{"id":6745,"date":"2024-03-07T21:35:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T01:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/episode-15-the-science-of-happiness-with-shawn-achor\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T21:35:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T01:35:29","slug":"episode-15-the-science-of-happiness-with-shawn-achor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/episode-15-the-science-of-happiness-with-shawn-achor\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 15 | The Science of Happiness with Shawn Achor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Today I am really excited because I have a truly special guest joining us: Shawn Achor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Shawn is one of the world\u2019s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">His research on mindset made the cover of the Harvard Business Review. He\u2019s lectured or worked with nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as NASA, the NFL, the NBA, the Pentagon, and the White House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">He is the author of several books, two of them New York Times bestselling books, <em>The Happiness Advantage<\/em> and <em>The Big Potential.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Shawn\u2019s mission is to bring popular psychology to the wider world. His TED talk was one of the most powerful and popular of all time with nearly 25 million views. He\u2019s now lectured in more than 50 countries, speaking to CEOs in China, doctors in Dubai, school children in South Africa and farmers in Zimbabwe, and many, many other diverse audiences. His Happiness Advantage Training is one of the largest and most successful Positive Psychology Corporate Training Programs. And he recently did a two-hour interview with Oprah for her Super Soul Sunday Show, which you can watch on YouTube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <center><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\" nitro-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=EEEMS8898229523\" class=\"nitro-lazy\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><\/iframe>,<\/center><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Tune in to <\/span><b>Episode 15 of The Jack Canfield Podcast <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">where we dive deep into the ideas of happiness and self-help and the popular misconceptions around them; the overlooked importance of relationships and connections for personal happiness; and learn the things you can do right now to grow true happiness and potential.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen on your favorite player: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-jack-canfield-podcast\/id1700975734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/262XG7vnEQUtGd6fN2CPvo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-jack-canfield-podcast-120346948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iHeart Radio<\/a>\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/d7b124e7-e11e-40a1-917a-5336a32fed01\/the-jack-canfield-podcast?ref=dm_sh_duMNIXjPOILq2yCKEwnVw7gRl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mf6rHJcFgYs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jackcanfield.com\/pages\/jack-canfield-podcast\/\">Podcast Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[EP15] The Science of Happiness with Jack Canfield &amp; Shawn Achor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sIPjUfr4v8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><\/span><\/iframe>&lt;<\/center> <\/p>\n<h2><strong>\ud83c\udfafInside this episode:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Greater Happiness as a Choice:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Shawn explains how small mindset changes break the tyranny of genes and environment over mood and happiness (02:21)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The Disciplines of Happiness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Learn about the two-minute gratitude exercises you can do every day to maximize your happiness (05:25)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>A New Idea of Happiness: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">How <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">happiness and joy lies in discovering potential, not the achievement of material goals (17:56<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Eliminating the Comparison Game: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Shawn explains the negative effect of self-promotion on personal happiness, and the benefits of caring for others. (25:15)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Climbing the Hill Together:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The importance of relationship community and connection in growing individual potential and happiness (30:54)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Other People as the Key to Happiness:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Shawn\u2019s cruise ship journey and how appreciation of others creates greater happiness and safety for yourself (56:50)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-jack-canfield-podcast\/id1700975734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here,<\/a> scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select \u201cWrite a Review.\u201d\u00a0 Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you haven\u2019t done so already, <em><strong>please follow the podcast.<\/strong><\/em> As we add new episodes, if you\u2019re not following, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll miss out. <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-jack-canfield-podcast\/id1700975734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow now!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Resources Mentioned:<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Let\u2019s Connect:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Submit your questions, feedback, topic suggestions, and future guest requests, <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/jackcanfieldpodcast.com\"><b>here! <\/b><\/a><b\/><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"b3d725127c6cb1f8b10cf247654a841f-1\" type=\"nitropack\/inlinescript\" class=\"nitropack-inline-script\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '307001972782646'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am really excited because I have a truly special guest joining us: Shawn Achor.\u00a0 Shawn is one of the world\u2019s leading experts on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}