The Happiness Journey introduces you to the science of happiness. In it you will discover groundbreaking new research on how we can be happier and mentally healthier from the fields of psychology, biology, sociology, neuroscience, and more. Through empirical studies, robust data, and methodical research, scientists are uncovering the fundamental principles of human happiness. The Happiness Journey brings those principles to you.

A remarkable guide to the quests that give our lives meaning—and how to find your own—from the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and 100 Side Hustles “If you like complacency and mediocrity, do not read this book. It’s dangerously inspiring.”—A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All When he set out to visit all of the planet’s countries by age thirty-five, compulsive goal-seeker Chris Guillebeau never imagined that his journey’s biggest revelation would be how many people like himself exist—each pursuing a challenging quest. These quests are as diverse as humanity itself, involving exploration, the pursuit of athletic or artistic excellence, or battling against injustice and poverty. Everywhere that Chris visited he found ordinary people working toward extraordinary goals, making daily down payments on their dreams. These “questers” included a suburban mom pursuing a wildly ambitious culinary project, a DJ producing the world’s largest symphony, a young widower completing the tasks his wife would never accomplish—and scores of others writing themselves into the record books. The more Chris spoke with these strivers, the more he began to appreciate the direct link between questing and long-term happiness, and he was compelled to complete a comprehensive study of the phenomenon. In The Happiness of Pursuit, he draws on interviews with hundreds of questers, revealing their secret motivations, their selection criteria, the role played by friends and family, their tricks for solving logistics, and the importance of documentation. Equally fascinating is Chris’s examination of questing’s other side. What happens after the summit is climbed, the painting hung, the endurance record broken, the at-risk community saved? A book that challenges each of us to take control—to make our lives be about something while at the same time remaining clear-eyed about the commitment—The Happiness of Pursuit will inspire readers of every age and aspiration. It’s a playbook for making your life count. “The Happiness of Pursuit is smart, honest, and dangerous. Why dangerous? Because it is as practical as it is inspiring. You won’t just be daydreaming about your quest—you’ll be packing for it!”—Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, author of Daring Greatly

Your Journey to Happiness This book will guide you on your path of self discovery. If you go through each chapter and honestly go through each exercise, I promise it will help you to: Greater appreciation for yourself. Release guilt and blame. Forgive yourself and others. Recognize the good in your life today. Set realistic goals you can and will achieve. Better balance all aspects of your life. Learn how to act vs. react to people and situations. Release stress and fear Utilize your internal guidance system -emotions and intuition. Control your thoughts to create the life you want. Live in awareness to harness the power of now. All of these things are part of the ten steps in this book to take on your path to fulfillment and lasting happiness. Enjoy every step because the joy is in the journey!

Deep in her graduate studies, Angelica Ribeiro realized she wanted to improve herself. Not sure where to start, she threw herself into the works of Paulo Vieira, Shawn Achor, Tony Robbins, and Gretchen Rubin. Ribeiro quickly saw results from what she called her "new me journey" and identified one change she wanted to make more than any other: she wanted to be happier. Using the skills, strategies, and habits she learned from her research into personal improvement and positive psychology, Ribeiro embarked on a happiness journey. Five months after making this decision, she was happier, more alert, and more optimistic-changes that had positive results on those around her. Running into Happiness shares Ribeiro's journey toward happiness while offering the tools she used to improve her mood, her energy level, and her life. Following Ribeiro's carefully constructed Happiness Habit Journal helps you identify what makes you happy while developing self-knowledge and personal responsibility for your own emotions. No one is happy all the time, but as Ribeiro discovered, consciously working toward happiness increases how often we feel joy and contentment. Her happiness journal worked in the high-stress environment of graduate studies, and it can work for you too.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination will teach, inspire, and coach you to discover peace, joy, and happiness in your everyday life. With the combination of stories and practical action steps, you will be guided to discover who you really are, forgive your past mistakes, reconnect with your spouse, and be present with your kids. Are you unhappy? Do you often find yourself stressed? Are you struggling with trying to juggle the areas of your life? This easy-to-read book will help you in these areas along with many other challenges you may face in your day-to-day life. This lighthearted advice book will have you getting back to the basics, starting with yourself and moving on to other areas of importance in your life. You will gain a newfound appreciation for the wonderful people around you and discover how to diminish the effects negative people and stressful situations have on your emotional well-being. This book through connection, nonjudgment, and wisdom will change your life for the better . . . Enjoy!

Now a new series on Peacock with Rainn Wilson, THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS is part travel memoir, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide that takes the viewer across the globe to investigate not what happiness is, but WHERE it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Qatar, awash in petrodollars, find joy in all that cash? Is the King of Bhutan a visionary for his initiative to calculate Gross National Happiness? Why is Asheville, North Carolina so damn happy? In a unique mix of travel, psychology, science and humor, Eric Weiner answers those questions and many others, offering travelers of all moods some interesting new ideas for sunnier destinations and dispositions.

In The Ikigai Journey, authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles take their international bestseller Ikigai: the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life a step further by showing you how to find your own ikigai through practical exercises, such as employing new habits and stepping outside your comfort zone. Ikigai is the place where our passion (what we love), mission (what we hope to contribute), vocation (the gifts we have to offer the world) and profession (how our passions and talents can become a livelihood) converge, giving us a personal sense of meaning. This book helps you bring together all of these elements so that you can enjoy a balanced life. Our ikigai is very similar to change: it is a constant that transforms depending on which phase of life we are in. Our "reason for being" is not the same at 15 as it is at 70. Through three sections, this book helps you to accept and embrace that--acting as a tool to revolutionize your future by helping you to understand the past, so you can enjoy your present. Section 1: Journey Through the Future: Tokyo (a symbol of modernity and innovation) Section 2: Journey Through the Past: Kyoto (an ancient capital moored in tradition) Section 3: Journey Through the Present: Ise (an ancient shrine that is destroyed and rebuilt every twenty years) Japan has one of the longest life spans in the world, and the greatest number of centenarians--many of whom cite their strong sense of ikigai as the basis for their happiness and longevity. Unlike many "self-care" practices, which require setting aside time in an increasingly busy world, the ikigai method helps you find peace and fulfillment in your busy life.