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Happiness is facing your fears

13/01/2012 - According to The Happiness Institute, one of the more tangible ways in finding happiness is confronting your anxieties and fears. If someone is anxious about one particular situation or trigger (whether it be heights, closed spaces or confronting ...

Happiness is living mindfully

12/01/2012 - Relaxation, when practised and use appropriately, is a simple but important part of anyone’s efforts to boost their health, wellbeing and happiness. The Happiness Institute has recently been part of the new TV project show, Excess Baggage, ...

Happiness is moving towards the positive

11/01/2012 - The Happiness Institute discusses on how moving towards the positive is more motivating than avoiding the negative. This simple concept can be very powerful and could even be life changing. According to the positive psychology franchise, too many ...

The difference between acknowledging strengths and being arrogant

10/01/2012 - When it comes to positive psychology, The Happiness Institute explains on aspect on finding happiness – as opposed to overcoming distress – is identify and utilising one’s strengths. However many people struggle with this concept ...

5 reasons talking to others is good for your happiness

9/01/2012 - As recent project partners with the TV project Excess Baggage, The Happiness Institute was able to work closely with the contestants. After several weeks to get to know each other, the relationship between the contestants and The Happiness Institute ...

5 Friday Happiness tips from the Happiness Institute

2/12/2011 - Friday is a good reason for many individuals to smile and enjoy some happiness. The Happiness Institute likes to share their 5 happiness tips to help keep your positivity repertoire going: Enjoy the ride because no one knows what ...

The relationship between happiness and fear

1/12/2011 - The Happiness Institute explains discusses the relationship between happiness and fear. According to the positive psychology franchise, happiness and fear are tied together, in which fear is a normal human emotion that helps protect us from engaging ...

Happiness is getting on with life

17/11/2011 - The Happiness Institute says their positive psychology coaching is more than just about enjoying the times. Happiness is not about making as many good times as possible and pretending times are good when they are not. According to the positive psychology ...

The Happiness Institute offers their 10 top tips in surviving busy times

16/11/2011 - The busy period is coming soon for many individuals in both business and personal life. The Happiness Institute positive psychology franchises understand happiness could be particularly hard to hold on during these times.The Happiness Institute offers ...

The Happiness Institute asks readers their questions on happiness

4/11/2011 - The Happiness Institute had recently asked their readers an interesting question on twitter and facebook about their questions on happiness. Dr Happy, from the Happiness Institute positive psychology franchises, had asked on the two social media networks: ...

7 simple strategies to boost individual happiness

2/11/2011 - The Happiness Institute presents their 7 simple strategies to help individuals boost their own happiness. According to the positive psychology franchises, there are certain types of thoughts that help individuals cope and function throughout their ...

Promoting Happiness with Humour and Jokes

10/10/2011 - The Happiness Institute coaching franchises believe humour and making jokes in an individual’s daily life helps boost levels of happiness. Researchers from James Cook University in Carins, Queensland, had recently published an article on “Promoting ...

Top 10 Tips to Get Better Sleep

6/10/2011 - The Happiness Institute positive psychology franchises believe sleep deprivation has become a serious, but hidden epidemic. Most of an individual’s suffering stems from not getting enough sleep. Sleep deprivation significantly affects an individual’s ...

Finding Happiness in Negative Emotions

4/10/2011 - The Happiness Institute explains how negative emotions are not always ultimately bad for the individual. It is from these negative emotions that help one mature, learn and become stronger or wiser. A research conducted by the University of Texas had ...

7 Ways to Take Control of Your Happiness

30/09/2011 - There are times in life where one cannot take control of everything. However the Happiness Institute promotes that individuals should try taking control of their lives to help create happiness and a great life. The Happiness Institute presents their ...

7 Tips in Dealing with Stress from the Happiness Institute

29/09/2011 - Happiness is more than the emotion one feels when everything is going right. The Happiness Institute positive psychology franchises explain how it’s appropriate to experience “negative emotions” from time to time. However, to help achieve real and ...

