Instead of running from the negative, I've started running towards the positive.

Starting our day off with a dose of negativity can have lasting effects.

Surfing the web often comes at the cost of face-to-face time with friends and family.

Change your story, change your power.

Following celebrities or people you don't regularly see in person often doesn't add to our happiness. The best use of social media is to deepen existing close relationships or create new ones.

I think there is little harm in venting here and there about things, as we are all human, and it is good to express emotions.

My big "double-aha" moment came while anchoring the national news at CBS News. It was at the height of the recession, and on top of the usual negative stories, my newscasts became full of especially heart wrenching stories of people losing their homes, jobs, and retirement savings. Starting the morning off like that could leave even the most optimistic person feeling helpless and hopeless. The lightning bolt came when we changed how we talked about the negative.