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Articles represent the most recent content in five most-read topics – kind of a greatest hits in applied happiness. The Blog section below it is a straight feed of ALL my articles, listed from newest to oldest. There are hundreds of posts, going back to 2008 – so if you’re intent on exploring the unfiltered blog at length, you might want to access it on this alternate page, so you won’t have to scroll past this intro and the Articles section every time you load another page of older posts.
Articles:
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Everyday Happiness
- Act Happy Week 2023, Day 5: Self-Expression
- Act Happy Week 2023, Day 4: Self-Talk
- Act Happy Week 2023, Day 3: Self-Work
- Act Happy Week 2023, Day 2: Self-Care
5 Prescriptions for Happiness (downloadable PDF)
Strategies for Personal Change
- Book Reviews – Top 2 for ’21
- Done is Better than Perfect
- ThanksGETTING – How do you receive a Gift?
- I GOT A BALLOON!
Leadership and Workplace
- How To Ask For Coaching
- ThanksGETTING – How do you receive a Gift?
- Three Simple Rules
- ACT HAPPY WEEK, DAY 5: WHAT’S THE ONE THING?
Happiness Principles
- #6: Tolerate Nothing (downloadable PDF)
Annual Planning Kits
- Jim’s Annual Planning Kit for Couples (downloadable PDF)
- Jim’s Annual Planning Kit for Individuals (downloadable PDF)
Blog posts:
Gross National Happiness
I heard the other day about Bhutan’s new (young) king being crowned, and how his 52-year old father (my age, how funny!) had abdicated the throne and put his son on it in order to aid the country’s transition to a new age. The king emeritus (or whatever they call him, now) created the concept … Read more
Read more articles like this one in: About Happiness, In the workplace, Meaning, Practicing Happiness
Email and Happiness
Email and Happiness. Hmmm. More like Email VERSUS Happiness. From where I sit today, I don’t see these two as being compatible. No matter how doggedly I seek to clear my Inbox, more messages flow in. I often feel like I’m battling the mythical Hydra — each time I cut off a head, two more … Read more
Read more articles like this one in: Practicing Happiness
Do you see yourself in others?
My oldest son attended the University of Notre Dame. Justin was a true fan (as in “fanatic”) of Fighting Irish football. He lived and died by their win/loss record, hosted a weekly campus radio show on the subject, and even dyed his hair kelly green one semester. He dressed as a (6-foot tall) leprechaun for … Read more
Read more articles like this one in: Relationships
Happiness is a New President
The party’s over, boys and girls. Now, the real work begins. You’ve got 77 days to come up with a plan to save the world. For real. Don’t try to make everybody happy. Just do the right thing. Please. Use your new powers for the greatest good. That will make me very happy.
Read more articles like this one in: Happiness
Happiness Starts With You
A reflection for Election Day: When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as … Read more
Happiness is Making History
I’m so sick of election stuff, stuff, stuff; and I’m sure you are, too. Yet please indulge me for two more days. No matter who wins tomorrow, we will make History — either way, we will have placed someone other than a white male in one of the top two posts of the land, and … Read more
Vote. Just VOTE!
I truly believe this is the most important Presidential election that has occurred in my lifetime (since 1956, then). I don’t know who will win… and frankly, both candidates have enough pros and cons going for them that I don’t believe we can mess up too badly either way, and in any case neither is … Read more
Read more articles like this one in: Practicing Happiness
Attitude is Everything!
Digging through some old training material, I came across a fun little exercise that I’ve not used in years. It still makes me smile. ATTITUDE BY THE NUMBERS: Using the english alphabet, assign a numerical value to each letter, starting with A=1 and Z=26 Example: Using this formula, the word CAT = 3+1+20=24 Got it? … Read more
Read more articles like this one in: Practicing Happiness
Short is sweet
I just finished up a two-hour class on using web tools to build relationships, build my brand, and support my business. My head is spinning. BlogTalkRadio. Twitter. Twellow. Ping.fm. Podcasts thru iTunes. Trendwatching. Tweetbeep.com. Blogging. Audio files — MP3 or CD? Video on the blog. “The static website is dead (or wil be within two … Read more
Happiness and the Stock Market
There’s been very little happiness in the financial world. In order to keep from slipping into the black hole of depression about our financial situation, I’ve withdrawn a bit. Do I really need to know what is happening in the market on an hour to hour basis? No. Day to day? Hmm. One day it’s … Read more