Positive Emotions make up Happiness – The Happiness Institute

16/09/2011 - The Happiness Institute, an organisation of positive psychology franchises, says happiness is a positive emotion and so much more. Happiness as a positive emotion involves:Engagement with lifeUtilisation of strengthsBuilding positive relationships ...

Happiness from the Creative Arts – The Happiness Institute

15/09/2011 - The Happiness Institute, positive psychology franchises, focuses on the special link between creativity and happiness. When individuals partake in creative art hobbies, happiness is achieved. The Happiness Institute believes the arts ability to allow ...

10 Ways to Find Happiness by Doing Something, from the Happiness Institute

2/09/2011 - Thoughts and intentions are very important in finding happiness, however as the Happiness Institute states, this is only half the task because actions speak louder than words. Happy individuals are more likely to be “do-ers”, who translate their positive ...

10 Ways in Finding Happiness Without Doing Anything from the Happiness Institute

1/09/2011 - The Happiness Institute had recently received an email from a regular reader about maintaining happiness. This regular reader notes how she enjoys the benefits from the Happiness Institutes’ eNewsletters and posting on social network mediums, such ...

Workplace Happiness Courses offered by the Happiness Institute

26/08/2011 - Happy workers are productive workers, according to Tim Sharp founder and CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) of The Happiness Institute. The Happiness Institute are a positive psychology coaching franchises offers their short courses, for executives and ...

The Happiness Institute’s Guide in Choosing Happiness

24/08/2011 - The Happiness Institute, a positive psychology franchises, presents their guide on choosing happiness to be part of your everyday life. The positive psychology coaching franchises believe happiness is something one can choose. ClarityHappy people ...

Happiness Tips for the Broker Industry

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Feedback from The Happiness Diet group coaching program

14/04/2011 - The Happiness Institute are in the midst of their first Happiness Diet group coaching program and also have quite a few people working their way through the online version of the course which has also proved to be quite popular. Subsequently, the ...

The Happiness Institute discuss ‘hump day’ and happiness

4/04/2011 - Wednesday is the middle of the working week for most Australians. Some people call it ‘hump day’. The reason being that they probably feel that if they can get over the ‘hump’, then it will be a downhill run towards the weekend and the promise of fun. ...

The Happiness Institute's CHOOSE Model

31/03/2011 - The Happiness Institute, one of Australia’s leaders in positive psychology and the provision of coaching programs and materials, believes in a simple approach for achieving happiness in life. In short, they believe that happiness is something people ...

The Happiness Institute teach happiness strategies for a great life

29/03/2011 - The Happiness Institute offers positive psychology coaching courses to those wanting to improve their happiness and quality of life. Their flagship course, Happiness – Strategies for a Great Life, looks at a range of areas through which happiness ...

The Happiness Institute discuss positive psychology coaching

21/03/2011 - Many people ask ‘What is Positive Psychology?’ Answering this question is one of The Happiness Institute’s major goals. Labelling themselves as an Australian leader in positive psychology, The Happiness Institute aims to bring this relatively young school ...

Dr Sharp's thoughts on happiness at work

8/03/2011 - Dr Tim Sharp, Chief Happiness Officer of The Happiness Institute, claims that there are many good reasons why happiness at work should be considered a priority by all involved, including both employers and employees. Research clearly suggests, for ...

Founder of The Happiness Institute contemplates learning happiness through teaching happiness

24/02/2011 - Dr Tim Sharp, founder of The Happiness Institute, is always busy writing, speaking and doing all manner of Happiness Institute related activities and tasks. However, he also devotes some of his time to one of his greatest passions, which is coaching ...

The Happiness Institute launches The Happiness Diet online

1/02/2011 - Professor Timothy Sharp, founder of The Happiness Institute, developed The Happiness Diet, which he claims is a revolutionary method for tackling unhealthy eating habits and weight management that utilises the principles of positive psychology. The ...

