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The SUCCESS Guide to HappinessAdvice to love your lifeexploring what is happiness, where to find it and how to achieve itSUCCESS Staff

A decade and a half ago, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania took a sudden, sharp turn away from the

road well-traveled by the psychiatric profession since the days of Sigmund Freud. He decided to study not what made people

miserable, but rather what made them get up in the morning with a merry heart and a spring in their step. Martin Seligman,

Ph.D., had decided to study happiness.

That decision has led to a great many findings from a great many researchers all over the world. SUCCESSran a series of

articles inthe June 2012 issue on what researchers and authors are learning about how to live a happy life. Weve kept you up

to date on new research in our recurring Positivity column.

We are pleased to present features highlighting new research and advice on living your best life ever, at home and in the

workplace. We hope you enjoy them.

The Science of Being HappySurprisingly easy practices can mold you into a more cheerful, appreciative persona person who lovestheir life.by Patty Onderko

When the Positive Psychology movement took shape only 15 years ago, some considered it a lark or even a vanity project of

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the man who led it: Martin Seligman, Ph.D., author ofAuthentic Happiness,Learned Optimismand the then-newly elected

president of the American Psychological Association. He wanted to switch the centuries-old direction of his profession from

probing sadness to promoting happiness. While academics balked at firstafter all, studying depression and pained

childhoods had more gravitas than telling people to smile more (which actually works to increase personal positivity)the

research dollars Seligman raised and the solid findings he published got their attention.

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Discover the Formula for Happy EmployeesHint: Its not about the fun stuffso, instead, embrace these aspects of on-the-job-contentment to helpyour company thrive.by John H. Ostdick

The formula for maintaining a happy workplace is straightforward, psychologists and researchers sayits just not always a

piece of cake.

Although entertainment perks and employee-friendly campuses take center stage when Google and SAS claim top spots on

Best Places to Work lists, whats more important is the process these companies use to figure out their cultures.

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5 Tips for a Workplace Attitude AdjustmentLead a happiness turnaround at your office.

by John H. Ostdick

Psychologist and author Noelle Nelson, Ph.D., offers basic advice about nurturing a happy work environment:

1. Listen to your employees opinions and use them. And let them know that you use them and that youre grateful for their

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input. That makes people really sit up, pay attention and not only work harder, but be much happier with what happens in their

workplace, she says.

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4 Tenets of a Happy WorkplaceWith four tips on how to get startedby John H. Ostdick and Michelle Medley

An engaged workforce is a happy workforce. In its latest The State of the American Workplace poll, Gallup focused on 12

actionable workplace elements that can be proven to coincide with performance. Employee engagement was highest among

companies that had the four following traits.

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Why Happiness MattersIt impacts your life in surprising ways.by Patty Onderko

Tell me about your mother.

Anyone who has been in therapy at any point during the past century has likely heard that request, now a go-to punch line for

an entire industry of mental health. Starting with Sigmund Freud in the late 1800s, exploring ones past for hidden or repressed

hurts and psychoses has been the therapeutic model for attaining emotional well-being. Freuds idea of the talking cure

remained unchallenged for decades.

But focusing on why people are miserableand reliving that misery one 45-minute session at a timein order to get happy

became, well, depressing for many in the mental health field.

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Boost Your MoodYou can program a positive state of mind with our proven exercises.by Jill Becker

When we have a legal issue, we call in a lawyer. When the pipes burst, we ring up a plumber. When tax time rolls around, we

schedule an appointment with our accountant. So why, when it comes to one of the most instrumental aspects of our personal

and professional livesbeing happyare we so remiss about deferring to the experts? To help you make up for lost time, we

consulted a squad of qualified sources, from lifestyle coaches to licensed psychologists, who were only too happy to share

their insights and ideas about how to putand keepa smile on your face and a spring in your step. After all, shouldnt

happiness be a top priority on your daily to-do list?

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Quiz: Are You Satisfied?Author Ed Diener uses Satisfaction with Life Scale to find results.by Jill Becker

Ed Diener, author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealthand a pioneer in the field of positive

psychology, developed the Satisfaction with Life Scale, a universal survey used in many happiness studies.

Indicate your agreement with each of the following statements using the 17 scale below to discover your contentment with life.

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America's Most Blissed-Out CitiesFind out where your town ranks.by Sara Vigneri

Where is your happy place?

Scientists recently reported in the Journal of Human Genetics that people with a gene variation called 5-HTTLPR tend to be

happier and more satisfied. Of course we know that a lot more goes into happiness than inborn temperament. And certain

factors make people more or less satisfied with their living situation, or more specifically, their city. An avid snowboarder will be

miserable in Florida, and a vegetarian might feel out of place in Omaha, Neb. But thankfully, there are more objective measures

of happiness, so we delved into the world of statistics to isolate the happiest cities in America.

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The Complete Happiest Cities ListThe good, the bad and the ones that need Prozac.by Sara Vigneri

Heres how we did it. We know from the research cited in the previous articles in this section that certain factors are associated

with happiness. Armed with this knowledge, we isolated 15 categories by which to measure 105 cities from all over the country.

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Significance: A Philosophic Take on What Creates HappinessPurpose is essential to true contentment.by Patton Dodd

Last fall, I attended a gathering of entrepreneurs, artists, intellectuals, scholars and other movers and shakers from the United

States and Canada. The attendee list was intriguing in its diversitya variety consisting not so much of class or race, but of

occupation.

What held this disparate group together? Two things: Nearly everyone in attendance had achieved some measure of success

often a staggering measureand each adhered to a common faith. Outsiders looking in would not have seen the gathering

as religious in natureI didnt see a Bible all weekend or hear much prayerbut if they listened to enough conversations, they

would have realized that everyone seemed to have arrived with a certain warning in mind, one delivered by a certain itinerant

Middle Eastern prophet 2,000 years ago: What good is it to gain the whole world and lose your soul?

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What My Dog Taught Me about JoyA beloved retriever shared six life lessons with his master.by Sandi Shelton

For most of my life, I have been a cat person.

I have lived with little house-tigers that sharpened their claws on my couches, played midnight hockey with my hair ornaments

and dragged my dirty laundry from the hamper to my pillow. I have even endured the terrifying stare of a cat that sees shes

getting a second night of Seafood Surprise canned food for dinner. But then I married a man who was allergic to cats, andwhen my last beloved kitty, a dowager queen named Lady Macho, passed on, my husband suggested we get a dog. A dog!

What a concept. I figured wed think about it for a year or three.

And then a friend told us about Jordie, a golden retriever puppy who needed a home.

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Find more content like this, including happiness advice from SUCCESS contributor Shawn Achor, in Seeds of

SUCCESS, a weekly newsletter with valuable ideas, tips and inspirational insight you can apply to your personal and

professional life.

Post date: Jul 10, 2014

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MTplanet

This really spoke to me. I'm glad I came across this article :)

oyce garrels

We need to ask ourselves. Am I happy? Are you?

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BUSINESS, FINANCE

Get Paid Faster

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

The Joyful Journey of Kathy Bates

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BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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WELL-BEING, HAPPINESS

The SUCCESS Guide to Happiness

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BUSINESS, INNOVATION

3 Steps to Make a Splash with Your Business Idea

TECH, MOBILE

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Apps for the Solopreneur

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Drs. Oz & Roizen: Disaster Dos and Donts

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BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP

John C. Maxwell: How to Retain Talented Employees

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TIME MANAGEMENT

Busyness Is the Enemy of Greatness

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BUSINESS, NETWORKING

Community in Co-working (and Other Perks of the Business Trend)

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