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Shawn Achor

Before Happiness

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Why are some people able to make positive change while others remain the same? In his international bestseller, The Happiness Advantage, Harvard trained researcher Shawn Achor described why happiness is the precursor to greater success. This book is about what comes before both. Because before we can be happy or successful, we need to first develop the ability to see that positive change is possible. Only once we learn to see the world through a more positive lens can we summon all our motivation, emotion, and intelligence to achieve our personal and professional goals.In Before Happiness, Achor reveals five actionable, proven strategies for changing our lens to positive:· The Most Valuable Reality: See a broader range of ideas and solutions by changing the details your brain chooses to focus on · Success Mapping: Set goals oriented around the things in life that matter to you most, …
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  • Azhar Askarovahas quoted7 years ago
    the simple act of adding vantage points—changing your viewpoint as you evaluate your options—can significantly increase your ability to see new valuable details, which, in turn, broadens your perspective and helps you find a broader range
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    • Azhar Askarovahas quoted7 years ago
      Positive genius is not about optimism or pessimism, or seeing the glass as half empty or half full. Because in truth, half empty and half full are not the only possible options. Both optimists and pessimists are so focused on how to interpret the single glass in front of them, they can miss the fact that there is a third, equally true reality—a pitcher of water on the table to refill the glass. Positive geniuses, on the other hand, can see the full pitcher, and with it a greater range of opportunities, possibilities, and paths to success.
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      • Azhar Askarovahas quoted7 years ago
        The smiley face has no eyes! It is blind happiness. This is exactly what’s wrong with most people’s understanding of happiness in the workplace. Happiness is not about being blind to the negatives in our environment; it’s about believing we have the power to do something about them.
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