"A Review of the Book - The How of Happiness"

The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky

This is the best single book about positive psychology to have on your shelf. “Is it possible to become happier?” and “Why does it matter?” Sonja Lyubomirsky, the author explains why taking action to be happier is not a silly goal, though construction of happiness is a better description than pursuit. She argues that one’s happiness is about 50% determined by genetics (the happiness set point).

Then only about 10% is determined by the things we tend to pursue in the name of happiness: life circumstances such as wealth, possessions, occupation, living conditions, family relationships, church membership. The remaining 40% is determined by habits, behaviors, and thought patterns that we can directly address with intentional action. She argues that it is much more fruitful to address the 40% associated with our own behavior than it is to pursue the 10% associated with life circumstances.

The above video is about Dr. Goeglein (also known as Dr. Success) reviews Sonja Lyubomirsky book "The How of Happiness." De Goeglein is a well known public speaker, a multi-media expert in Positive Psychology and a regular contributor to KATZ TV’s AM Arizona, hosted by Tonya Mock and Lew Rees. She has also been a counselor and personal mentor to over forty top CEO’s of privately held companies, and was recently awarded The Making a Difference for Women Award 2009 by the Central Yavapai Sunrise Soroptimist (Arizona) Organization. This award honors women who, through their professional or personal efforts, are making extraordinary differences in the lives of women or girls.      

A Review of the Book - The How of Happiness
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At What Age Are You A Senior?   
Jean Madison

"You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope and as old as your despair".


Most Seniors have seen hard times at one time or another in their lives. They have had to struggle financially to care for their families or they have lost close family members or have suffered grave illness of family members or themselves. They know the reality of how fast the good times can disappear. Through the years they have gained enormous knowledge, often from their own experience and perseverance rather than from education and training. Where youth pays huge fees to get an education, the years accumulated by Seniors can be equal in value.

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Their most precious commodity now is Time. Not even youth knows how much more time they are allotted but Seniors certainly know that theirs is limited and now is not the time to worry about how much is remaining but to remember that the future still comes to them one day at a time and it is up to them to live each one to the fullest.


There are many projects that Seniors from 50 up are able to accomplish and we have only to look at the internet to see all the hundreds of work-at-home projects offered. The list goes on from learning to cook or play a musical instrument, to making money at internet marketing online with some of the dozens of programs offered, or getting paid to type or do data entry via the internet. The internet certainly offers a mosaic of ideas and money making work-at-home opportunities.

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Regardless of whether Seniors need to make a living or just entertain themselves to keep busy, the underlying goal should be to find happiness in thir work. Happiness is a way of life. George Bernard Shaw wrote "We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than we have to consume wealth without producing it". Happiness is meant to be enjoyed, not someday in the future, but today - Now!.


Happiness is being true to yourself
Happiness is keeping busy
Happiness is accepting the inevitable
Happiness is ones work and family life
Happiness and health are closely related
True happiness is making others happy
Remember, your financial Past does not have to be your Financial Future!


Age is a quality of mind.
If you have left your dreams behind,
If hope is cold and you no longer plan ahead,
If your ambitions are all dead,
Then you are Old.
But if you make of life the best
And in your life you still have zest,
If you hold love no matter how the years go by
No matter how the birthdays fly,


You are NOT old!


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The teenagers of the Just Wait Teen™ program  are exposed to the information and research concerning their Happiness, their Temperaments, their Talents, their Attributes, their Gifts and how to maintain long term relationships. The Just Wait Teen™ program  is life enhancing program, not a substance rehabilitation program. Although its' objective is to give the teens tools and understandings to reach 21 years - substance free.

This Program was developed by the Just Wait Foundation a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco problems among teenagers. The Foundation provides one-year scholarships (two semesters) at a Community College or $1000 award to teens that completes the 4 year Just Wait Teen™ Positive Youth Development Program, obtains a GED, or graduates from high school - alcohol, tobacco, and drug free. The Just Wait Foundation has arranged to use of 80 acres to raise fruit and vegetables to finance the scholarships

We offer free training for any person or group that wants to start this program in their community.

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