How We Choose to Be Happy

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Better than anything so cheesy has a right to be - Rated
I got to this book from a banner ad, and thought it'd be so much toffee, but hey, I'll read anything. It *does* read like so much american twaddle from a UK point of view, but it's twaddle that makes sense, and it works. It's not trying to sell happiness, which I've had plenty bumph do before, it just suggests how to alter the way you do things so you don't get in the way of your own happiness - something I've been doing for years. I thought I was going to have to give up my home study degree, because I couldn't get motivated, and now I'm up to date and enjoying the work. I've had two job interviews with a company I'd really love to work for, (I've never been confident enough to do well in a first interview before) and had a raise from bosses who suddenly realise they need me. It's not a book that's done this, of course, it's me - but the book certainly helped.

Helpful in many different dimensions of life - Rated
Beware of dismissing this book as a typical self-help book! Based on research of people who are happy, Foster and Hicks have written a book that is useful to a wide spectrum of people in many different walks of life. Their 9 characteristics are useful in business, education, and personal awareness. Highly recommended!

Excellent, practical and timely! - Rated
While many of us work very hard, few of us can sincerely claim to be truely fulfilled and genuinely happy. From analysis of the life stories of many genuinely happy people, Hicks and Foster synthesize a simple yet powerful and practical model for achieving happiness in our daily lifes.

Though "How We Choose to be Happy" is not a psychology book, the Nine Step Model is firmly founded in Human Potential psychology. All we Humans want to be in control of our lives. When we aren't in control we feel powerless, victimized and possibly alienated. When we are in control, we feel powerful, actualized and HAPPY. This well written book helps us recognize a straight forward path toward greater personal control of our lives and the rewarding happiness that results.

I highly recommend for old and young--anyone searching for more complete meaning in their lifes.

Richard Neslund

A superb book on how to make your life happier! - Rated
I loved this book. It provided me with practical advice on making my life happier. It inspired me. It's a quick read, full of delightful and insightful stories along with very concrete ways to integrate the 9 choices described in the book into my own life. I loved the juxtaposition of quotes from ordinary people with the quotes from famous people throughout history. I highly recommend this book.

An immensely readable blue print for better living. - Rated
A clear, entertaining and immensely readable blueprint for better living, for better understanding of ourselves and those around us. I highly recommend this book.