The best leaders are the ones who show their true colors not during the banner years but during times of struggle.
Shawn AchorFocusing on the good isnโt just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. Itโs about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life.
Shawn AchorSo many people are struggling to create happiness while their brain is inundated by noise. If your brain is receiving too much information, it automatically thinks you're under threat and scans the world for the negative first. Because the brain is limited, whatever you attend to first becomes your reality.
Shawn AchorHappiness is a social creature. If you try to pursue it in a vacuum, it's very difficult to sustain it. But as soon as you get people focused on creating meaningful connections in the midst of their work, or increasing the meaning and depth of their relationships outside of work, we find happiness rising in step with that social connection.
Shawn Achor