Online Version of The Happiness Diet to be released in 2011

12/01/2011 - The Happiness Diet, the latest positive psychology coaching program developed by Dr Tim Sharp, founder of The Happiness Institute, will be available in an online version early this year. Dr Sharp claims that The Happiness Diet is an exciting new approach ...

New SBS documentary House of Food Obsessives to feature The Happiness Institute’s Dr Tim Sharp

8/12/2010 - Founder of The Happiness Institute, Dr Tim Sharp, will be appearing on Australian TV screens this December in a new two-part SBS documentary titled House of Food Obsessives. In this unique presentation, Dr Sharp attempts to transform the way a group ...

The Happiness Institute launches newest positive psychology program, The Happiness Diet

2/12/2010 - The latest positive psychology coaching program to be developed by Dr Tim Sharp and the team at The Happiness Institute was officially launched in mid October. The Happiness Diet is, they say, a revolutionary idea that is somewhat about eating and ...

The Happiness Institute’s community of positive psychology licencees grows

1/12/2010 - In just over 18 months, The Happiness Institute has established a network of positive psychology licencees in four locations across Australia, and anticipates that two rural practices will join its growing ranks in the near future. Most current licencees ...

Positive psychology expert Dr Timothy Sharp contemplates the secret to happiness

11/11/2010 - Everyone can have more happiness in their lives if they focus on the right things, says Dr Timothy Sharp, positive psychology expert and Chief Happiness Officer of The Happiness Institute. Dr Sharp suggests seven things individuals can direct more ...

The Happiness Institute extends message of positive psychology with ‘The Happiness Diet’

21/10/2010 - Professor Timothy Sharp, positive psychology expert and founder of The Happiness Institute, has recently designed a new program, The Happiness Diet. Due to launch in October at an information seminar, The Happiness Diet offers a unique strategy for ...

Dr Happy delivers the message of The Happiness Institute life coaching franchises at the Opera House

30/08/2010 - Professor Timothy Sharp is a well-known leader of positive psychology in Australia, and the head of The Happiness Institute life coaching franchises. In July, Professor Sharp, otherwise known as Dr Happy, got together with his good friend, musician ...

Promote positive psychology with The Happiness Institute business coaching franchises

4/08/2010 - The Happiness Institute business coaching franchises deliver courses and training based in the principles of positive psychology. Dedicated to promoting these principles in Australia, programs, courses and materials provided by The Happiness Institute ...

The Happiness Institute highlights the benefits of licencing

13/07/2010 - Some psychology or coaching practice franchise models can at times be rigid. Those who purchase one are often not able to use intellectual property from other sources, and are required to follow a strict and in depth number of rules and regulations. ...

The Happiness Institute offers training in Positive Psychology Coaching in Sydney and Melbourne

9/07/2010 - In 2003, Professor Tim Sharp founded The Happiness Institute, a corporate coaching practice dedicated to promoting the principals of positive psychology. Positive psychology is a growing discipline that focuses on increasing happiness and well-being ...

The Happiness Institute continually develops its Intellectual Property

7/07/2010 - When a coaching service or a psychology practice purchase intellectual property from The Happiness Institute, they are not only buying a multi-faceted quality product, but also one that is constantly growing, as the Institute adds to their library of ...

The Happiness Institute’s principles come from the father of positive psychology

17/06/2010 - At 67, Martin Seligman is the father of positive psychology and he is still energetically injecting his academic work into just about any arena of society. The basis of positive psychology is that too much emphasis is often placed on fixing what is flawed ...

The Happiness Institute licensees are kicking goals

15/06/2010 - Professor Timothy Sharp founded The Happiness Institute in 2003 after building a successful clinical psychology practice. The Happiness Institute is a corporate coaching practice dedicated to promoting the principals of positive psychology. In ...

