Project Happiness Articles

The modern corporate lifestyle glorifies the “Work hard, play hard” philosophy – you should have it all, and you should have it right away. A successful career, an abundant social life, the right body, the expensive holiday, a plethora of possessions…all topped with a flashy Instagram profile to show off just how fun-loving you are.

I was bullied and I never told anybody about it. Yep. I kept it to myself as if it was a best kept secret. It was as if I had to deal with it alone because that’s just the kind of kid I was. Those experiences with being bullied influenced my self esteem more than I ever knew.

Noelle gives us a run down of her experience on International Day of Happiness in New York City!

So, the unerring thought that hit me when I turned 50 was, “Why do I look old but feel 27?” I imagine most of us feel much younger but we adhere to society’s rules, pack away our padded shoulders, big hair and Jelly shoes and sit on the sidelines from now on in.

The trap I was falling into was the tendency to judge each and every experience on the scale of my likes and dislikes. If we truly want to learn how to embrace each moment of our lives, rather than pulling some close and pushing others away, we need to understand that a sensation is neither desirable nor undesirable.

The Parent Shift is a Master Class series featuring interviews with some of the world’s leading parenting experts, researchers and my favorite colleagues giving parenting solutions you can easily implement. Think of it as having a cup of coffee with some of the greatest minds in today’s research and therapy - the true change makers for families.

When we have a fixed schedule that we must stick to, we know exactly what the next step is. There is no more procrastination, and no more lost time. We are fully concentrated on our assignments, since we know that they must be completed. We create a routine that must be respected.

We are excited to announce that our CEO and Founder, Randy Taran, has been featured on The Happiness Club Interview Series.  She was interviewed by Bestselling Author, Inspirational Speaker, Happiness Expert and Founder of The Happiness Club, Jo Howarth. The interview series stars happiness experts from around the world.

I like it because you can embark on whatever you wish. How delightful it would be if we all, instead of "having to do", " should get done" or "must finish", we simply embarked on every day, every task, every thing as though we were compelled by this work to simply journey without necessarily knowing the ending.

Project Happiness all started around the dinner table, when Randy's teenage daughter look at her and said, "I want to be happy, but I don't know...how." It rocked Randy to her core. She asked herself, "Where were the resources, how many more were suffering, and why are we not talking about this?"