Your Happiness Factor

10 Ways Over-Thinking Destroys Your Happiness  A post from Peggy Nolan, The Self-Care Queen and Chief Executive Stepmom at  The Stepmom's Toolbox ,  Have you ever been stuck over-thinking something that happened or something you think will happen only to get your knickers in a bunch? I know I have! This over-thinking thing keeps most of us stuck. It keeps us rooted in fear, uncertainty, and doubt. It's a major contributor to the FUD factor and a huge reason why most people can't find their happy. I don't know about you, but my over-thinking habit robbed me of my own happiness and joy. If I could put my finger on it, I'd say the trigger for breaking up with this soul-sucking, life-leeching habit over 10 years ago was when I decided I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I had headaches, IBS, and that God awful pit in my stomach that never seemed to go away. To make matters worse, I was in a toxic relationship (even though I didn't know i

The First International Day of Happiness 20 March 2013 "On this first International Day of Happiness, let us reinforce our commitment to inclusive and sustainable human development and renew our pledge to help others. When we contribute to the common good, we ourselves are enriched. Compassion promotes happiness and will help build the future we want." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness. They recognized the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives.  Here is the full text of the Secretary-General's Message "The pursuit of happiness lies at the core of human endeavours. People around the world aspire to lead happy and fulfilling lives free from fear and want, and in harmony

Be Happy - Make Time For Fun Life Coach Marie Wetmore discusses the critical yet often forgotten ingredient for a happy life: fun. When fun and enjoyment become a low priority, you'll find that a month can go by without the vital fun that helps you be a happy person. Marie suggests a simple, actionable strategy to be happy: scheduling fun into your life on a regular basis. Here's the challenge: carve out time in your schedule every day for two weeks. This is time for you to be happy by going out and doing something purely for enjoyment. Part of the challenge is simply to create happiness every day. But the other part of the exercise is to help you learn to be more efficient and effective with your other commitments so you can experience the success of getting in control of your own schedule. With good time management you maximize your effectiveness so that you can take care of your high priorities. In other words, the goal of being happy, like all other goals, depen

The Dalai Lama On Finding Purpose in Life "Warmheartedness is the gift" Feeling compassion makes you happy. The Dalai Lama on the power of compassion.  From dalailamadvds.com Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com CV review and interview preparation a speciality

Friendship Song Something to brighten and lighten you heart - the Carly Simon song in Pooh's Heffalump Movie Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles The Medicine Wheel 10 Easy tips to have more time for you! Rebuilding trust in a relationship Music to Comfort

Remember Happiness Is A State, Not A Circumstance - Inspirational Video -The 9 Timeless Secrets of Being Happy  Inspirational video presenting the nine timeless secrets of being happy by Brian Vaszily, author of the No1 international bestselling motivational book, The 9 Intense Experiences. Watching this a great way to lift your mood. Links to his books and products below   Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Confidence and the well equipped leader Inspiring Quotes on Courage Are you shy? Learn how to make friends in new situations. Pe

Happiness is... Did we lose something along the way?  Want to join me finding it again? Wendy Mason is a career coach working mainly with professional women who want to make that jump to senior level while having a life outside work. Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR. She now divides her time between face to face coaching, and coaching and blogging on-line. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Email Wendy now at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  for a free half hour coaching session by phone or Skype Coming shortly - the WiseWolf Career and Personal Development Programme - if you would like to know more email  wendymason @wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Are You A Lark or An Owl? Understand Your Body Clock! A little relaxation - learning to paint A

(Photo credit: abhiomkar ) Peace begins with a smile  Mother Teresa It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. We should all smile more often. Steve Maraboli Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh But you're so busy changing the world.  Just one smile can change all of mine Jack Johnson You smiled then, and your whole face changed with it. It kind of lit up, like there were sunbeams coming from inside you. Lucy Christopher Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. S teve Maraboli We divided ourselves among caste, creed, culture and countries but what is undivided remains most valuable: a mere smile and the love. Santosh Kalwar A beautiful smile without any reason is the smile of the existence! Mehmet Murat ildan Just one smile i mmensely increases the beauty o f the universe. Sri Chinmoy Withhold a smile only when t

Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. Margaret Cousins If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. Gerald Good Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. Buddha Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. Brian Tracy We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder Let'

  Most of the time we don’t think about how we think!  We just do it. Thoughts seem to drift in and drift out again without much intervention from us. And most of the time we are happy that way! But sometimes our thoughts do not make us happy.  Negative thoughts can make us feel miserable and very unhappy.  Our thoughts may keep us awake at night and they can intrude into our days.  They can make us feel angry and sad.  Sometimes the thoughts in our head leave us with unpleasant and uncomfortable feelings about ourselves, the people about us and the world in general.      Our thoughts can mean we focus on the negative even when there is very strong evidence that we are, and everything about us is, basically OK. Over the next few posts here, we are going to explore some ways that we think negatively and how you might be able to make some changes. Here are my first three ways of thinking negatively; “overgeneralising”, “labelling” and “personal