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Chris Trout is an international speaker, author and life coach. He is also a lover of transformative ideas, fascinating people and great jazz. His weekly Strengths Ezine reaches subscribers across the US and around the world. For more info: www.strengthsinfocus.com.

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Assuming the best is the worry antidote

Take a look at this amazing video. What would life be like if we just assumed we would be this "lucky"?...
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Happiness is the most unselfish act

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What's the most unselfish thing you can do? If you work in education or the helping professions, what is the one unselfish act that will have the...
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Happiness depends on telling brain what to consider

In our culture, we seem to have created a groupthink that says, "That which is strong will take care of itself; that which is weak requires our...
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Students need teachers to tell it like it is

For many of you - teachers, social workers, principals, cafeteria workers - this has been a week of new beginnings. Young people return from summer...
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Is reality in the eye of the beholder?

One of the most annoying truths about "reality" is this: the very things that evoke the strongest feelings in us, and therefore the...
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How to live with joy, no matter what

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"Nothing without joy." This is the mantra of "Jeanne," a woman who has transformed her life in...
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Levity (that's laughter) is contagious in Portland, Maine

Where would you go for a good laugh in Portland, Maine? The Comedy Connection? To a good movie at the Nickelodeon? The humor section at Longfellow...
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Six videos to kick start your happiness

We sure do make happiness complicated! We seem to think we either are happy or are not happy. The truth is, it ebbs and flows. The truth is, lots of...
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Does focusing on strengths cause rampant narcissism?

In an article titled "Generation Me," Newsweek columnist Raina Kelley recently noted (or rather, mocked) the rampant narcissism of the...
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Is self-acceptance the key to happiness and growth?

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Admit it. This headline conjures up images of passive, smiling do-nothings, sitting around in self-satisfied bliss, doesn't it? And... Admit it....
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