Latest Positive mental attitude Stories
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Healthy High 5, an initiative of the Highmark Foundation, recently awarded a $95,000 grant to Smart Futures for the expansion of the PA eMentoring Program, an online career mentoring opportunity for students that builds positive self-esteem and helps create better choices as they complete their high school experience. While many students leave school with good skills and knowledge, they often lack positive self-esteem and a realistic...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) "“ The positive correlation between a person being religious and living a satisfactory life has long been known, but this study reveals religion's "secret ingredient" that makes people happier."Our study offers compelling evidence that it is the social aspects of religion rather than theology or spirituality that leads to life satisfaction," Chaeyoon Lim, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who led the study, was quoted as...
While the positive correlation between religiosity and life satisfaction has long been known, a new study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review reveals religion's "secret ingredient" that makes people happier."Our study offers compelling evidence that it is the social aspects of religion rather than theology or spirituality that leads to life satisfaction," said Chaeyoon Lim, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,...
Women who publicly confront instances of sexism in the workplace tend to feel more capable and competent in their jobs and about themselves in general, a new study shows.The research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln examined how both men and women perceive, react to and relate to everyday episodes of workplace prejudice, and found that women who challenge sexist behavior experience psychological benefits such as self-esteem, empowerment and competence."Most everyday instances of...
The way to happiness, concentration and focus is finally here. Can money really buy happiness? Yes, it can with new wifi technology. Washington, DC (Vocus) November 23, 2010 The way to learn happiness, concentration, and focus is finally here. Just when some people believed money couldn't buy real happiness, a new biofeedback technology finds Happiness signals at 40 cycles per second using unique brainwave calculations, and trains the brain to enhance this Neureka!. This technoguide...
By Yasmin Anwar, UC BerkeleyQuestions and answers with UC Berkeley parenting guru Christine CarterDrawing from research and personal experience, Christine Carter "” a sociologist, happiness expert, and director of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Parents program "” shares insights on how practicing gratitude, not just at Thanksgiving but year-round, can make for happier families.Q. Aren't we born grateful? Why do kids need to learn this?A. No. Most of us are actually born feeling entitled to...
VANCOUVER, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.amareway.org is an approach to living happily, a blog which hosts articles from experts (http://www.amareway.org/contact-us/about-our-bloggers/) in the field of subjective well-being, and -- starting early December -- a book. Offered under the title "A Course in Happiness, Meaning, Motivation, and Well-Being: How to Be Happier, Purpose-Driven and Flourish," and written by AmAreWay.org founder Frank Ra, this book offers tools to assess...
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Learn to Love. Find purpose and renew enthusiasm for life. Learn strategies to face the challenges of everyday life with confidence and success. Grow and create the life deserved. Join in personal development at http://www.YourExcellenceWithin.org. Lynbrook, NY (PRWEB) November 2, 2010 Madelynan Doyle, licensed counselor and mental health professional, PhD trained clinical hypnotherapist, has developed a website to address a number of mental health issues without leaving the comfort...
Does thinking about time or money make you happier? A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people who are made to think about time plan to spend more of their time with the people in their lives while people who think about money fill their schedules with work, work, and"”you guessed it"”more work. To find out how thinking about time or money makes people feel, Cassie Mogilner of the University of Pennsylvania...
