TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR EASY NAVIGATION/READING
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER TO CREATE HAPPINESS

While you can pick and choose pieces to read, I recommend that you read these in the order presented here, as if you were reading a book.  Where a section is referred to, go to that section and read the overview and decide if and when you'll return - as each are very worthwhile.

































LIKE A BOOK

Read in order of the table of contents and you'll be "reading a book" - and be smarter for it at the end.

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KEY DISCUSSION PIECES

Happiness Discussion, Introduction - The Road To Happiness For Life 
The One Decision - Make this decision for guaranteed happiness.
The Only Path To Happiness - 8 Factors
Maximize Happiness Via Values - Life is a product of what you value.  Be clear on these.
Brief Overview of Happiness: What It Is, What Causes It... - Essential to understanding how to be happy.  Two pages.
How To Be Happy - The Simplified Page 
How To Become More Happy - The Main Module - Read as a "booklet"; 29 pages.
    Perspective On Life - A Picture/Summary - Overview on Creating Happiness -
       "Context" and viewpoint vs. "contents", understand this.
Reconstruct Your Mindset For Greater Happiness  - What produces the "happiness gap"; adjust the unrealistic expectations and one's self evaluation.
      The Attributes Of Happy And Unhappy People   
Key Module: Key Thoughts And Behaviors To Choose To Attain Personal Happiness And Peace - Stage I - Getting clear about control, problem focus, quieting the mind, judgmentSetting clear standards, re-choosing thoughts, learning. 19 pages

Excellent Resource:  Free online copy of book, excellent site, excellent depth: 
          You Can Choose To Be Happy   My page on this resources and what to do.
HAPPINESS PRODUCERS

OVERALL

What The Happiness Producers Are - And Which You Choose - 7 pages, picking what works!
Happy People Contrasted To Unhappy
    - What They Think And Do 
Happiness Adders -  One page overview
The Positivity Ratio - A must!
Eight Steps To Happiness - Do these.
Increasing The Net Feel Good - What will have you feel best over the long term
Examples Of Philosophies Of Happy People - This leaves lots of clues for you.
The Happiness Practices
    Theme Days
Attaining Peace And Happiness - Stage I -Key Thoughts And Behaviors To Choose - 19 page booklet leading to understanding and making clear choices and commitments.
Happy No Matter What


SPECIFIC


Intelligent OPTIMISM - Not pie in the sky, just good workable thinking and viewpoints.
Use Of Your APTITUDES, Talents, And Signature Strengths - Needed for long term "gratification"
Happiness Factors Change When   
   Enlightened - From Dependence To
   Cause 

The "Sub-Booklets" - The sections to read to learn and implement the pieces:

GRATITUDE: A Vital Component Of Happiness - Read overview, come back
and develop this.  (This equals "have".)
See the exercises in What To Be Grateful For.

Thought CALMING - Stressful thoughts happen to human beings; we must
master their management! (And change the thoughts so we don't need calming!)


PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION

Formulate A Strong Base:

BELIEF Upgrading - Section - Read
  the overview, then harvest the 
  incredible freedom and benefits
       EMPOWERING STATEMENTS  
             Affirmations
   Managing And Eliminating FEAR -
       Changes the quality of your life,
       dramatically!


STRONG LIFE PHILOSOPHY - The foundation for a great life - and also psychological peace!  More on specific factors
    Acceptance of reality 
     No Blame - Reasoning For
 
Strong STANDARDS AND VALUES - Set in writing, help direct your path, and to make life easier and more valuable.

CHARACTER - Essential 




TESTS, PLANS, PROGRAMS, TOOLS


HAPPINESS TESTS - Where are you?  A simple, quick test, plus others. 

 

THE HAPPINESS PLAN

Notes For The Happiness Plan - Use this to help you be complete and competent in the skill of happiness.


LEARNING PROGRAM:

Establishing One's Perspective For Greater Happiness - What to read and study, do daily or as needed.


EXERCISES TO INCREASE HAPPINESS - The "doables" that lead to installing happiness.


KEY TOOLS:

Happiness Overview And Reminders - To frame and look at often.
Reminders Notebook - A central tool to use daily, weekly, periodically - to ground, remind, and install the understanding and memory of what produces happiness.


RESOURCES:  WEBSITES, BOOKS


Websites:

The Happiness Operating Principles - From the "Executive Happiness Coach", to follow in your life.

 

HAPPINESS REDUCERS

How To Create Unhappiness - Are you good at this?  Want to get even better?
     The Unhappiness Gap
     Roadblocks To Happiness - 3 pages,
        moving from childish "demands" and
        practices to what works. 
Inappropriate CONTROL - So much wasted time and effort.  A major happiness affector.
The Role Of EXPECTATIONS in Life & Relationships