"A person can make himself happy, or miserable, regardless of what is actually happening ‘outside,’ just by changing the contents of consciousness."

- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

"I began to view attention as the most important ingredient we can add if we’re to become more productive, creative, and happy—at work and at home."

— Chris Bailey, Hyperfocus

"...happiness should not be looked at just as a destination we try to reach, but as a beneficial way we learn to travel."

— Ed Diener & Robert Biswas-Diener, Happiness

“We are happiest when we see the evidence of our progress.”

- Darren Hardy, DarrenDaily

"We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze more and more activities into less and less time. Consequently, we fail to savor, to enjoy, potential sources of the ultimate currency that may be all around us — whether it is our work, a class, a piece of music, the landscape, our soul mate, or even our children."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"Here’s the best way I know how to live in happiness: live in gratitude. When you are grateful to all you have and all you are right now, that is where happiness is born."

- Darren Hardy

“New research in psychology and neuroscience shows that it works the other way around: We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.”

- Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

"Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness."

- Marie Forleo

"Life is short, so decide to enjoy it. Instead of discontent, bring joy and honor to what you do. I promise you'll start feeling more alive, motivated, and fulfilled."

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

"Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."

- Aristotle

“Gratitude is the doorway to happiness, and you have to walk through it every day.”

- Hal Elrod

"Fill your life with as many moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can. Start with one experience and build on it."

- Marcia Wieder

“Each of us can DESIGN our own life happiness. We can DESIGN it now and we can EXPERIENCE it now. We do not have to wait.”

- Jim Rohn

“We postpone our happiness, convincing ourselves that tomorrow will be better than today. Yet the ability to savor the positive experiences in your life is one of the most important ingredients of happiness.”

- From The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

“Understand that becoming happier is realizable, that it’s in your power, and that it’s one of the most vital and momentous things that you can do for yourself and for those around you.”

- From The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

“Thus the key to happiness lies not in changing our genetic makeup (which is impossible) and not in changing our circumstances (i.e., seeking wealth or attractiveness or better colleagues, which is usually impractical), but in our daily intentional activities.”

- From The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

“The habits you repeat (or don’t repeat) every day largely determine your health, wealth, and happiness.”

- From Atomic Habits by James Clear

“The key to daily happiness is to maintain an attitude of gratitude.”

- From WTF?! (Willing to Fail) by Brian Scudamore

“The enemy of joy, happiness, and even success is worry.”

- From Success Habits For Dummies by Dirk Zeller

“Lasting happiness can only come when you take 100 percent responsibility for yourself.”

- From Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo