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Coming from an unsuccessful background, I had developed deep feelings of inferiority and inadequacy. I had fallen into the mental trap of assuming that people who were doing better than me were actually better than me. What I learned was that this was not necessarily true. They were just doing things differently, and what they had learned to do, within reason, I could learn as well. [¶] This was a revelation to me. I was both amazed and excited with this discovery. I still am. I realized that I could change my life and achieve almost any goal I could set for myself if I just found out what others were doing in that area and then did it myself until I got the same results they were getting.”
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Add Sticky NoteComing from an unsuccessful background, I had developed deep feelings of
inferiority and inadequacy. I had fallen into the mental trap of assuming that
people who were doing better than me were actually better than me. What I
learned was that this was not necessarily true. They were just doing things
differently, and what they had learned to do, within reason, I could learn as
well. [¶] This was a revelation to me. I was both amazed and excited with this
discovery. I still am. I realized that I could change my life and achieve almost
any goal I could set for myself if I just found out what others were doing in
that area and then did it myself until I got the same results they were
getting.”- This pin-points to: "They were just dong things differently." - on 2009-01-06
A Superhighway to Bliss: Jill Bolte Taylor « On a Quest for Happiness
comment by Jill's colleagues after her Ted Talks
» tweets JollyJournalist.com
Everyone's short, pithy statements on what's making them happy - for journalists but useful for teachers too.
How To Be Happy (Self-Help: Get Happy!)
Great video covering everything from abundance to gratitude in just s few minutes. Tongue-in-cheek. How people mistake pleasure seeking activities for happiness.
Think or Thwim
In this talk Ricard explains that happiness is a skill to be learned. In the second half of the talk he shows the results of some of the studies that back that claim up. Link to video and article in The Independent.
The Court Jester as a Metaphor for Learning and Change - The contribution of the jester to our lives is resilience, the capacity to get up and try again, to take a risk.
Without the jester in each of us, there is no capacity to enjoy life for its own sake.
This article has a focus on the "Learning Organization Conference". It can be adapted to a variety of situations for training and consulting.
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How to Change the World - a practical blog for impractical people
Blog - lots of interesting links though - digital age, work and happiness to name just a few - with links to full articles. Also Top Ten presentations.
The Happiness Conspiracy: our entire socio-economic system is designed to spew out citizens eternally in search of satisfaction, argues John F Schumaker. | July 2006 | New Internationalist
Is it true that total satisfaction can actually be a major obstacle to happiness? The greatest irony in the search for happiness is that it is never strictly personal. For happiness to be mature and heartfelt, it must be shared – whether by those aroun
American Psychologist Introduction - positive pyschology
Really worthwhile exploring. "Psychology is not just the study of pathology, weakness, and damage; it is also the study of strength and virtue. Treatment is not just fixing what is broken; it is nurturing what is best...The field of positive psychology a
Cooperative Communication Skills -- Extended Learning Community
Free workbook, books, essays and exercises to help you... Brilliant site on how to: communicate more creatively, successfully, and compassionatelyBrilliencourage dialogue / resolve conflicts / prevent violence, and build a more cooperative life i
cnvc:: Center for Nonviolent Communication home page
Excellent site for information and courses on NVC
A philosophical approach - theage.com.au "therapy for the sane" in the corporate world
Lou Marinoff, president of America's Philosophical Practitioners Association, an adviser to the World Economic Forum, travels to Davos in Switzerland each year to talk ethics and empiricism with the biggest names in business and government. His book, Pl
About the Uplift Program: Treatment Program for Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, PTSD, Chronic Pain, Poor Relationships
Based on the latest research in neurobiology, anthropology and movement physiology, as well as psychology, the Uplift Program is a breakthrough initiative in overcoming mood disorders. Recommended by leading health professionals, Bob and Alicia's unique m
Search for Authenticity and the New Realism - The Life online report, toward a vision of the Web in the year 2020
A new movement has been heralded amongst sociologists, ecologists and even advertising companies. As basic mechanisms for bonding and social cohesion are eroded in the faceless anonymity of modern towns and cities, we re-create new means for satisfying
We don't know our own strength
article on how having too many choices actually paralyses us in making decisions.New research suggests that we underestimate our abilities to weather emotional storms--undermining our satisfaction in the process.
YouTube video clip of Dan Gilbert talking about happiness - entertaining and informative (at the same time!)
Harvard psychologist Dr. Daniel Gilbert asserts that people tend to do a poor job of judging what will make them happy. According to Gilbert, how do our genetics, our imaginations and our culture influence our misconceptions about happiness?
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