How good relationships at work boost happiness, engagement and motivation.

On 27 and 28 May this year prof. Raj Raghunathan will be in Sofia again. Following on from the successful seminars and trainings he held in 2018 and 2019, this year's visit will bring new topics for both individuals and companies.

16 January, from 13.00 to 15.00 (Sofia time), online in the ZOOM platform

The holiday season brings a unique blend of joy, celebration, and, often, a bit of stress. Amidst the festive cheer and gatherings, it offers an excellent opportunity to explore the dynamics of self-love and its relationship with altruism. This time of year can teach us how nurturing our own well-being can enhance our capacity to extend kindness and love towards others.

News from the dissemination events of the Digital Arts Dialogue project

Our Need to Connect (NTC) project is coming to an end. The project results and information can be found on our website. This includes the national research with a European perspective on similarities and differences, as well as the training course, which can be accessed online, and downloaded in PDF for direct use.

If you want to learn more about the project, visit our web page; www.myecotrack.eu

News from the pilot test of the activities from project "Digital Arts Dialogue"

The project partners conducted pilot trainings with young mothers to test the developed methods.

The Fable Project or how the topic of sustainable fashion energises and enthuses young people

To help you cope better in times of adversity, we have created this program which contains 5 modules. Go through it and move forward confidently in this unsettled and unpredictable world by addressing volatility, uncertainty and complexity.

The first product of the Digital Arts Dialogue project is ready. Find out what else is happening in the project from Newsletter 3.

At the beginning of the new year when we are thinking about our wishes for the year and making our new year’s resolutions we from Happiness Academy want to talk to you about the character strength of perspective.

We invite youth and social workers interested in innovative tools and practices to participate in a workshop to pilot test developed innovative tools for empowering disadvantaged youth.

How to consciously give constructive criticism (feedback) at work?

This is probably one of the most important for our happiness and success character strengths, but also one of the hardest to achieve. Why is this so and how we can improve our self-regulation? This is the topic of Happiness Accelerator in October 2022.

Technology is often a great, sometimes even necessary, help with our tasks but it can also be one of the greatest burdens of the modern work place.

Forthcoming Trainings in the Project. Newsletter 2.

Make memories that remain!

You want to learn how to be more resilient and resist difficulties? Or maybe you want to help other people learn this skill? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, we can be of service to you.

What is Restorative Justice? What is the DigiArts project? Want to know more or contribute to the project?

1st Newsletter, April 2022

April - month of Kindness in Happiness Accelerator app

We all know that it is good to be creative, but at the same time many of us also believe that a person is born either being creative or not being creative. Although for some people it may be easier to be creative than for others, science has already proven that we can learn to be creative.

Before we start together to go through the daily Prudence-Booster activities and all other content, designed to sustain our motivation, let’s figure out what prudence is, why it is considered a character strength and how it contributes to our wellbeing.

Humility as a character strength

Understand Bravery as a character strength.

Explore our offerings for business trainings and innovative interventions online and offline.

May the Strengths Be with You!

Why is it important to love ourselves and take care of ourselves as we do for our most precious people?

Stress is a constant companion in today's world and digital stress is the one that affects us the most according to the reports of the four partner countries: Germany, Austria, Spain and Bulgaria.

How to beat the springtime lethargy and replete your energy?

Invitation to participate in a study to build knowledge on digital stress in the workplace and related prevention measures.

In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many employees were sent by employers to work remotely. But for those who are accustomed to the usual routine in the office it is extremely difficult to get used to the children running around and the lack of necessary tools.

It has already been proven that Autonomy (simply put: the freedom to make our life’s choices) is one of the most important factors for Happiness, to some extent even more important than money.

and three ways to keep it in difficult times

Image by reneebigelow from Pixabay

Happiness Academy starts work on a two-year multinational project called “STRESS-LESS” with the aim to help SMEs alleviate stress, caused by intensive use of digital devices at work.

The book that will ignite your potential!

Find out more about our new online and offline business trainings.

Research has found that Belonging – love and connection to others - is the most important determinant of happiness, well-being and longevity.

Everyone knows that love is a wonderful thing, but do we know what wonders might come from loving oneself? Unfortunately, some of us are taught that it is egoistic to love yourself. Where is the truth?

Every Tuesday from October 13 to November 24 (from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm CET) within 7 sessions.

How to understand whether there is more than enough

I see, hear, smell, and feel beautiful things around me

Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash

HAPPINESS FOR ALL, TOGETHER

Workshop – 1 day (May 12th 2020)

Author: Birgit Baldlauf

It is scientifically proven that self-confidence and happiness are interconnected.

2-day Training Course

Full-day workshop

Half-day open training

Training program of 4 modules

Photo: Pixabay

When was the last time you listened mindfully your partner, your loved ones or your colleagues?

You have a lot of friends - you communicate with them often and easily. But is this true communication? Is the environment that we created predisposes to openness and development of our relationships and the personal growth?

In 7 weeks, prof. Raj Raghunathan will visit Sofia for the second time. In this series of 7 articles, we will remind you of the main elements of his program for building a life of happiness and fulfillment

6 ideas for holiday and everyday kindness

A beautiful story of a mother and her twin daughters

Why to be proactively grateful and and how gratitude brings more joy in our lives?

A magical poem by Marieta Mileva - Choni

Would you like to jump out of bed in a good mood and full of energy? Smile more often? Are you satisfied and is every new day wonderful?

What can we learn from the envy that takes upon us?

A person spends around 90 000 hours at his work place which is approximately one third of his entire life. Believing that our jobs are major influencers on quality of life is not wrong. It is good for us to think how to enhance our happiness at the work place.

Time is the most important source of memories, which give the taste to our lives - is this what Dali tried to tell us? "Which is more valuable - time or money?" has been a question that will always be asked and the answer will be different for every person.

“They move as if no one ever told them they were old.”

Is it possible to get rid of all concerns, to live stress-free, to be calm and happy at all times? If yes - what is the magic formula?

3 pieces of advice for avoiding negative thoughts

Or how not to damage our lifelong happiness because of daily milestones on the way there

Is our mindset helping us be happy and successful in both our career and in life?

Positive psychology has proven that the quest for happiness can be not only emotional but rational. Still, happy people are healthier and live longer. More surprisingly, this also applies to organizations.

Does our chance for success decreases when somebody else is moving ahead?

Why smart and successful people are not as happy as they could and should be?

Being aware of one of the most common dilemmas of the contemporary busy people

There are certain people who overwhelm the others easily, but there are those who, no matter how hard they try, do not manage to be a desirable and enjoyed company for others.