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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.
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"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, andlt;iandgt;Happy for No Reasonandlt;/iandgt; shows you step-by-step how to raise your happiness set-point." -- Mehmet C. Oz, MD, coauthor of andlt;iandgt;You: On a Dietandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;You: Staying Youngandlt;/iandgt;
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"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 andlt;iandgt;Happy for No Reasonandlt;/iandgt;." -- Marianne Williamson, #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;A Return to Loveandlt;/iandgt;
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"andlt;iandgt;Happy for No Reasonandlt;/iandgt; offers seven clear, powerful, and effective steps you can practice to be happier right now!" -- John Gray, #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venusandlt;/iandgt;
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"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 andlt;iandgt;Happy for No Reasonandlt;/iandgt;." -- Lindsay Wagner, Emmy Award-winning actress, andlt;iandgt;The Bionic Womanandlt;/iandgt;
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"With andlt;iandgt;Happy for No Reasonandlt;/iandgt;, Marci Shimoff has hit a home run. This book presents a definitive, broad-based approach to becoming truly happy that combines great spiritual depth, top-notch research, and psychological practicality. I'm certain that if you follow the practices in her dazzling new book, you too will manifest a lifetime of happiness." -- from the Foreword by Jack Canfield, author of andlt;iandgt;The Success Principlesandlt;/iandgt; and cocreator of the bestselling andlt;iandgt;Chicken Soup for the Soulandlt;/iandgt; series
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A BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH TO HAPPINESS There has never been a better, or more important time, to rethink what makes you happy. True happiness comes from the inside out--no matter what's going on in your life or the world around you.
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. Incorporating surprising findings in positive psychology, powerful tools and tech-niques, and moving real-life stories, this life-changing 7-step program will raise your "happiness set-point." You don't have to have happy genes, win the lottery, or lose twenty pounds. This book will enable you to experience more unconditional happi-ness in your life--starting today
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From the bestselling coauthor of
Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and a leading contributor to
The Secret, comes a fresh, new, practical program for finding and maintaining the happiness we all seek.
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From the bestselling coauthor of
Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and a leading contributor to
The Secret, comes a fresh, new, practical program for finding and maintaining the happiness we all seek.
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andlt;B andgt;A BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH TO HAPPINESS andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;B andgt;What would it take to make you happy? A fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didnand#8217;t take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside outand#8212;no matter whatand#8217;s going on in your life? andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;I andgt;Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Outandlt;/Iandgt;, transformational expert Marci Shimoff offers a breakthrough approach to being happy. Incorporating the latest findings in positive psychology, powerful tools and techand#173;niques, and moving real-life stories, this life-changing 7-step program will raise your and#8220;happiness set-point.and#8221; You donand#8217;t have to have happy genes, win the lottery, or lose twenty pounds. This book will enable you to experience more unconditional happiand#173;ness in your lifeand#8212;starting today!
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A BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH TO HAPPINESS
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. Incorporating the latest findings in positive psychology, powerful tools and techniques, and moving real-life stories, this life-changing 7-step program will raise your “happiness set-point.” You don’t have to have happy genes, win the lottery, or lose twenty pounds. This book will enable you to experience more unconditional happiness in your life—starting today!
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Marci Shimoffandlt;/Bandgt; is a celebrated transformational leader and a #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author. In addition to authoring the worldwide bestseller andlt;iandgt;Happy for No Reasonandlt;/iandgt;, she is the coauthor of six of the top-selling titles in the andlt;iandgt;Chicken Soup for the Soulandlt;/iandgt; series and a featured teacher in the international movie and book sensation andlt;iandgt;The Secretandlt;/iandgt;. President and cofounder of The Esteem Group, Marci delivers keynote addresses and seminars to corporations, womenand#8217;s associations, and professional and non-profit organizations.andnbsp;Over the past 28 years, Marci has inspired millions of people around the world, sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success.andlt;Bandgt;Carol Klineandlt;/Bandgt; is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the coauthor andlt;iandgt;of Happy for No Reason andlt;/iandgt;and five books in the andlt;iandgt;Chicken Soup for the Soul seriesandlt;/iandgt;.
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
- Look for the Lesson and the Gift
Chapter 4: The Pillar of the Mind -- Don't Believe Everything You Think
- Go Beyond the Mind and Let Go
- Incline Your Mind Toward Joy
Chapter 5: The Pillar of the Heart -- Let Love Lead
Chapter 6: The Pillar of the Body -- Make Your Cells Happy
- 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
Chapter 8: The Roof -- Live a Life INspired by Purpose
- 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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