How to Bring Positivity & Happiness to Each Moment
Learn 10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Bring Happiness To Each Moment Through Simple Yet Powerful Everyday Decisions & Mindfulness!
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Key Topics:
- how Tal ended up studying happiness because he wasn’t happy studying computers
- how generosity brings happiness
- Hebrew word natan is a palindrome (same word backwards) because of the relationship of giving & receiving
- being present and grateful is a super-powerful happiness duo
- Hellen Keller was a consummate appreciator
- what Barbara Frederickson calls heartfelt positivity
- Einstein, either nothing is a miracle or everything is
- key ways to be mindful for happiness
- listening to someone contributes to their physical health
- why one of best predictors of job productivity is the answer to “do you have a best friend at work?”
- having Pets contributes to well-being & happiness
- 5-10 minutes a day of mindful eating can improve your well-being
- Amy Cutty – physical posture can improve well-being, happiness, and body chemistry
- high power poses (rooster pose or big-shot pose)–increases testosterone, reduces cortisol & demostrates confidence
- weaker pose–increases stress hormones, decreases testosterone
- why hunching forward at a computer isn’t good for your psychology
- permission to be human means allowing yourself to experience any & all emotions
- the challenge of self-help gurus
- why you can’t be happy all the time or suppress emotions
- Dr Wiseman and the phenomenon of why some people are more “lucky”
- how to be a benefit-finder, not a fault-finder
- the healing power of humor – Norman Cousins
- Ellen Degeneres & TBD (Too Busy Disorder)
- importance of doing less rather than more
- changing your beliefs & the mind-body connection
- how you can shift your beliefs
- Carol Dweck – fixed mindset vs. growth mindset
- shoot for more positive experiences – even small experiences
- the value of experiences over goods
- supporting a child’s dreams
- spirituality – having a meaningful, purposeful experience
- happiness is in the details – in the minute-to-minute decisions we make
- Jon Kabat Zinn – wherever you go, there you are – being present to the experience
MORE ON TAL BEN-SHAHAR:
Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. Today, Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in multi-national corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. The topics he lectures on include leadership, happiness, education, innovation, ethics, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and have appeared on best-sellers lists around the world.
Tal is a serial entrepreneur, and is the co-founder and chief learning officer of The Wholebeing Institute, Potentialife, Maytiv, and Happier.TV.
An avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli National squash championships. Today, for exercise, he swims, dances, and practices Yoga. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard.
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Tal Ben-Shahar Online: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn
Happier TV: http://www.happier.tv
Books by Tal Ben-Shahar:
Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness
Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
Being Happy: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life
Other Books/Authors Mentioned:
Barbara Frederickson, author of Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection
Amy Cuddy, author of Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Norman Cousins, author of Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient (Twentieth Anniversary Edition)
Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Jon Kabat Zinn Wherever You Go, There You Are
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