Happiness is not the belief that we don’t need to change; it’s the realization that we can.Shawn Achor
The real story of happiness is that every person has a range of potential – in terms of intelligence, athletic ability, musicality, creativity, and more – and we are more likely to achieve the upper bounds of our brain’s potential when we’re feeling positive, rather than negative or neutral.Shawn Achor
Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.Shawn Achor
When our brains constantly scan for and focus on the positive, we profit from three of the most important tools available to us: happiness, gratitude, and optimism.Shawn Achor
Without action, knowledge is often meaningless. As Aristotle put it, to be excellent we cannot simply think or feel excellent, we must act excellently.Shawn Achor
The belief that success is a prerequisite for happiness that underpins so much of our thinking about happiness and self-worth is flawed.Shawn Achor
The lens through which your brain views the world that shapes your reality. And if we can change the lens, not only can we change your happiness, we can change every single educational and business outcome at the same time.Shawn Achor
The greatest competitive advantage in our modern economy is a positive and engaged workforce.Shawn Achor
Success without happiness relies on a world that is linear and predictable. But the minute the world becomes non-linear and unpredictable, that system fails.”Shawn Achor
Forcing positivity is a problem, not a solution. Genuine positivity and happiness follow naturally from positive behaviors and attitudes.Shawn Achor