Before Happiness: How Creating a Positive Reality First Amplifies Your Levels of Happiness and Success

Discover why lasting success and joy begin with changing how you see your world first

Shawn Achor

2013

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About This Book

What if you could unlock boundless energy, creativity, and resilience not by chasing success or happiness but by transforming the lens you look through every day? You don’t need to wish for magic or retreat to an ivory tower—what you need is a simple, five-step reality makeover. From choosing the right reality to mapping your goals, accelerating progress, cancelling the static of negativity, and sparking contagious positivity in others, these strategies turn ordinary routines into launchpads for extraordinary results. Step into a richer mindset where obstacles become opportunities and success becomes inevitable.

About the Author

Shawn Achor is a Harvard-trained researcher, bestselling author, and founder of Good Think Inc., which helps organizations around the globe embed positive psychology into corporate culture. He’s spoken in over fifty countries and worked with companies such as Google, Facebook, and Walmart, translating cutting-edge neuroscience into real-world results. Shawn’s breakthrough research on happiness and performance has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, and on PBS.

Biggest Takeaway

You’ll learn to spot and switch to perspectives that amplify your strengths, harness proven techniques to boost motivation and focus, reframe stress into energizing fuel, and eliminate the hidden habits that undermine your performance. Teams will thrive on collaboration and creativity, productivity will soar, and you’ll finally wield a toolset that transforms challenges into breakthroughs.

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