Happiness tips

   Tips for Stress free life  >  Expert Zone   > Happiness

       Happiness Tips by experts


Happiness Increases Longevity...Where Do We Find This Gift of Life?


According to U.S. research, you can add seven and a half years to your life just by being happy!

Backing this claim up is Laurie Hayes, Life Strategy Coach from Ontario, Canada who also states that genuine happiness is the key ingredient being sought after by most people who come to her.

Ms. Hayes has been working with people who have recognized this missing element in their lives and want to take corrective action towards a more meaningful, balanced existence.

"The pursuit of authentic happiness is an ongoing quest for many," says Laurie. "Some people believe that by earning more money, working longer hours, and taking on more and more responsibility, they will somehow reap big benefits that will in the end guarantee happiness. Unfortunately that just isn't the case, and research has now proven that the more comfortable life becomes, the more discontented and unfulfilled we become."

Incredibly, professional men and women polled in a recent U.S. study were rated to be unhappiest of all. Most attributed work pressures, the need to achieve, family responsibilities, social pressures, busy lifestyles and the absence of personal and reflective time to feelings of discontentment, detachment, anxiety and even depression.

Ms. Hayes says people often wait so long to do anything about these feelings that by the time they come to her they are out of sync, overwhelmed, feeling heavy and isolated, and that it's only through supportive, strategic life coaching they are able to learn how to live, laugh, play, and dream again.

Coaching used to be reserved for top-level executives, movie stars and large corporations, but is now being sought after by average, everyday people seeking positive life change. Already mainstream in the U.S., it is still relatively new in Canada. Coaching identifies core values, personal strengths and obstacles blocking people's happiness and provides the forum for planning and carrying out a plan to create desired results. Unlike therapy, it focuses on co-creating a desired future based upon the person's natural abilities and skills.

Laurie explains she got involved in helping people find their happiness because she lost herself many years ago.

"I know personally what it's like to become so wrapped up in one thing that everything and everyone else in life seems to disappear. I experienced it years ago while building my first business. I was so caught up in success and achievement that everything else took second place, and I lost everything that really mattered to me - my home, my partner, etc. Back then there wasn't such a thing as a life coach. I took a break, got my act together and reconstructed a more authentic and happy life. I learned a valuable lesson and now I want to do my bit to help others realize that they too can find happiness by not denying themselves. A lot of people don't have anyone to support and listen to them, and that's where I come in."

Thankfully, real happiness is attainable and doesn't have to come at the expense of something else. As a matter of fact, the source might be so close to us that we can't even see it! The secret of extended life might be right under our noses, only waiting to be discovered!

Laurie Hayes is one of Canada's leading Life Strategy Coaches. For private life coaching sessions, she can be contacted at (705) 560-0788 or by visiting http://www.wheretheheartis-lifecoaching.com


MORE RESOURCES:

See the complete list of Articles on Happiness here

Have a look at Best Selling Books on Happiness

 

Google

See also : Other articles on

Depression, Happiness, Humor, Inspirational, Motivation,
Positive Attitude
,  Meditation, Spirituality


 

Latest info on : Happiness

 


United Press International

Spirituality, not religion, makes kids happy
MSNBC - 10 hours ago
By LiveScience staff The link between spirituality and happiness is pretty well-established for teens and adults. More spirituality brings more happiness. ...
Study: Spirituality adds happiness to kids United Press International
all 4 news articles


The Tech Herald

Hacker used 'happiness' to access Twitter accounts
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jan 7, 2009
Happiness. The hack victim, a Twitter staffer who goes by the name Crystal on the social network, used that nine-letter word as the password for her account ...
Twitter hacked with 'happiness' MX Logic
Twitter Hacker Says Admin Password Was 'Happiness' Wired News
How They Did It: Britney's Vagina-Hacker Tells All Defamer.com
Heise Online - Softpedia
all 46 news articles


Huffington Post

The Balanced Life: Your Happiness Project -- Make a Joke of It
Huffington Post, NY - 7 hours ago
I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...


Changing the pursuit of happiness
Georgetown News Graphic, KY - 16 hours ago
And one thing I have learned is I believe what everyone wants is happiness. In fact, that is what the Constitution guarantees, or at least a pursuit of ...


New York Observer

Unsafe Sex
New York Observer, NY - 7 hours ago
Early on, one girl refers to a boy’s orgasm as “happiness.” Later, Natalie’s undemanding new boyfriend tells her he loves her, and proceeds to perform oral ...


Examiner.com

For Porter, NFL players, happiness is not a warm gun
Examiner.com - 12 hours ago
by Mark Knudson, Colorado Sports Examiner I have to admit it. I thought it was cool when Colorado State running back Gartrell Johnson did the chest bump ...


Spreading happiness with breezy jazz
Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA - Jan 8, 2009
It promotes happiness." Pizzarelli performed with the Long Beach Symphony Pops in the fall of 2007, but this time it will be just himself on guitar and ...


Buses Won't Buy Happiness
City Watch, CA - 21 hours ago
By Charles Tarlow In an article about mass transit (CityWatch: “Want More Riders? Offer a Better Ride”) the author suggests we should selectively increase ...


Drug sting nets five arrests
Montgomery Advertiser, AL - 11 hours ago
Undercover officers bought drugs from two residences on Happiness Avenue, according to police. Search warrants were served on both houses Thursday. ...
Multiple arrests in Montgomery drug operation WSFA
all 2 news articles


Ten Ways To Be Happier Now
Forbes, NY - Jan 8, 2009
It might seem that happiness is in short supply these days. Still-slumping housing prices, bleak consumer spending, high unemployment and a recession are ...

Happiness - Google News

Why not be an expert yourself  ?

 If you can write on any of the above topic, you are welcome to submit your
 articles in our database :

 Submit your article here   Our Article Area

You are here Home > Tips for Stress free Life > Useful articles on Meditation


| Meditation Article Home | All articles on Meditation-complete list 

 Main Home | | Meditation Corner

                |Health Tips  | Workplace Tips  | Soul Tips  |

Recommend us  |

 Books, DVDs and accessories on meditation & yoga  |

[About us] [Contact] [Privacy Policy]

Copyright 2006, Meditation is Easy.com, All rights reserved