The Science of Happiness: Your Happiness Set Point

smiling mother daughter thumb The Science of Happiness: Your Happiness Set Point Did you inherit your happiness or unhappiness from your parents?

Researchers have determined that up to 50% of our happiness level is genetic.  That is, we have a happiness set point or baseline that originated from one or both of our biological parents.  Half of your happiness level is preset!

Does this mean that if you had unhappy parents that you are doomed to a sad life?  Not in the …

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The Science of Happiness: Intentional Activities To Be Happier

looking smiling The Science of Happiness: Intentional Activities To Be Happier Are you doing the right things to make yourself happier?

We all want to be happy.  We want to feel good about ourselves and our lives.  However, even though we have the power to attain happiness, we usually go about it in the wrong way.  We pursue the wrong things.

In general, most of us have been conditioned to believe that positive events such as job promotions, financial windfalls, …

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The Science of Happiness: How To Get The Most Out Of Life

girl smiling The Science of Happiness: How To Get The Most Out Of Life Are you using the right approach to get the most out of life?

Many of us are just spinning our wheels in the way we pursue life.  We want to be happy and we continually try to get what we want, but life just seems to always leave us feeling a little empty.

The good news is that there is a scientific approach to solving this dilemma!  If we apply …

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