A recent article featured in Inc.com titled Happiness Makes Your Brain Work Better by Jessica Stillman highlights the work of Harvard psychology researcher Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage who, makes the compelling argument that “rather than thinking of success as the source of happiness, we should think of happiness as a source of success.”
Achor believes we can choose happiness and if we do so our brains will function better and we will achieve greater success.
So how you choose happiness? Acker believes it might be as simple as choosing to be grateful and suggests that we write down three things we are grateful for each day for 21 days. This simple habit of finding things to be grateful for can change your mindset and open yourself up to opportunities for greater success. (Check out the accompanying TED video on this article for more tips on changing mindsets).
Twenty one days of being grateful? What is the risk in trying that?
Achor believes we can choose happiness and if we do so our brains will function better and we will achieve greater success.
"We found that optimism is the greatest predictor of entrepreneurial success because it allows your brain to perceive more possibilities," said Achor. "Only 25 percent of job success is based upon IQ. Seventy-five percent is about how your brain believes your behavior matters, connects to other people, and manages stress. "
So how you choose happiness? Acker believes it might be as simple as choosing to be grateful and suggests that we write down three things we are grateful for each day for 21 days. This simple habit of finding things to be grateful for can change your mindset and open yourself up to opportunities for greater success. (Check out the accompanying TED video on this article for more tips on changing mindsets).
Twenty one days of being grateful? What is the risk in trying that?
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