All Shawn Achor Quotes
- We become more successful when we are happier and more positive. Happier
- [It's] the lens through which your brain views the world that shapes your reality. And if we can change the lens, not only can we… Brain
- When a manager openly expresses his faith in an employee's skill, he doesn't just improve mood and motivation; he actually improves their likelihood of succeeding. Actually Improves
- Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds to the ideas… Effective
- You can study gravity forever without learning how to fly. Fly
- When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and… Challenge
- The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck. Disengage
- Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and… Ability
- The absence of disease is not health. Absence
- Beliefs are so powerful because they dictate our efforts and actions. Action
- Study after study shows that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving. Happiness
- We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy. Funny
- Waiting to be happy limits our brain's potential for success, whereas cultivating positive brains makes us more motivated, efficient, resilient, creative, and productive, which drives… Brain
- Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination. Destination
- Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success. Both
- Research shows you get multiple tasks done faster if you do them one at a time. It also decreases stress and raises happiness. Decrease
- Happiness is the joy we feel striving after our potential. Feel
- The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential Define
- The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the… Capacity
- You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body. Advice