Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps for Being Happy from the Inside Out by Marci Shimoff

I met author Marci Shimoff several years ago at a book conference. We talked about the Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul books (of which she is a co-author) and just about life.

It was about a twenty-minute conversation, and I’ve always remember it, and her, fondly. So when I heard several months ago that she was writing a new book, and when I heard the title, I knew this was going to be an excellent book.

And it is.

Admittedly, I haven't finished it yet. You see I got my copy before I got my Kindle, and since the book isn't available for Kindle yet I haven’t finished it (I do have to play with my new toy, right?).

Even though I haven't finished, I can recommend it highly. First of all, who wouldn't want to be "happy for no reason?" (Even if you don't think that is possible before you start reading.)

The book draws on research, stories and the interviews that Marci and her co-author, Carol Kline, did with who she calls the Happy 100 - 100 people she (and others) identified as very happy people. From the combination of all of that comes 21 Happiness Habits.

The thing I like best about this book is the focus on us being accountable for our own happiness, rather than looking for it externally. The book promises that in the title and delivers it throughout. Not every point will resonate with every reader, but it doesn't have to. There is more than enough here to help you create a happier self.

And a happier self will help you unleash your potential (and the potential of others) much easier and quicker.

Learn more and purchase at Amazon.com.

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