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BLACK MTN NEWS: Shift into Better Health

Health & Wellness, RelationshipsBy Michelle GielanApril 9, 2014

Mary Anne Thomas | April 9, 2014 If you knew for certain that a simple exercise would bring you better health, would you do it? Probably not. In The Happiness Advantage, author Shawn Achor recounts a conversation he had with a leading CEO. Achor demonstrated with overwhelming research that writing down three good things a…

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Tech Cocktail: 3 Ways to Use Psychology to Reach Your Goals Faster

Business, Health & WellnessBy Michelle GielanMay 7, 2014

May 12, 2014 | Kira M. Newman for the National Edition When I picked up Shawn Achor’s book Before Happiness, I thought I was reading a book about positivity. It turns out, it’s also a book about success – and I shouldn’t have been surprised. Achor’s famous TED talk explains why our ideas about work…

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ASIA SPA MAGAZINE: Mind Redux

Business, Health & WellnessBy Michelle GielanMay 12, 2014

Andre Cooray | May/June 2014 Everyone has bad days, but if you can’t remember the last time you had a good one or feel like there is nothing to look forward to anymore (other than your next vacation), you might be due for a mental makeover. Sometimes the only thing holding us back from true  happiness, good health or reaching our life…

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IRISH INDEPENDENT: Work-life balance: Between a clock and a hard pace

Business, Health & WellnessBy Michelle GielanMay 18, 2014

Aine O’Connor | May 2014 How, they asked, was industry to remain profitable if workers were being paid more and working less? Proof was in the proverbial and within a few years they were following suit. Time and again, study after study has proven that shorter working weeks are more productive working weeks. It is…

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HUFF POST: Happiness Guaranteed: The Backwardness of the American Dream

Business, Health & WellnessBy Michelle GielanMay 30, 2014

Cosmin Gheorghe | May 29, 2014 It was my pleasure to chat today with another true culture change catalyst: Rich Sheridan, Cofounder and CEO at MenloInnovations and author of Joy, Inc.  There are four main issues that I take from my conversation with Rich, also reflected in some ways in Arianna Huffington’s latest book, Thrive: 1. Backwardness…

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FORBES: 8 Inner Keys To Greater Career Happiness and Success

Business, Health & Wellness, RelationshipsBy Michelle GielanMay 30, 2014

Kathy Caprino | May 29, 2014 Part of a series on The Happiness – Success Connection In the past eight years, I’ve heard from hundreds of professionals who’ve worked with other career coaches and consultants to no avail. They failed to generate the change or success they wanted, and wasted time, money and energy.  I…

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WASHINGTON POST: The Oprah-endorsed happiness guru and me

Health & Wellness, RelationshipsBy Michelle GielanMay 30, 2014

Rachel Dry| May 30, 2014 The happiness guru looks relaxed. His bright red shoes echo the brightness of Oprah’s pink shirt and the flowers behind them. It’s the sort of color palette that is either carefully planned or happens naturally when one of you is a happiness guru and the other one of you is Oprah. In…

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DAILY HERALD: Salem High students and faculty focusing on the positive

Health & Wellness, ParentingBy Michelle GielanJune 4, 2014

Shannon Poulsen | May 03, 2014   SALEM — As students at Salem Hills High School made their way down the hall past the school’s office, before changing to their next class, they were greeted by Principal Bart Perry, who gave them all high-fives as part of showing an act of kindness. It’s part of the new…

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Kids eBook Bestsellers.com: Ripple’s Effect

Health & Wellness, ParentingBy Michelle GielanJune 14, 2014

RIPPLE’S EFFECT by Shawn Achor and Amy Blankson: A Top Ten Favorite With Kindle Kids  Ripple’s Effect jumped to the number 3 spot in the Amazon Children’s section on Saturday, May 17th. It’s written by popular happiness researcher, author and speaker Shawn Achor and his sister, Amy Blankson. Shawn has been featured recently on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday sharing…

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REDBOOK: Don’t Sabotage Your Own Vacation

Health & Wellness, Travel & HappinessBy Michelle GielanJuly 14, 2014

ERIN ZAMMETT RUDDY | RedBook August 2014 Illustrations by Ben Wiseman THERE YOU are, with your butt finally planted on a sandy beach after months of feeling like you might explode if you don’t get away. You spot a smiling, sun-kissed man. Look, it’s your husband, standing in the frothy surf. He motions for you to join him, and…

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