The Happiness Institute asks the right questions about happiness

25/05/2010 - The Happiness Institute was founded by Professor Timothy Sharp in 2003 and promotes positive psychology within Australia by using principles from basic workshops, seminars and executive coaching. The Happiness Institute coaching services ...

Is happiness the next big business issue asks The Happiness Institute

17/05/2010 - Executive coaching and facilitation have become an important consideration in the corporate sector for the development of leadership and staff. At The Happiness Institute it is believed that having happy staff is highly correlated with productivity. ...

The Happiness Institute expands to the West Coast

28/04/2010 - Since introducing franchising in 2006, and then switching to a more flexible licensing model in 2009, The Happiness Institute is pleased to announce the recruitment of a Perth based licensee. This means that the business coaching network will ...

The Happiness Institute on Facebook

16/04/2010 - Positive psychology coaching company, The Happiness Institute launched its Facebook fan page in early 2010 and after just three months has attracted almost 900 fans. Since 2003, after founding The Happiness Institute, Professor Tim Sharp has devoted ...

Half day seminar offered by The Happiness Institute

12/04/2010 - The Happiness Institute helps to enhance happiness and assist people in living their best life via coaching, workshops, products, seminars and corporate events. Additionally, they endeavour to spread the message of Positive Psychology by allowing ...

The Happiness Institute – Getting Positivity out there

12/04/2010 - Well known leader of Positive Psychology in Australia, Professor Timothy Sharp has written several successful books on the topic. These books include The Happiness Handbook 100 Ways to Happiness 100 Ways to Happy Children The Good Sleep GuideProf. ...

Licensing opportunities available from The Happiness Institute

6/04/2010 - Founded by esteemed clinical and coaching psychologist Professor Timothy Sharp in 2003, The Happiness Institute has helped to enhance happiness and assist people in living their best life via coaching, workshops, products, seminars and corporate ...

Positive perseverence and appropriate retreat

10/10/2008 - I was recently reminded of that fact that there's a reason we, in Australia, have an emu and a kangaroo on our coat of arms - and that's supposedly because neither of these animals can step backwards.Not taking a backwards step is typically seen as a ...

Life's a roller-coaster

10/10/2008 - Have you ever imagined a movie in which everything went perfectly and the main characters didn't just live happily ever after but lived their whole lives happily every before? Have you ever watched your favourite sporting team have an overwhelmingly ...

The Silent and Deadly Virus

9/10/2008 - If you discovered that a damaging virus was spreading through your organisation’s IT system, causing immeasurable and irreparable damage to your files, leading to lost productivity and wasted resources, what would you do?What if you discovered that this ...

Deal with adversity

9/10/2008 - Some time ago my wife went away for a long weekend with some childhood girlfriends, and I'm pleased to say that I thoroughly enjoyed doing a few extra ‘daddy duties’. One morning while she was away, after dropping my daughter at school and waiting until ...

Happiness: hard facts, half-truths and absolute nonsense

9/10/2008 - I spend much of my time talking about happiness and as part of this, I spend much of my time busting common myths and misconceptions about happiness. If we don't properly understand what happiness is (as well as what it isn't) then we're always going ...

The only constant is change

8/09/2008 - You've probably all heard that saying, that change is the only constant, and many of you would also have read books like "Who Moved my Cheese".Despite know that change will happen and is happening it is, however, still challenging to deal with change ...

Making the most of life by overcoming fear and worry

8/09/2008 - This week's tip focuses on strategies for overcoming that enemy of happiness - worry! Along with some of my other recent tips, you can find a version of this along with many other powerful strategies, in my new book..."100 Ways to Happiness: a guide ...

What does work mean to you?

8/09/2008 - Research suggests that those workers who're happiest and most engaged in their jobs are clear about the purpose and meaning of what they do. Imagine if everyone in your organisation was crystal clear about the contribution they make and the ultimate ...

Your people are your greatest resource...sometimes!

