How well do you know yourself? When you see your reflection in the mirror, who is looking back at you? How would you describe that person – not just what is visible on the outside but on the inside? Looking at the person in the mirror right now and whoContinue Reading
Assess your own level of self-esteem by honestly answering these questions. Think about how you feel most of the time. If you answered most of these questions by checking “yes,” your self-esteem could probably use a tune-up. If you answered most of these questions by checking “yes,” you probably haveContinue Reading
Your self-esteem is one of your most important human traits. It influences many areas of your life, so assessing your current level of self-esteem should be a top priority. Take a few minutes and complete the self-esteem quiz. Check which you agree with on each of the following statements: ToContinue Reading
Happiness doesn’t depend on some outside situation. It is a decision that you make. You can experience happiness just by talking about it. If birds sitting on a tree branch singing make you happy then go outside and listen to them sing. If freshly baked bread makes you happy thenContinue Reading
Here is a quick self-assessment to find out your overall state of happiness. Not just today or this week, but for an outlook on your life and future. A score below 20 means you have a lack of happiness with lots of room for improvement.A score of 20-35 indicates youContinue Reading
Most psychology is focused largely on alleviating unhappy conditions rather than creating and promoting happiness. According to Martin Seligman, one of the founders of Positive Psychology, there are three kinds of happy life: The “good” life, a life that pursues personal growth, successfully engaged in relationships, work, play and achievingContinue Reading
Helping behaviors are prosocial behaviors that are intended to help or comfort a person and to gain insight into a personal problem. It is valuable to keep the following comparison in mind. This report is not a diagnosis. We hope this information can guide you toward improving your life. ReviewContinue Reading
In routine problem solving or thinking, there is only one correct answer. The problem is to find it. This leads to convergent thinking – lines of thought that converge on the answer. To be creative, the solution to the problem must be more than novel, unusual, or original. It mustContinue Reading
Happiness, like the cholesterol levels in our body, is a genetically influenced trait. However, just as cholesterol can be influenced by diet and exercise, our happiness, to some extent, is under our control. Understand that money doesn’t buy happiness.Wealth is like health. It’s absence breeds misery, but having wealth doesn’tContinue Reading
Fifty percent of happiness is determined by our genes and totally out of our control, according to Sonya Lyubomirsky, a psychologist a the University of California, Riverside. Ten percent is determined by circumstances, somewhat out of our control, and the final forty percent is determined by our thoughts, actions andContinue Reading