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”

Continue Learning:

Go To: BroadcastingHappiness.com
Follow David on Twitter: @MichelleGielan
Read: Broadcasting Happiness
To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12

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Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

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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