Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Welcome to Chapter 1 of Happiness Habitudes!

    • Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful!

    • More Happy Days

    • Meet Your Course Author and Coach

    • Positive Psychology Acknowledges You Do Pretty Well Already

    • Course Overview

    • The Happiness Advantage

    • Discover Your Signature Strengths

    • Too Much of Anything is Too Much

    • Chapter 1 Main Points

    • Complete Chapter 1 - Email your coach

  2. 2
    • Chapter 2 Broaden and Build Positive Emotions

    • Defining "happiness"

    • Can You Stand Good Times?

    • We Have Success and Happiness Backwards

    • Happy Brains Rock

    • The Surprising Science of Happiness

    • Living in the Present

    • Broaden and Build Your Positive Emotions

    • Optional Video - More from Dr. Dan Gilbert

    • Main Points from Chapter 2

    • Complete Chapter 2 - Please email your coach

  3. 3
    • Welcome to Chapter 3!

    • Some Bounce, Others Shatter

    • When at Loose Ends...

    • What Resilience Is and Isn't

    • Building Resilience on the Fly

    • Keys to Resilience: Mindset Matters

    • Keys to Resilience - Connection

    • Keys to Resilience - Physical Health

    • Keys to Resilience - Taking Action Selectively

    • Keys to Resilience - Growth Mindset

    • Talk Nice to Yourself

    • It is a Strength to Ask for Help

    • Chapter 3 Take-Aways

    • Complete Chapter 3 - Email your Coach

  4. 4
    • Welcome to Chapter 4!

    • Harvard's Study on Well-being

    • Three Powerful Points

    • Conflict in Relationships - The Four Horsemen

    • 1. Criticism

    • 2. Contempt

    • 3. Defensiveness

    • 4. Stonewalling

    • Emotional Bank Accounts

    • Emotional Bank Accounts at Home

    • Differences Between Relationship Masters and Relationship Disasters

    • Chapter 4 Take-aways

    • Complete Chapter 4 - Please Email Your Coach

  5. 5
    • Welcome to Chapter 5!

    • More Ways to Change Your Mind for Good

    • An Intro to Learned Optimism

    • How Pessimists and Optimists Are Very Different

    • Optimists Tend to do Better

    • Measure Your Level of Optimism Today

    • Increase Your Optimism - New Beliefs for Responses

    • Increase Your Optimism - Look for Small Goods and Silver Linings

    • Increase Your Optimism - Listen to Your Choice of Words

    • Increase Your Optimism - Surround Yourself with Optimistic People

    • Increase Your Optimism - Expect Ups and Downs

    • Increase Your Optimism - Look for Inspiration

    • Increase Your Optimism - Live with Hope

    • Increase Your Optimism - Focus on Now

    • The Goal Isn't to be Optimistic 100% of the time.

    • Open Your Eyes - Recognize Meaning

    • The Same Situation May Have Different Meanings

    • Stages of Adversity - A Surprising 6th Stage

    • Chapter 5 Take-aways

    • Email your Coach to Complete Chapter 5

  6. 6
    • Welcome to Chapter 6!

    • Accomplishment, Hope and Tenacity

    • Do You Have Focus Issues?

    • Two Main Reactions to Challenges

    • Focus on Balance

    • Does all of Your Busy-ness Make Sense

    • Human Being vs Human Doing

    • Start with "Why"

    • Capture Your Goals

    • The Power of Three Provides Focus

    • Getting Real - Focus and Accomplishment

    • Debriefing

    • Tips for Accomplishment and Focus

    • More Tips for Accomplishment and Focus

    • Even More Tips for Accomplishment and Focus

    • Procrastination

    • Success, stress, and suffering don't have to go hand in hand

    • Chapter 6 Take-aways

    • Complete Chapter 6 - Please Email Your Coach

  7. 7
    • Welcome to Chapter 7!

    • What Forgiveness Is and Is Not.

    • Big Ideas About Forgiveness

    • Relations Circling the Drain

    • Why Brother to Forgive?

    • How to Move on, Let go and Leave Your Past Behind

    • Poisonous Thoughts

    • Your Forgiveness Self-Assessment

    • Reconciliation is Possible

    • Forgiveness is Finding Peace

    • How to Forgive

    • Forgiveness Requires Gratitude

    • Chapter 7 Take-aways

    • Complete Chapter 7 - Please Email Your Coach

  8. 8
    • Welcome to Chapter 8!

    • Gratitude is a Game-changer!

    • Defining Gratitude

    • What are the Benefits?

    • The Power of Gratitude

    • Awe - Gratitude on Steroids

    • Contentment

    • What Takes Away from Gratitude? Comparisons.

    • What Doesn't Create Gratitude? Perfection.

    • The News Media and The Pandemic

    • Be a Gratitude Leader!

    • Three Good Things - A Gratitude Practice

    • Building Your Gratitude Practice

    • It's Time to Begin Wrapping Up the Course

    • A Powerful List of Happiness Habitudes

    • Happiness Habitudes 1-10

    • Happiness Habitudes 11-20

    • Happiness Habitudes 21-30

    • Happiness Habitudes 31-40

    • Happiness Habitudes 41-50

    • Happiness Habitudes 51-60

    • Happiness Habitudes 61-70

    • Happiness Habitudes 71+

    • Happiness Habitudes 71+

    • Your Graduation Speech

    • Your Graduation Song

    • Do More of What it is You do Well!

    • Final Email to Your Coach - Course Evaluation