Bridget Grenville-Cleave

A Practical Guide

Positive Psychology

Presents a guide to the principles of positive psychology, describing such techniques as building helpful relationships, fostering engagement or flow, improving motivation, and setting up realistic personal goals.

Introducing Positive Psychology

Vanessa King

Sue Roffey

Felicia Huppert

David Roffey

Marten de Vries

Dora Gudmundsdottir

This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live in. Our hope is to provoke conversation, and gently challenge possibly long-held views, beliefs, and ideologies about the way the world works and the people in that world. Written by eminent researchers and experienced practitioners, the book explores the principles that underpin living well, and gives examples of how this can be achieved not just in our own lives, but across communities and the planet we share. Chapters cover the stages of life from childhood to ageing, the foundations of everyday flourishing, including health and relationships, and finally wellbeing in the wider world, addressing issues such as economics, politics and the environment. Based in the scientific evidence of what works and supported by illustrations of good practice, this book is both ambitious and aspirational. The book is designed for a wide audience - anyone seeking to create positive change in the world, their institutions or communities.

How Positive Psychology Can Build a Brighter Future

Creating the World We Want to Live in

Jonathan Passmore

Social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo are going from strength to strength - used by every member of the population under the age of 30, and now extending rapidly into higher age brackets. These sites are developing ever wider applications, and are often used for business as well as purely social purposes. This book explains how the networking process works, and demonstrates how it can be used to promote career and business success. The areas covered include: the use of online profiles and profiling for networking, recruitment, and business communication purposes; techniques to build online personal and business brands; the use of networks for coaching purposes; the use of online word-of-mouth to promote goods and services; and much, much more

The Facebook Manager

Ilona Boniwell

This affirmative, interactive guide features 100 pieces of scientifically proven advice to empower your understanding of happiness. It shows you how to take charge of your choices, habits, relationships, environment, and self-perception to find fulfillment. From aligning your values with your actions, to engaging with nature, to experiencing the cathartic effects of tears, Live Happy will inspire a positive outlook. Get tips on how to Embrace your emotions Eat yourself healthy Improve your mental wellbeing Engage with the world Accept the unchangeable Develop your resilience Show your gratitude End experiences on a high

100 Simple Ways to Fill Your Life with Joy

Live Happy

Part self-help book, part psychology primer, this book features 100 pieces of advice on what will and will not lead to a life of contentment. A distillation of the latest research into happiness, this is a guide to the tools and strategies most likely to make you happy.

Expert Advice to Feed Your Mind, Body and Soul

100 Ways to Happiness

Positive psychologists seek to find and nurture genius and talent, and to make normal life more fulfilling, rather than treat mental illness.This Practical Guide explores how we can all have a "life of enjoyment", in which we savour the positive emotions that are part of healthy living; a "life of engagement" where we feel confident we can tackle the tasks we face; and a ‘life of affiliation’, being part of something larger than ourselves.Free of jargon but full of straightforward advice, case studies and step-by-step instructions, this is the perfect concise start to making your life better.

Achieve Lasting Happiness

A Practical Guide to Positive Psychology

Dave Robinson

Tessa Watt

David Price

Clair Pollard

John Karter

Elaine Iljon Foreman

Neil Shah

Alison Price

Dianne Lowther

Introducing Practical Guides: With 28 titles already in the series, these user-friendly, jargon-free books are written by established experts in their fields and complete with tips, facts, case studies, and effective exercises to help readers apply proven principles to everyday life and achieve their goals. This free eBook sampler contains extracts from the following: Introducing Psychology of Success; Introducing Positive Psychology; Introducing Ethics for Everyday Life; Introducing Psychology of Relationships; Introducing Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP); Introducing NLP for Work; Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Introducing Mindfulness. Find out more about the series at introducingbooks.com

