A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.

Jeff Benedict has seen both good and bad in his career as a journalist. Some of the best are the extraordinary people he has met who have made deliberate choices to live happier lives despite the extreme hardship that each of them have faced. Although life will knock us down from time to time, this book is an important reminder that we all can make a choice to get back up, brush ourselves off, and keep pressing forward. Replace anger with forgiveness through studying the real-life examples of seven inspiring mentors. Avoid discouragement by purposefully recognizing God's hand in your life. Diminish the heartache from tragedy through the concentrated act of serving others. Gain insights from parents who were deliberate in safeguarding their children against harmful influences. Stand strong through life's adversity through the examples of powerful prayer.

In this unique blend of self-help and moral philosophy, perfect for fans of Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project or Dan Harris’ 10% Happier, talk-radio host Dennis Prager shows us that happiness isn’t just a value—it’s a moral obligation. When you ask people about their most cherished values, “happiness” is always at the top of the list. In this enduring happiness manifesto, Prager examines how happiness not only makes us better people, but has an effect on the lives of everyone around us—providing them with a positive environment in which to thrive and be happy themselves. Achieving that happiness won't be easy, though: to Prager, it requires a continuing process of counting your blessings and giving up any expectations that life is supposed to be wonderful. "Can we decide to be satisfied with what we have?" he asks. "A poor man who can make himself satisfied with his portion will be happier than a wealthy man who does not allow himself to be satisfied." Prager echoes other political commentators in complaining that too many people today see themselves as victims; he submits that the only way to achieve your desires is to take responsibility for your life rather than blaming others. If you're willing to put some thought into achieving a happier outlook, you will find plenty to mull over in Happiness Is a Serious Problem.

Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.

In this “powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek” (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and then he solves for happy. In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would: examining all the provable facts and scrupulously applying logic. Eventually, his countless hours of research and science proved successful, and he discovered the equation for permanent happiness. Thirteen years later, Mo’s algorithm would be put to the ultimate test. After the sudden death of his son, Ali, Mo and his family turned to his equation—and it saved them from despair. In dealing with the horrible loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of “moonshot” goal that he and his colleagues were always aiming for—he would share his equation with the world and help as many people as possible become happier. In Solve for Happy Mo questions some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, shares the underlying reasons for suffering, and plots out a step-by-step process for achieving lifelong happiness and enduring contentment. He shows us how to view life through a clear lens, teaching us how to dispel the illusions that cloud our thinking; overcome the brain’s blind spots; and embrace five ultimate truths. No matter what obstacles we face, what burdens we bear, what trials we’ve experienced, we can all be content with our present situation and optimistic about the future.

The first book of spiritual teachings in several years from international best-selling author and beloved spiritual teacher Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. This book pulls from audio lectures of Wayne's from the 1990s and 2000s, restructuring them in a cohesive way to offer a fresh take on his teachings. One of Dr. Wayne Dyer's favorite quotes was "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." So in this book, which collects some of Wayne's most classic teachings in a new format, you will find a novel solution for most any problem you may be encountering. For, as Wayne was also fond of saying, "There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way."

Happiness expert Olga Dewar explores this question and others with the intention of helping you to feel happy more often. Using everyday situations and examples from her own life, Olga explains why understanding yourself makes you happy, what can interfere with your happiness, and how the choices we make can lead to happiness. You will also discover that happiness itself is a choice. Each chapter is a lesson with assignments in a separate online workbook. After you've read the book, check out https: //happinessbyyou.com/happiness-by-you-the-book/ and join the party. Remember, you are never alone.

This isn't a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval's own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I began visiting six strangers who had lost something in 2015. I was fifty-five years old, and I had lost my marriage after nearly three decades. I was now living alone for the first time. I was the main caregiver for my eighty-six-year-old mother. #2 I interviewed a variety of people, from the very old to the very young, to find out what life was like for them now. I was surprised to find that every visit raised my spirits. #3 I had to give up the idea that I knew about life. It was a humbling experience, but also an energizing one. I didn’t have to be the expert or critic, challenging the things they told me. Instead, I let them guide me through the world as they saw it. #4 I chose six people for my experiment. Frederick Jones, who was eighty-seven when I met him, was a World War II veteran and retired civil servant with a weak heart. He had started every day by giving thanks for another sunrise. Helen Moses, ninety, had found love in a Bronx nursing home. John Sorensen, eighty-nine, had lucked into the sweet spot in the social safety net.

Subtitle: Rapid, powerful and effective strategies for health, wealth and happiness - Learn to use The Iceberg Process, Emotional Freedom Techniques, the Law of Attraction and more. Only every once in awhile does something new come along that can really make a difference - this is it, don't miss it! Whether your life needs a radical overhaul or just a little tweaking, this book is for you. Often it's the simplest things which we overlook that can create miraculous change. Change doesn't have to be difficult given the proper tools and guidance. When you let your language reflect your dreams and not your limitations you too can discover your brilliance and your natural power. This book is filled with insightful, effective and easy to use techniques and exercises. Annie Cap explains clearly how to use her strategies; The Iceberg Process or TIPs, for rapid improvements in your life. She offers you fresh new twists on using the very popular Law of Attraction and the transformative tool of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) so you can use them successfully for yourself. With her own tried and tested shortcuts and included worksheets you can expand your conscious awareness and uncover the opportunities surrounding you. This will allow you to move forward, unobstructed, into an abundant life of wonderful experiences of your choice. As you recognise your own personal icebergs and iceberg words, it becomes your choice to change your destructive patterns and beliefs uncovering your intrinsic inherent brilliance. Both individuals and fellow coaches will benefit from the many ideas and strategies presented here. What if every day, or even a hundred times a day your mind was clearly and concisely telling you what was keeping you from achieving your dream life, having true abundance and vibrant health? What if you knew your very words were contributing to your lack of success, depression, anxiety, pain or even ME, wouldn't you want to know about it, so you could do change it? A new amazing connection has been made between your language and the events in your life offering you the awareness and power to release yourself from vicious cycles of sabotaging negative patterns. Your good and bad experiences, beliefs, intentions and expectations are continually being reflected in your everyday choice of words. Becoming aware of these clues or signposts your mind is providing can dramatically improve your life. Using this incredibly powerful discovery and the author's strategies referred to as The Iceberg Process (TIPs) you can easily isolate both effective and negative patterns subconsciously creating or shaping your behaviour and experience. Then It's Your Choice to embrace or resolve them for good. This book offers fascinating yet easy to apply concepts making transformation accessible and understandable to everyone. It provides real opportunity for success, healing and miraculous change. Annie Cap's discovery bridges the gap between our human day to day experience and what's now being proven in science, medicine, modern energy psychology (EP) and spiritual, universal communities (in epegenetics, quantum physics, molecular biology, neuro-science, Chinese Medicine, Acupunture). You'll learn how to use popular EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique aka 'tapping' or MTT, Meridian Tapping Techniques) with Cognitive Therapy (CBT)) and NLP (Neuro Linguistics Programming made popular by Paul Mckenna and the universal concept the Law of Attraction for fast and efficient results.