Issue #108, April 29 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Happiness seems so simple - babies experience it. Yet happiness often eludes us. We seem to have more important things to do. Read on as Sandy Krot describes what else comes with happiness and why we might want to just be happy. All of us at Insight Principles Be Happy The purpose of life is to live and be happy. Sydney Banks A mentor and friend to us all at Insight Principles is a man named Sydney Banks. I often listen to his recordings and read (re-read) his books. I recently heard
Issue #105, January 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We hope that 2022 has begun well for you. This month’s newsletter is about happiness. Remember that feeling? Happiness seemed nearly ever-present when we were very young and now can be all too fleeting. Read on as Cheryl Bond shares how we innocently limit our experience of happiness. All of us at Insight Principles Conditional Happiness We’re all familiar with the conditions we set for happiness: I’ll be happy when I lose weight I’ll be happy when I get married -- or divorced I’ll be happy when I have a better job,
Issue #104, December 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This is our final newsletter of 2021. We could think of no better way to end the year than to share a vital and hopeful message from our friends and colleagues at One Solution Global. There are thousands of people all over the globe who are sharing an understanding of the mind with a wide variety of audiences. One of our favorites is the Chicago-based but globally-focussed non-profit organization, One Solution Global. Please check out their work here, https://onesolutionglobal.org/. They’re having a fundraiser between now and Jan 31st with matching donations and
Issue #103, November 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Here in the US, we just celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving. This holiday involves hanging out with family and friends and eating good food. But this day is also when we take a moment to appreciate the riches in our life. Read on as Sandy Krot shares her thoughts on Gratitude. “You aren’t grateful because you’re happy. You are happy because you’re grateful.” This declaration struck me when I heard a colleague share it on her podcast. We are accustomed to feeling grateful for specifics - sunny days, good meals, promotions, etc.
Issue #56, April 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Welcome to Insights and Implications. This month we cover some very intriguing psychological research that adds additional perspective to the principles behind how the mind works. Happy Spring! All of us at Insight Principles The "Happiness Advantage" Can being happy actually boost your performance? The answer is a resounding yes, according to the latest psychological research. Here are just some of the findings: 75% of job success is predicted by optimism level, while IQ level predicts job success only 25% of the time. People who are in a positive state compared to those
