Erudite Relics of Loc Huu Ho

Can the choice of atti­tude in your life have an affect on the things that hap­pen to you? I’m a firm believer that it can. Time and time again I’ve been wit­ness to these effects. Both with me and with oth­ers. When­ever I choose to have a good atti­tude, I real­ize that the level of neg­a­tive stress in my life is greatly reduced. At the same time, I notice that I rec­og­nize more oppor­tu­ni­ties pre­sent­ing them­selves when I have a bet­ter or pos­i­tive atti­tude.  On the flip side, it’s inter­est­ing how peo­ple who choose to have a bad or neg­a­tive atti­tude seem to have more “bad luck” occur­ring in their lives. Why is that?

A fel­low in one of the offices I work in has an issue.  He has a dis­tinct prob­lem see­ing any­thing pos­i­tive in his life.  Both in him­self and in any of the sit­u­a­tions he’s involved in, he is the first to point out the prob­lem and pro­ceed by com­plain­ing about it. Using phrases such as, “Can you believe they left it like that?” or “What were they think­ing when they did that?” or even a phrase such as “I don’t know why we should con­tinue to put up with that?” (for the nth time).  I’m sure no one read­ing this post knows of any­one like that.

With that in mind, I decided to do some research­ing online for sites and arti­cles about how to have a bet­ter atti­tude. Below are some of the ones that had some valu­able infor­ma­tion on the sub­ject. Enjoy them and pass it on! Read the rest of this entry »

BWSmallBiz — Managing February 13, 2009, 5:00PM EST

In tough times, entrepreneurs try the so-called science of happiness to build thriving companies

By Jill Hamburg Coplan

To understand how positive psychology—the so-called science of happiness—is being used by entrepreneurs, it helps to look at a company under siege. After all, it’s one thing to talk about the connections between a positive mental state and a healthy company when a business is running well, turning a profit, and grabbing new customers. But tougher times really test entrepreneurs, separating those who hunker down and hope the worst will pass from those who use their strengths to find opportunity amid rubble. Read the rest of this entry »