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Taxes, Happiness, and Unhappiness

January 4, 2010 by James Maule with 314 views

Thanks to a tip from Paul Caron's TaxProf blog posting, I turned my attention to a Wall Street Journal Opinion article, Are Taxes the Root of Unhappiness?. The article looks at a new study reported in Science magazine that ranked state populations based on happiness levels. The study reported in Science magazine took data from a recent... [read more]

Employee Engagement & Happy Work

August 7, 2009 by David Zinger with 130 views

Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, a father-son wrote an exceptional book about happiness, Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Many of the experts on happiness are claiming it is one of the best, if not the best, book ever written on the subject. Here is a very intriguing snippet from Gretchen Rubin’s interview... [read more]

A little thing called happiness

July 16, 2009 by David Ronick with 206 views

When you start a new business, you are making a serious commitment. You’ll be living, breathing, thinking and talking about it ad nauseam for years to come. So, be sure it’s a fit with what makes you happy. Speaking of which, ever stop to think about what truly makes you happy? One person who has done a lot of thinking about happiness... [read more]

Dreams Deferred

April 26, 2009 by JimBenson with 149 views

Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it... [read more]

Happiness, Satisfaction, & Change: Day 2

February 5, 2008 by Steve Roesler with 66 views

This article is the forty-first in a series about Change from Steve Roesler. Movement, Contentment, and the Seasons of Your Life How do you view Happiness and Change? Come on and join me as the series continues to unfold! Link to original post [read more]

Happiness is a Business Decision

November 14, 2007 by AlexanderMuse with 43 views

Most people don’t realize that happiness is a decision. Think about it, the hundreds of decisions you make each day can lead to happiness, sadness or more frequently something in between. When you run your own business the people you decide to do business with can have a big impact on your happiness. When I was a young sales guy I... [read more]

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