by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Nov 27, 2017 | Experiences, Happier, Peter's Voice
What does it mean to fake being happy? I went through many years of my life faking being happy. An employee of mine used to say I was the happiest guy he knew. I always seemed to have a smile on my face. Whenever he asked me how I was doing, I would beam back...
by Beth Bostwick | Nov 27, 2017 | Beth's Voice, Experiences, Powerful Woman
A couple of decades ago I had an experience that has become something I reference to keep myself moving forward when times get tough. It was a defining experience for me because I handled a difficult set of circumstances mostly on my own for the first time in my...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Nov 22, 2017 | Happier, Peter's Voice
If the measure of your happiness is whether you are happy now and your Happiness Ratio is how much of your day you spend being happy, let’s get to the big question: How happy are you? Or better, how often are you happy? To get a sense of how happy you are,...
by Beth Bostwick | Nov 22, 2017 | Beth's Voice, Experiences, Observations, Peter's Voice
Thanksgiving is here again and the turkey with all the fixings we always look forward to. It’s also a moment when we take some time to reflect on all the good things we have in our lives and give thanks. It may be around a table with friends and family, or it may be...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Nov 15, 2017 | Happier, Peter's Voice
Are there different levels of happiness? Does it start with sort of happy and go all the way to very happy? Or is happiness binary – either you’re happy or not happy? Can you even measure happiness? There are all kinds of studies and tests – some of...