Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; 1 edition (April 27, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0312606354
ISBN-13: 978-0312606350
Happiness isn’t the too-brief rush that comes from getting something you’ve wanted—it’s the lasting great feeling that comes from becoming someone you want to be…..
And someone others want to be with, too. No matter where you start, Happy can help you improve your life and permanently alter your happiness set point.
Dr. Ian has inspired millions to lose weight. In counseling dieters, Smith learned that while achieving hard-fought and worthy goals can help make a person happy, even these real accomplishments aren’t what make happiness stick.
In Happy, Ian Smith presents a program that motivates readers to understand the behaviors and mind-sets that work and last, including:
–How to be optimistic
–Why optimism and realism are not opposites
–How to get outside yourself
–The importance of family and community
–Why involvement leads to contentment
–Shedding the treadmill mentality of getting and spending
–Tapping the power of simple pleasures
–Mastering modern life to live in the moment
–What we can learn from the Danish people
–How to be, not just to do
Happy is a life-changing book from one of America’s most trusted voices.
Become the person you want to be!
Smith reveals the sometimes surprising secrets of enduring happiness: you don’t have to overhaul your life to change its tone. Simple steps you can start today will put you on the path to your own personal high-water mark of positive feelings.
Simplicity is Bliss and so comes Happiness! Take hold of this book and immediately work on reducing the stressors in your life, along with A lot of us get caught up in the needless wants, instead of looking at the big picture. So much of what Dr. Smith writes about hits home. For example, Happiness is a dirty laundry room and Living versus Surviving!
One of my Favorite excerpts is Wisdom from Our Elders: Following is just a Sampling….
Don’t waste time worrying about things you can’t control.
You can’t fight every battle. Choose which ones are worth fighting and let the others go.
When deciding on a life partner, think about whether this is the person you want to grow old with, not someone who just satisfies you now.
Surround yourself with Good people. Goodness is contagious.
At the end of each chapter there is a place for you to journal Your Happy Plan. Set some goals for yourself, and see your outlook improve immediately. This is an easy read and full of positive benefits!
Eliminate negativity today, pick up a copy, and put a 
on your face!
About the Author.. 
Click on Ian’s Photo to learn more…
Ian K. Smith, M.D., is the #1 bestselling author of THE 4 DAY DIET, THE FAT SMASH DIET and EXTREME FAT SMASH DIET. He is the medical/diet expert and host of VH1′s “Celebrity Fit Club”. In 2008, Smith created The 50 Million Pound Challenge, a free national weight loss initiative. He has written for a variety of publications, including Time, Newsweek, and the New York Daily News.
A Special Thanks goes out to Imran over at Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. for the opportunity to Review this Powerfully Positive Read!
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