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Be Happy!

Release the Power of Happiness in YOU

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Be Happy!

By: Robert Holden Ph.D.
Narrated by: Robert Holden Ph.D.
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About this listen

 "Happiness is a spiritual path. The more you learn about true happiness, the more you discover the truth of who you are, what is important, and what your life is for."Be Happy! is the follow-up to Robert Holden's best-selling Happiness NOW! In this audio download, Robert gives you a front-row seat on his 8-week happiness program-famously tested by independent scientists for the BBC-TV documentary called How to Be Happy. Step-by-step he introduces you to a set of proven techniques, principles, meditations, and insights that will help you be happy now!Key lessons include:Follow Your Joy - stop chasing happiness and start enjoying your life as it happens.The Happiness Contract - undo mental and emotional blocks to happiness and success.The Receiving Meditation - increase your natural capacity for happiness and abundance.The Forgiveness Practice - give up all hopes for a better past and be happy now.The Gift of Happiness - use the power of happiness to bless your life and benefit others."This happiness training not only changes the way you feel; it actually changes the way your brain functions."- Professor Davidson, Wisconsin-Madison University BBC's How to Be Happy TV documentary©2009 Hay House, Inc.; (P)2009 Hay House, Inc. Career Success Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success

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"This happiness training not only changes the way you feel; it actually changes the way your brain functions."
— Professor Richard Davidson, University of Wisconsin–Madison
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This is really well presented and interesting book - I will be buying more Robert Holden audio books when they become available.

Excellent book

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In my opinion Robert Holden really knows what hes talking about after working in this field for a long time. There are some real gems of wisdom here, especially his own hypothosis of takling unhappiness. This book is far more than the amalgamation of the many forms scientific and spiritual sources it quotes, as Roberts real understanding gives it so much more. engagement needed to get the most from this substantial works.

engagement needed to get the most from this book

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I enjoyed this programme and whilst it does lead into other potential areas to buy like so many self help reads, its good value for money and there are a lot of very good practical ideas to help you in a search for happiness.

I would highly recommend

excellent

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Would you listen to Be Happy!: 50 Principles and Exercises to Help You Enjoy More Happiness Now again? Why?

Entertaining and good advice from Happiness expert Robert Holden, who has been making people happy for years. Full of great humour, and advice, as well as statistical information, as to what really makes us Happy.
It contains such gems , as "your happiness is a gift to others, if only because you are no longer such a miserable bugger." I would highly recommend this book, well worth the credit.

What other book might you compare Be Happy!: 50 Principles and Exercises to Help You Enjoy More Happiness Now to, and why?

In the same vein as his follow your joy , but much better.

Which character – as performed by Robert Holden – was your favourite?

Narrated by the Author.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Made me smile.

Your Happiness is a Gift to Others :D

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Would you consider the audio edition of Be Happy!: 50 Principles and Exercises to Help You Enjoy More Happiness Now to be better than the print version?

I like the audio version because you can walk and think. I stop and I write notes into my phone as I go along. My phone is my working memory so that is where I put reminders.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Be Happy!: 50 Principles and Exercises to Help You Enjoy More Happiness Now?

When it was pointed out that most goals are for future hapiness but that our hapiness score will not change when curcumstances change. We need to enjoy sunsets now not when we have money.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Thiking about the 10 good things that happened in the last week. First you think nothing happened but then you remember the miracles.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Now or never

Any additional comments?

Life goes too quickly

Now or never

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