Martin Seligman Quotes

We have children to pursue other elements of well-being. We want meaning in life. We want relationships.

P is positive emotion, E is engagement, R is relationships, M is meaning and A is accomplishment. Those are the five elements of what free people chose to do. Pretty much everything else is in service of one of or more of these goals. That's the human dashboard.

Success doesn't mean that you are healthy, success doesn't mean that you're happy, success doesn't mean that you're rested. Success really doesn't mean that you look good, or feel good, or are good.

Style really comes down to what makes you feel good.

Wellness is associated with happiness. When you're happy, you're feeling good in your mind and body. That ties into being healthy, eating well, and exercising regularly. It also ties into being excited about things - like getting up in the morning and having a healthy breakfast.

We want people to be active so you'll be happier and be more yourself.

I feel my best when I'm happy.

When I was a kid, I needed to sing because it makes me feel good about myself. It makes me feel good, period.

Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more important than grounding young people in the scientific information that they need to live happy, healthy, productive lives? To have good relationships?

I think it's important to be happy before you can make anybody else happy.

When people feel good, they look good.

If you feel good, you're going to look good.

My best friend is me, and I take good care of me.

Anything that looks good makes you feel better.

I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.

Mental health really is a search to be happy, I think that's what people want in life - and if you're happy you're winning.

There's no reason to be ashamed of feeling good.

I, first and foremost, want to make sure that I am personally healthy and happy in my life.

If it makes me happy, it definitely adds to my well-being.

The good life is built with good relationships.

My well-being and my happiness is much more important to me than how much I can achieve.

I didn't lose weight for my career or a relationship - I did it to be happy and, as Oprah says, to live my best life.

Freud suggests that in order to love someone else, one must love themselves; it's a classic "needs before other needs" argument. Unfortunately, no one really loves themselves . And, if they do, they need to get to know themselves better. Unfortunately, no one is really happy.

You feel good inside, you look good outside. I feel like I look like somebody who's having a good life, who's enjoying it a little better than I did before.

If you don't embrace who you are and accept who you are, you won't be able to live a happy life.