A Happy You
eBook - ePub

A Happy You

Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Happy You

Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness

About this book

Wish you had more happiness in your life? Imagine being less stressed and happier right now.  Finally, you can make this dream a reality! Based on scientific research and real life stories, here is your ultimate prescription to a joyful, fulfilling life, and it is a lot easier than you might think. Get ready to transform your life. You will discover: Quick steps to generate greater happiness despite challenges you may be facing, Why finding positives in your life can not only improve your mood but also enhance your health, relationships, work and even bank account, Easy skills to boost your self-confidence, Way to better your relationships: with friends, family, co-workers and even yourself, and Effective approaches to let go of regret and worry that prevents you from enjoying life.

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Page 2 “I had the blues. . .” Dale Carnegie, How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job: Selections from How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990), 47.
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Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. DEDICATION
  5. CONTENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. A: APPRECIATION: APPRECIATE AND BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE
  8. B: BELIEF: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
  9. C: CREATIVITY: USING CREATIVITY TO BRING CONTENTMENT
  10. D: DEFINITIONS: OPTIMIZE HOW YOU DEFINE HAPPINESS
  11. E: EXERCISE: EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
  12. F: FORGIVENESS: FORGIVE YOURSELF AND OTHERS
  13. G: GOALS: ESTABLISH GOALS TO PRIORITIZE AND ACHIEVE HAPPINESS
  14. H: HUMOR: GET MORE LAUGHTER AND FUN INTO YOUR LIFE
  15. I: INSPIRATION: BE INSPIRED TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF EVERY SITUATION
  16. J: JOURNALING: WRITE OUT YOUR EXPERIENCES
  17. K: KINDNESS: BE KIND TO OTHERS AND REAP THE BENEFITS YOURSELF
  18. L: LOVE: LOVE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
  19. M: MINDFULNESS: ENJOY WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
  20. N: NUTRITION: EAT YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
  21. O: OPTIMISM: BE OPTIMISTIC AND REALISTIC
  22. P: PROBLEM SOLVING: ADDRESS PROBLEMS HEAD-ON
  23. Q: QUESTIONS: SPEND TIME QUESTIONING YOUR THOUGHTS
  24. R: RELAXATION: RELAX YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS
  25. S: SONGS: USE MUSIC TO MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY
  26. T: TALKING: TALK YOUR WAY TO SATISFACTION
  27. U: UNDERSTANDING: UNDERSTAND, ACCEPT AND EMBRACE CHANGE
  28. V: VALUES: APPLY YOUR VALUES AND LEVERAGE YOUR STRENGTHS
  29. W: WIN-WINS: FIND WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS IN EVERY SITUATION
  30. X: eXAMINE YOUR SOUL: USE SPIRITUALITY TO FIND HOPE AND HAPPINESS
  31. Y: YOU TIME: PRIORITIZE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF YOU
  32. Z: ZZZ: GET YOUR SLEEP
  33. YOUR ULTIMATE HAPPINESS RX
  34. END NOTES
  35. BONUS