Shawn Achor's "Before Happiness" delves into the science of cultivating lasting joy and fulfillment. It challenges the common belief that happiness is a destination, arguing instead that it's a journey of growth and purpose. The book explores the concept of "joy" as distinct from fleeting pleasure, emphasizing the importance of striving towards one's potential. Achor provides practical techniques to build resilience, enhance relationships, and find meaning in life's challenges. It offers a framework for sustainable happiness, emphasizing the interconnectedness of personal growth and overall well-being.
The Happiness Advantage challenges conventional wisdom that success leads to happiness. Instead, Shawn Achor presents evidence-based strategies showing that happiness is the precursor to success. Drawing on original research, including one of the largest studies of happiness ever conducted, Achor outlines seven practical principles such as the Tetris Effect, the Zorro Circle, and Social Investment. These principles help readers rewire their brains for positivity and optimism, leading to improved performance, creativity, and overall well-being in both personal and professional life.
Broadcasting Happiness explores the science of igniting and sustaining positive change. It delves into practical strategies for cultivating happiness and resilience in personal and professional life. The book emphasizes the power of mindset shifts and positive communication to improve well-being and relationships. It offers research-backed techniques for overcoming negativity and fostering optimism. Ultimately, it aims to empower readers to create a more positive and fulfilling life.
In this book, Carol S. Dweck introduces the concept of two mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. People with a fixed mindset believe their abilities are static, while those with a growth mindset believe their abilities can be developed through effort and learning. Dweck shows how these mindsets influence success in school, work, sports, and personal relationships. She also discusses how to adopt a deeper, truer growth mindset, and how this can transform individual and organizational cultures. The book emphasizes the importance of perseverance, learning from failures, and embracing challenges as key components of the growth mindset[1][2][5].
Episode 106: Michelle Gielan – How To Broadcast Happiness
Michelle Gielan is a remarkable leader… I love the way she approaches her work. Studying happiness and the mindset in which she approaches life inspires me! Her newest book, “Broadcasting Happiness” takes an incredible look at some really interesting topics on happiness including: Priming your brain for high performance, how to spark positive thinking, and How to deal with negative people. We had a fascinating conversation on this episode of The Learning Leader Show.
Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness.
Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course.
Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review.
Episode 106: Michelle Gielan – How To Broadcast Happiness
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“Our Happiness Can Be Infinite If We Are Happy For Others”
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Developing the ability to integrate with your colleagues leads to sustained excellence
- Being happy for others is a key to success
- Being married to Shawn Achor – Living life of happiness…. Also how did they meet?
- Making small shifts to the way we communicate
- Seeing the meaning in the work that you do… How to do that
- What do you say to your spouse when you’ve had a rough day?
- Leading with positivity… Negativity takes up too much space in your brain
- Always being ready to go and take action
- How to deal with takers
- Focus on the 4 C’s
- Compassion
- Build social capital
- Generate contagious optimism
- Give compliments
- Give you brain regular small victories to build momentum
- Learning Leader – Have an incredible influence on others by showing up
“The Stories We Tell Ourselves Are True Even If They Aren’t True”
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Bio From MichelleGielan.com
Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness.
Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course.
Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review.
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