Happiness Habit 5: Living generously and how this benefits you and others Would you like to become happier and grow your reputation at work and home? There’s a simple and free way to head in this direction. How do you feel when someone does a nice thing for you? For example, a colleague helps you […]

Habit 4: forgiveness for daily happiness and a peaceful mind Do you recall a time someone hurt or offended you? Maybe you’re going through this right now, or there’s a hurt that’s been with you from way back. We need people for joy and friendship, but ironically people cause the most pain. In my life, […]

Happiness Habit 3: Using springboard thinking to recover from fear and worry. When you face a setback, what happens in your thoughts? Where does your mind go? For most of us, our first thoughts aren’t happy or positive. This is normal after failure, rejection, or criticism. When something bad happens to me, i’ve learned feeling […]

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Want to find a way to boost your happiness on a hard day? Think about what you are thinking about. Your thoughts initiate how and what you choose. Happy thoughts grow powerful choices. The choices you make create your future. To be happier on a hard day, we need to think well so we can […]

Foundation Habit 3: Living strong [a quick guide to finding your strengths and knowing how to use them to stay resilient] NB: This article forms part of a series on habits for happiness to help you live your best life. The initial 3 habits are foundations for a happy life and set the framework for […]

Foundation habit 2: Pursue self-acceptance. NB: This article forms part of a series about habits for happiness to help you live your best life. The initial three habits focus on foundation habits of happy living. These set the framework for 12 habits of happiness. last week, I wrote about self-compassion, which is an action we […]

Foundation Habit 1: Activate self-compassion NB: This article forms part of a series about habits for happiness and living your best life. The initial articles focus on three foundation habits to set the framework for 12 habits to follow. When we make a mistake, we fear this damages our success in life or work. Whether […]

I’m currently working on a book about habits for happiness at home and work. This book is for women in professional careers, balancing home and work tasks. Keep a look out as this will be available for free download when finalised. For now, I am writing a series of 12 short articles introducing the habits. […]

Purpose in life matters A life with purpose is a happier life. Positive psychology looks at what how people flourish and asks what makes life worth living. One answer is a life of meaning and purpose leads to greater happiness. But how does purpose relate to a happy fulfilled life? And how can we develop […]