| Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine (sm) "Positive Psychology to the Rescue" (sm) March 2008 |
| Published by Maurine D. Patten, Ed.D., CMC Founder & CEO, Patten Coaching & Consulting www.pattencoaching.com |
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| In This Issue: 1. Preview 2. Use This Checklist to Increase Your Happiness 3. Getting into Action 4. Looking Ahead |
| 1. Preview Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine explores how to progress rapidly from dreams to action. It is a free monthly email newsletter written by Maurine D. Patten, life/business coach and clinical psychologist. Using Positive Psychology, topics are presented from the perspective of Maurine Patten and are provided to help you get the results you want. It will help you manage change, improve your Emotional Intelligence and make better decisions with less effort. It is possible to be happier. On-going research in the area of Positive Psychology helps identify thinking and behavior patterns of happy people. This issue gives you a checklist you can use to increase your level of happiness. Back to Index |
| 2. Use This Checklist to Increase Your Happiness Research studies indicate that your genes are responsible for fifty percent of your happiness level. Circumstances in your life are responsible for another ten percent. The good news is that research studies are clearly showing that the remaining forty percent of your happiness level depends on choices you make. In addition, more skills and factors are being identified that help maximize your potential for reaching your goals and enjoying life. This is important because feeling happy has many benefits. Some of the benefits are:
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| 3. Getting into Action The book, The How of Happiness (2008), by Sonja Lyubomirsky discusses how what you do and how you think affects the choices you make. Since the daily choices you make fall into the forty percent area of happiness that is under your control, it is important to know which choices will enhance your happiness level. You may be surprised to see what choices happy people make. Use the following checklist to discover what you are currently doing and what you might want to add to increase your sense of well-being. Happy people do as many of the following things as possible:
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| 4. Looking Ahead It is important to find a place to begin. Use this checklist to establish what is working for you now and what one or two ideas you might choose to add to your daily life. Think of your strengths and what is important to you. It may take some effort at first. Make sure you have people around you that support what you are doing. Then reap the rewards of feeling happier. It is worth the effort. If you need a coach to help you, I would love to hear from you. Maurine Patten mdpcoach@pattencoaching.com Back to Index |
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| Mission Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine is dedicated to inspiring and expanding your perspective in order for you to move forward in your personal and professional life. Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine is a publication of Patten Coaching & Consulting; CEO, Maurine D. Patten, Ed.D.; CMC, mdpcoach@pattencoaching.com We would like Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine to be as interactive as possible. If you have feedback, comments, topics you would like addressed, or can suggest additional resources to benefit us all, please email us at any time. Send your e-mail to ezinefeedback@pattencoaching.com. Please forward this issue to anyone you think would find Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine interesting and beneficial. Your recommendations help us keep growing, and ensure an excellent exchange of information and techniques. Archives You can read previous issues of Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine in our archives on our archives page. |
| About Maurine D. Patten, Ed.D.. CMC Maurine Patten is a clinical psychologist and certified life/business/retirement coach. Her professional career includes: independent business owner (27 years), Assistant Professor at Chicago State University and consultant for education and business. She is a graduate of the MentorCoach program and a member of the International Coach Federation. She is experienced in training and management development for large national and international firms. She has a strong background in working with individuals and couples on clarifying and achieving goals. Dr. Patten has training in coaching, cognitive and family therapy and health psychology. She has published articles, made presentations, and conducted workshops about:
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