ERIN ZAMMETT RUDDY | RedBook August 2014 Illustrations by Ben Wiseman THERE YOU are, with your butt finally planted on a sandy beach after months of feeling like you might explode if you don’t get away. You spot a smiling, sun-kissed man. Look, it’s your husband, standing in the frothy surf. He motions for you to join him, and…
Do you feel like life comes at you too quickly to respond in the way you want? Your ability to respond to an ever-changing world is predicted by how big a paddle you think you have. Let me explain. Pong, one of the oldest video games, is a primitive game of virtual pingpong—you control a…
Optimize Your Brain for Success: Reducing Excess and Negative Noise Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader and the engagement and productivity of the people you lead. Contributor: Shawn Achor, expert…
RIPPLE’S EFFECT by Shawn Achor and Amy Blankson: A Top Ten Favorite With Kindle Kids Ripple’s Effect jumped to the number 3 spot in the Amazon Children’s section on Saturday, May 17th. It’s written by popular happiness researcher, author and speaker Shawn Achor and his sister, Amy Blankson. Shawn has been featured recently on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday sharing…
Shannon Poulsen | May 03, 2014 SALEM — As students at Salem Hills High School made their way down the hall past the school’s office, before changing to their next class, they were greeted by Principal Bart Perry, who gave them all high-fives as part of showing an act of kindness. It’s part of the new…
Rachel Dry| May 30, 2014 The happiness guru looks relaxed. His bright red shoes echo the brightness of Oprah’s pink shirt and the flowers behind them. It’s the sort of color palette that is either carefully planned or happens naturally when one of you is a happiness guru and the other one of you is Oprah. In…
Not all holidays turn out happy? How do you try and ensure that it does? A NEW survey has revealed that travellers who plan ahead, make a local connection and venture to countries abroad are more likely to return from a happy vacation. That’s according to the 414 travellers surveyed in a new poll conducted…
Kathy Caprino | May 29, 2014 Part of a series on The Happiness – Success Connection In the past eight years, I’ve heard from hundreds of professionals who’ve worked with other career coaches and consultants to no avail. They failed to generate the change or success they wanted, and wasted time, money and energy. I…
Cosmin Gheorghe | May 29, 2014 It was my pleasure to chat today with another true culture change catalyst: Rich Sheridan, Cofounder and CEO at MenloInnovations and author of Joy, Inc. There are four main issues that I take from my conversation with Rich, also reflected in some ways in Arianna Huffington’s latest book, Thrive: 1. Backwardness…
When people are stressed, you often hear them say, “I need a vacation.” But could a less stressful trip result in higher happiness and energy at work? Is there a vacation from work that is scientifically proven to lead to greater levels of productivity, higher energy and lower stress? In December 2013, we set out to find the answer. More…
