Latest Happiness Stories
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online What is it that makes a woman happy? Is it diamonds and furs, chocolate and wine, or a good book? No, apparently it's a gene. A new study from the University of South Florida (USF), the National Institutes for Health (NIH), Columbia University and the New York Psychiatric Institute has found a gene that appears to make women happy, but it doesn't work for men. The research team said this might explain why women are often happier...
NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Highly respected business owner, entrepreneur, and author, Simon J. Benn announces his newly released book bundle, "Less Stress and More Profit: How Small Business Owners Can Be Happier Today and Richer Tomorrow." (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120814/CG56194) Small business owners worry about their businesses, even if they're doing well. Some are concerned about failure despite past success. Simon wants to reduce their...
Lorna Kleidman, creator of the training program KettleX, commends a Yahoo Australia article discussing steps toward self-confidence and the importance of feeling confident. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) August 09, 2012 On August 9th, 2012, fitness expert Lorna Kleidman commends an article published on Yahoo! Finance Australia that solidifies the important correlation between success and self-assurance as well as discusses the several steps, from planning ahead to exercising, that can help people to...
A new study links teenage gratitude to improved mental health; faith-based website, followme.org, says the benefits of gratitude extend into the adult years, too. (PRWEB) August 09, 2012 Showing gratitude may be one of the keys to unlocking satisfaction in life, says faith-based website, followme.org. That statement came today as researchers released findings linking teenagers’ sense of gratitude to healthy outlooks on life. Increases in gratitude are “significantly related to...
Web application gives users the tools to take positive action in life, through identifying, prioritising and tracking key goals and achievements. Bristol, UK (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 TEN LTD, the international leadership consultancy, today announced the launch of 10+ (http://mytenplus.com), a new life management web application. 10+ allows users to identify the parts of their lives that they’d like to improve, based on 10 pre-defined areas, such as work, family, health and learning. These...
Rev. Hope Johnson, founder of Miracle Botanicals shares breakthrough information as to why most relationships fail, and how to use pure essential oil to help create more relational harmony. Pahoa, HI (PRWEB) July 09, 2012 New insight into the nature of Life, published on http://www.thewaytotheway.com reveals that happy relationships don’t automatically happen to people. According to Hope Johnson, relationship expert at Miracle Botanicals, Prosperity Formula can play an important role in...
TORONTO, July 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Aboriginals living in Canadian cities report high rates of happiness based on their income, education, and network of personal relationships, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Breaking the Stereotype: Why Urban Aboriginals Score Highly on 'Happiness' Measures," authors Dominique Gross and John Richards examine why, on average, urban Aboriginals are as "happy" as other Canadians and recommend policies to help more...
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted by consensus, the “International Day of Happiness.” New York, NY (PRWEB) June 28, 2012 The International Day of Happiness is a movement to promote happiness as a universal goal and aspiration in the lives of human beings around the world. A coalition led by Dr. Hamid Al-Bayati Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, the International Day of Happiness is created in the spirit of the initiatives and other ongoing efforts...
New research suggests that overall happiness in life is more related to how much you are respected and admired by those around you, not to the status that comes from how much money you have stashed in your bank account. Psychological scientist Cameron Anderson of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and his co-authors explore the relationship between different types of status and well-being in a new article published in Psychological Science, a journal of...
If it is indeed nobler to give than to receive, it may also make you happier – even if you’re a toddler, according to a new study co-authored by three psychologists at the University of British Columbia. The study, published in PLoS One, an on-line journal from the Public Library of Science, finds that toddlers under the age of two are happier when giving treats to others than receiving treats themselves. Furthermore, children are happier when they give their own treats away than...
