Shawn Achor Quotes

One Dilbert Blog reader noted that current research shows that happiness causes success more than success causes happiness. That makes sense to me. There's plenty of research about people having a baseline of happiness that doesn't vary much with circumstances. And given that happy people are typically optimistic, energetic, and fun to work with, I can see how happiness would lead to success.

Happiness is the precursor to success.

Success in anything is through happiness.

Gratitude drives happiness. Happiness boosts Productivity. Productivity reveals mastery. And mastery inspires the world.

Waiting to be happy limits our brain's potential for success, whereas cultivating positive brains makes us more motivated, efficient, resilient, creative, and productive, which drives performance upward.

I believe happiness breeds success and not the other way around.

Happiness, the feeling of positivity, really is the foundation of productivity.

There's a huge difference between achieving to be happy and happily achieving.

The man that loves and laughs must sure do well.

Positivity helps produce better results.

Fill the day with enthusiasm. Give the day all you've got and it will give you all it's got, which will be plenty.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

If you are a happy man then you can give your best.

A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.

Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.

Love makes one fitt for any work.

Don't be cynical; it leads nowhere. If you work hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen to you.

Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.

Happiness and self-confidence come naturally when you feel yourself moving and progressing toward becoming the very best person you can possibly be.

Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life.

Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.

Your determination to become a more optimistic person in every part of your life will do more to ensure your success and happiness than any other single quality you can develop.

The predominant quality of successful people is optimism.... Your level of optimism is the very best predictor of how happy, healthy, wealthy, and long-lived you will be.

When you work towards your goals, you become healthier and healthier, mentally. It is very hard to do with a negative attitude. You just need to become more and more positive. And then you start to succeed. And starting to succeed is like winning a race and having the audience cheer. That makes you feel happy and motivates you to work even harder and achieve even more.

I do have big ambitions, but I think we all do. I just want to keep working hard and being happy.