Holidays can be a wonderful or awful time. It all depends on how your family, culture and traditions were viewed and experienced. During this holiday season, you have an opportunity to create a new set of rituals or traditions that
In July, I am headed to present at the AAMSE Conference in St. Louis. The title of my talk: “The Psychology of Happiness: What You Need to Know for Life Balance.” Are you an optimist or pessimist? If you are
Do you want to be happier at work? Consider adopting some of the following suggestions or ideas. The idea is not to have a “magic moment”, rather many magic experiences that are fulfilling, meaningful and meeting your expectations for a
In a recent Blog I ready by Richard Branson, CEO or Virgin Atlantic, I found some simple and profound advice about work, fun and enjoying your life. Have fun, success will follow. According to Branson, “If you aren’t having fun, you
This blog will focus on how to make this holiday a good one for happy, loving and fun memories for this entire season. To begin with, my wife Gayle gave some quite sage advice on this topic. “The preparation for
People say that “attitude is everything,” and researchers are now discovering that this may actually be true. By studying people who have achieved lasting happiness, psychologists have discovered that life satisfaction is associated with certain attitudes, life skills, essential traits,
The following article is from the website Inc. written by Jessica Stillman. She reports about a Harvard psychology researcher explains that rather than thinking of success as the source of happiness, we should think of happiness as a source of
I received this coffee mug recently. The message is worth considering for you own life. Are you spending your time trying to fit in? Do you spend too much time seeking approval. It may be time to step out, have
Abe Lincoln said, “People are generally about as happy as they’re willing to be.” Michael Josephson in his blog states that, “Our happiness depends not on what happens to us, what what happens in us.” Since happiness is a feeling,
In the December issue of The Economist Magazine, there is an article about age and happiness. It states that traditionally countries typically measure GDP or Gross National Product The country of Bhutan measures “Gross National Happiness”. The U-Bend basically states,
Dr. Mike Klaybor brings thirty years of experience in practicing counseling psychology with individuals and couples. His approach is cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. Specific specialties include; anxiety and stress management, chronic pain & chronic illness management, depression, substance abuse evaluations, employee assistance and executive coaching for workplace performance and leadership.