Free eBook Sampler

Introducing Practical Guides

Asher Rospigliosi

Tom Bourner

"This is a great resource for anyone who currently leads or runs groups in schools, the community or in the workplace - or plans to. Everything you need to design a whole workshop from scratch is here, along with a wealth of ideas and inspiration." Vanessa King (MAPP), Positive Psychology Lead and Board Member, Action for Happiness. 101 Activities for Happiness Workshops is suitable for both new and experienced workshops facilitators. It's a practical book which you can start using immediately. Each activity is based on the '10 Keys for Happiness' from Action for Happiness. The purpose of each activity is clearly explained, and you are given details about the materials you need, step-by-step instructions so that you can facilitate the group confidently, plenary/debrief questions where appropriate and follow-up notes including comments and variations. Photocopiable handouts are also provided where used in the activity. The opening chapters include background information about positive psychology, happiness and why it matters, and the closing chapters will help you design and plan your own workshop as well as give you information about different facilitation techniques. You can also find new happiness activities on the website which accompanies the book. If you want to know more about developing activities and running workshops that will contribute to a happier world, this is the book for you.

101 Activities for Happiness Workshops

Abbe Brady

Positive psychology (PP) is a fast-developing area of research that emphasises personal growth and the positive qualities of life. This is the first book to apply the principles and practice of PP to sport and physical activity. In attempting to help people enjoy sport, sport psychology has paradoxically often focused on topics such as anxiety, stress and burnout. By contrast, this reader-friendly introduction to PP shows how it can improve sporting performance while also enhancing physical and mental well-being. Demonstrating the practical relevance of PP for all those who participate in sport and physical activity at any level, it covers a variety of topics including: passion, enjoyment and flow positive pedagogy and appreciative inquiry for sport leaders, coaches and teachers gratitude, mindfulness, optimism and hope positive psychology coaching for sport leaders and practitioners character strengths, growth mindset and resilience. With expert contributors from around the globe, real-life case studies, practical strategies and suggestions for future research in every chapter, this book is inspirational reading for all students, coaches, researchers and practitioners with an interest in sport and exercise psychology, mental health and well-being.

An Introduction

Positive Psychology in Sport and Physical Activity

A practical guide to positive psychology.

Part self-help book, part psychology primer, Live Happy features 100 pieces of advice on leading a life of contentment. A distillation of the latest research into happiness, this is a guide to the tools and strategies most likely to make you happy. Informative, factual, accessible, and scientifically rigorous, Live Happy gives the best available advice across a range of situations and activities that are relevant to our happiness. Advice featured ranges from simple lifestyle changes, such as taking up a new hobby and spending time in the garden, to more abstract long-term goals, such as improving your luck and putting value in experiences. Presenting recent psychological and scientific studies as practical steps for the reader to take, Live Happy offers the perfect mix of practical and aspirational.

Tina B. Tessina

There is a formula for happiness?and now readers can learn it in this unique book. To be happier: have a large family, try new foods, and be courageous. However, being highly educated, envying a friend?s car, and looking inward can cause the happiness level to go down. In this four-color guide, readers will learn how to calculate their happiness factor. They?ll discover what life changes they can make to help it go up and what will happen if it continues to go down. Includes the amount we either add to or subtract from our happiness when we: are married +2; have job insecurity -2; own a pet +5; play a fast-paced sport +2. Delivered in a fun, readable way, this book is perfect for those who want to improve their happiness. After adding and subtracting their way through the book, readers will be inspired to follow the expert advice and take steps to make their lives happier.

100 Factors That Can Add To or Subtract From Your Happiness

The Happiness Equation

Dóra Guðmundsdóttir

This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live in. Our hope is to provoke conversation, and gently challenge possibly long-held views, beliefs, and ideologies about the way the world works and the people in that world. Written by eminent researchers and experienced practitioners, the book explores the principles that underpin living well, and gives examples of how this can be achieved not just in our own lives, but across communities and the planet we share. Chapters cover the stages of life from childhood to ageing, the foundations of everyday flourishing, including health and relationships, and finally wellbeing in the wider world, addressing issues such as economics, politics and the environment. Based in the scientific evidence of what works and supported by illustrations of good practice, this book is both ambitious and aspirational. The book is designed for a wide audience – anyone seeking to create positive change in the world, their institutions or communities.

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