract and hold your attention. It creates positive emotions that build psychological resources. In the work place, it is critical for the emplyer and employee. Discover the key to being engaged. The rewards are tremendous.
  • Do You Want More Vitality?
    Vitality has to do with our feeling of energy or aliveness. It correlates strongly with satisfaction with life, happiness, and well-being. It indicates optimal human functioning. Discover the factors that contribute to higher levels and how to increase your vitality.
  • How Emotional Intelligence Creates Effective Leaders
    Important research indicates the connection between Emotional Intelligence and effective leadership styles. The key to being effective lies in learning to handle yourself and your relationships in a positive manner. This includes Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Coaching supports and enriches the process.
  • Antidotes For The Procrastination Epidemic
    This article discusses the increase in procrastination, reasons we are at risk of a procrastination epidemic, consequences, and antidotes using competencies from Daniel Goleman's model for Emotional Intelligence, " Primal Leadership", 2002.
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