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Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out

by Marci Shimoff

Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out Cover

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Publisher Comments:

What would it take to make you happy? A fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didn't take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside out — no matter what's going on in your life?

In Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, transformational expert Marci Shimoff offers a breakthrough approach to being happy, one that doesn't depend on achievements, goals, money, relationships, or anything else "out there." Most books on happiness tell you to find the things that make you happy and do more of them. Although there's nothing wrong with that, it won't bring you the kind of deep and lasting happiness most people long for — the kind you'll never lose, no matter what happens in your life. Based on cutting-edge research and knowledge from the world's leading experts in the fields of positive psychology and neurophysiology, plus interviews with 100 truly happy people, this life-changing book provides a powerful, proven 7-step program that will enable you to be happier right now — no matter where you start.

Studies show that each of us has a "happiness setpoint" — a fixed range of happiness we tend to return to throughout our life — that's approximately 50 percent genetic and 50 percent learned. In the same way you'd crank up the thermostat to get comfortable on a chilly day, you can actually raise your happiness set-point! The holistic 7-step program at the heart of Happy for No Reason encompasses Happiness Habits for all areas of life: personal power, mind, heart, body, soul, purpose, and relationships.

In these pages you'll discover moving and remarkable first-person stories of people who have applied these steps to their own lives and have become Happy for No Reason. You'll read phenomenal tales from a former drug dealer turned minister, a hit filmmaker, and a famous actress who escaped a "family curse," as well as stories from doctors, mothers, teachers, and business executives. You'll learn practical strategies that will help you experience happiness from the inside out.

You don't have to have happy genes, win the lottery, or lose twenty pounds. By the time you finish this book, you will know how to experience sustained happiness for the rest of your life.

Review:

"You can't depend on external circumstances for lasting happiness. It has to come from inside you. Based on scientific research and the experiences of truly happy people, Happy for No Reason shows you step-by-step how to raise your happiness set-point." — Mehmet C. Oz, MD, coauthor of You: On a Diet and You: Staying Young

Review:

"Marci Shimoff is one of the most compelling people I've ever known. I'm happy she's shared her wisdom with all of us in Happy for No Reason." — Marianne Williamson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love

Review:

"Happy for No Reason offers seven clear, powerful, and effective steps you can practice to be happier right now!" — John Gray, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

Review:

"This book is a wonderful collection of techniques and examples, shared by people who have had one of the most important realizations I think we can have — that we already have within us the ability to live in a state of Happy for No Reason." — Lindsay Wagner, Emmy Award-winning actress, The Bionic Woman

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About the Author

Marci Shimoff is a celebrated transformational leader and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. The woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, she is the coauthor of six of the top-selling titles in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She is also a featured teacher in the international movie and book sensation The Secret. President and cofounder of The Esteem Group, Marci delivers keynote addresses and seminars to corporations, women's associations, universities, and professional and nonprofit organizations. Over the past 25 years, Marci has inspired millions of people around the world, sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success.Carol Kline is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the coauthor of five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Table of Contents

Foreward by Jack Canfield

PART I: HAPPINESS THAT'S HERE TO STAY
Introduction: Welcome to a Happier Life
Chapter 1: Happy for No Reason...Really?
Chapter 2: Practicing Happiness

PART II: BUILDING YOUR HOME FOR HAPPINESS
Chapter 3: The Foundation — Take Ownership of Your Happiness

  • Focus on the Situation
  • Look for the Lesson and the Gift
  • Make Peace with Yourself
Chapter 4: The Pillar of the Mind — Don't Believe Everything You Think
  • Question Your Thoughts
  • Go Beyond the Mind and Let Go
  • Incline Your Mind Toward Joy
Chapter 5: The Pillar of the Heart — Let Love Lead
  • Focus on Gratitude
  • Practice Forgiveness
  • Spread Lovingkindness
Chapter 6: The Pillar of the Body — Make Your Cells Happy
  • Nourish Your Body
  • Energize Your Body
  • Tune In to Your Body's Wisdom
Chapter 7: The Pillar of the Soul — Plug Yourself In to Spirit
  • Invite Connection to Your Higher Power
  • Listen to Your Inner Voice
  • Trust Life's Unfolding
Chapter 8: The Roof — Live a Life INspired by Purpose
  • Find Your Passion
  • Follow the Inspiration of the Moment
  • Contribute to Something Greater Than Yourself
Chapter 9: The Garden — Cultivate Nourishing Relationships
  • Tend to Your Relationships
  • Surround Yourself with Support
  • See the World as Your Family

PART III: HAPPY FOR NO REASON EVER AFTER
Chapter 10: The Happy for No Reason Plan for Life

Recommended Resources
Acknowledgments
Giving Back
About Marci Shimoff
About Carol Kline
Biographies of the Happy 100 Whose Stories Appear in Happy for No Reason
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781416547723
Subtitle:
7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
Author:
Shimoff, Marci
With:
Kline, Carol
Author:
Kline, Carol
Publisher:
Free Press
Subject:
Happiness
Subject:
Personal Growth - Happiness
Publication Date:
January 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
923x628x111 121

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