Happiness involves experiencing a range of positive emotions including, as this article suggests, awe and elevation.
To read more click here
And make sure you don’t just read the article; make sure (if you want a dose of happiness right now) that you also click on the link to the video titled “Simple Truths about Service”. […]

I’ve long advocated the position that happiness is at least partially dependent on health. This doesn’t mean you can’t be happy if you have some form of illness or disability but it refers to the self-evident fact that it’s hard to have happiness if you’re constantly sick and tired.
There is a […]

Happiness is clearly attracting a lot of attention at the moment and if one includes the topic of religion one’s bound to attract even more attention…dare I say controversy.
But these are important issues and we need to try and understand the complex relationship between happiness and religion/spirituality/faith.
I won’t state my opinion on […]

I’m currently attending a business conference known as the Future Summit (at which I received a Future Summit Leadership Award from our Prime Minister Kevin Rudd).
Among other things, The Happiness Institute (especially my title of Chief Happiness Officer) and positive psychology more generally have attracted a lot of attention.
Both the Prime Minister […]

As I’ve often said…happiness is not just feeling good it’s also doing good.
My friend, Stephen Post, has documented much of the research in this area in his wonderful book “Why good things happen to good people”. Stephen also presented at the Hapiness & its Causes Conference I’ve been at for the last few […]

You may well read the article about happiness and children below and if you do, please interpret carefully.
Towards the end of his talk Dan Gilbert noted that “it doesn’t have to be like this” meaning people can enjoy much happiness from and with their children. I’m running a workshop tomorrow titled “Happy Parents, […]

I’m attending the Happiness & Its Causes Conference today and tomorrow and I’m presenting a workshop on happy parenting on Saturday.
This is the 3rd Happiness & Its Causes Conference and this year is as good as ever - an amazing line up of international happiness experts all presenting different, but fascinating perspectives on happiness…the […]

Study: Smile - happiness is good for you
Happiness is good for the heart - and new evidence shows that may be true in the literal sense and not just the figurative.
A study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at the link between happiness and a number of health markers […]

As most of you probably know I’m a positive psychologist specialising in coaching and consulting with a simple goal to enhance happiness in as many individuals and organisations as possible!
I know little about politics and economics.
But for several years now I’ve been reading and enjoying the writings of one of Australia’s leading economic writers, […]

…play is also important for us “grown ups” if we want to experience real happiness in our lives.
Happiness is, in some ways, a serious business but we should always be wary of taking ourselves, and our lives, too seriously.
For more happiness, and some thoughts on how to play more - click here