1.Make Happiness a Priority and Find Success Presented by Derek Zuckerman, PhDAssociate Dean for Student LifeCollege of the Holy Cross

2. Learning Outcomes Recognize ways that you can adjust your dailyroutine to incorporate positive psychologyprinciples Identify ways to improve your life Obtain an understanding of the positivepsychology mentality 3. Presentation FoundationShawn Achors The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work.Archor, S. (2010). The happiness advantage: the seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work. New York: Crown Business. 4. The Happiness Advantage Relationship between success and happiness How many of you believe, If you work hard, you willbecome successful, and once you becomesuccessful, then youll be happy (Achor, 2010, p. 3). The formula is broken Happiness is the precursor to success, not merelythe result happiness and optimism actually fuelperformance and achievement (p.3). We become more successful when we are happierand more positive (p.15). It turns out that our brains are literally hardwired toperform at their best not when they are negative oreven neutral, but when they are positive (p.15). 5. The Seven Principles The Happiness Advantage The Fulcrum and the Lever The Tetris Effect Falling Up The Zorro Circle The 20-Second Rule Social Investment 6. CHANGE is Possible Happiness is not the belief that we dont needto change; it is the realization that we can (p.24). You cant teach an old dog new tricks. Women are not good at math. Im just not a funny person. Shes a born athlete. Brains change with circumstances Worldrecords Must put in the effort 7. The Happiness Advantage Definition of happiness? Subjective well-being Measurable components: pleasure, engagement,and meaning Broaden and Build Theory out-of-the-boxsolutions Prime the brain Avoid the undoing effect Dont mess it up, this is really important. 8. The Happiness Advantage(contd.) How do you find fun in your daily routine? person-activity fit Meditate Find Something to Look Forward To Commit Conscious Acts of Kindness Buy someone lunch, pay a toll for the car behind you Infuse Positivity Into Your Surroundings Exercise Spend Money (but Not on Stuff) Use money to do something as opposed to simply havethings Exercise a Signature Strength 9. The Happiness Advantage(contd.) Use as a tool for management Encourage positivity Google, Yahoo, Patagonia Recognition and Encouragement Just as important as what you say to employees is how you say it (p. 59). The Losado Line 2.9013 is the ratio of positive to negative interactions necessary to make a corporate team successful (p. 61). 10. The Fulcrum and the Lever Simply put, by changing the fulcrum of ourmindset and lengthening our lever of possibility,we change what is possible. Its not the weight ofthe world that determines what can beaccomplished. It is our fulcrum and lever (p.65). Row, Row, Row Your Boat Placebo Effect poison ivy experiment The mental construction of our daily activities, more than the activity itself, defines our reality (p. 71). 11. The Fulcrum and the Lever(contd.) Believe in your own ability to succeed When faced with a difficult task or challenge, focus on allof the reasons why you will succeed, rather than fail. Believe you can improve these abilities Develop a growth mindset Work Orientations a job, a career, or a calling Doctors/Janitors create a different mindset in your jobcrafting Forget about your current job title. What would ourcustomers call your job title if they described it by theimpact you have on their lives (p. 80). 12. The Fulcrum and the Lever(contd.) The Pygmalion Effect When our belief in another persons potential brings that potential to life Supermans cape warning 13. The Tetris Effect