8/09/2008 - You've probably heard the saying that the greatest resource within any organisation is its people and you'll probably be somewhat surprised to hear me say that I don't entirely agree with this!In short, I don't believe that all your people are your best ...

Happiness for busy people

8/09/2008 - Much has been written on happiness in recent years, and although I'm fully prepared to admit my bias I know I'm not alone in thinking that most of it is fascinating stuff. However, it can also be quite academic and at times overly theoretical; most of ...

You can have your cake and eat it too!

8/09/2008 - Hi there and welcome back to another PEP-up...our short, sharp articles for those interested in applying the principles positive psychology in the workplace. Today, Dr. Sharp writes again and his focus is on having it all - that is, happiness and productivity ...

100 Ways to Happiness: a guide for busy people

5/09/2008 - Dr. Sharp's latest book ("100 Ways to Happiness: a guide for busy people") has proven very popular, especially in the corporate market. As the title suggests, it's specifically written for busy people who want quick, practical tips. It is, therefore, ...

Happiness Awards for Each Day - the Happiness Institute

30/07/2008 - I recently read about a strategy for increasing happiness each and every day. Quite simply, it begins with choosing a theme for the day such as gratitude or hope or love. Once chosen, the challenge is to focus on this theme as much as possible and to ...

How to be on when you want to be on...and off when you want to be off!

30/07/2008 - What could be more important than having a fully engaged workforce and being fully focused yourself? How good would it be if you, and all your staff and collegues were committed, engaged and willing & able to do what it takes and to go the extra ...

Prepare for Happiness: The Happiness Institute

29/07/2008 - Although I now practice mostly as a positive psychology coach and consultant I still remember much of my days as a clinical psychologist and I still find most of what I learned while studying clinical psychology to be useful in my current roles. Among ...

Beware the busy trap: The Happiness Institute

28/07/2008 - I recently read an article from the Harvard Business Review library titled “Beware the Busy Manager”. Among other things, the article noted that in many companies only 10% of managers actually move the company forward. It then claimed that although ...

A positive approach to stress at work

24/06/2008 - By Timothy Sharp Have you ever worked with someone who is constantly sniping at others? who is always focusing on what’s going wrong; who only seems to be able to see negativity everywhere; and who sucks the life out of you and all your colleagues? Isn’t ...

Pacing your way through life

24/06/2008 - Hello again and welcome back to free weekly tips from www.makingchanges.com.au. We hope you're enjoying these weekly mailings and invite you to forward these on to anyone you think might be interested (and if you're receiving this from someone else ...

The Happiness Institute franchise offers expert advisory services

30/11/2007 - The Happiness Institute franchise is a provider of a range of services that are aimed at enhancing happiness in the lives of individuals. The advisory business provides number of proven and effective programmes and products that are sure to make customers ...

Franchisee selection process in business coaching from The Happiness Institute franchise

30/11/2007 - The Happiness Institute franchise starts off with a meeting of key personnel that include the most relevant managers of the organisation. The business coaching franchise meets the ‘in charge’ of HR and Recruitment, or any other person who is responsible ...

Opportunities in business coaching from The Happiness Institute franchise

30/11/2007 - The vision of The Happiness Institute franchise is to become the pre-eminent life coaching organisation in the country of Australia. The advisory business aims to achieve this by developing an extensive network of well-qualified coaches whose focus would ...

The Happiness Institute franchise offers attractive proposals for franchising in the field of coaching

30/11/2007 - The Happiness Institute franchise is an ideal business opportunity for people looking for an attractive business model with freedom and flexibility. The coaching franchise offers uncapped earning potential, ongoing support and mentoring, a good industry ...

The Happiness Institute franchise enhances happiness through coaching sessions

30/11/2007 - The Happiness Institute franchise not only works towards alleviating the suffering of those in distress, but devotes its energies for enhancing happiness. The advisory business houses an energetic team of happy and caring professionals who help Dr. Happy ...

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