The Happiness Handbook

By Derek Ralston

You've heard the advice, “Go to school, get a good job, get promoted, climb the corporate ladder, and you will eventually find happiness.” All too often, people follow this society-prescribed path to success, falsely believing that it will lead them to happiness.

This mini-book teaches:

* An alternative blueprint for happiness, based on research from numerous books and scientific studies, along with Derek's personal experience
* How to change your rat racer or hedonist way of life
* Five steps for finding happiness

After reading this handbook, you will be ready for the Evolve Your Life: Mini-Books for Finding Happiness, which teach:

* How to break free from the downsides of socialization- the constant seeking of external goals and external approval that end up making your life miserable
* How to escape the rat race by changing your inner or outer reality
* How to create alternative income sources, step outside your comfort zone, and spend more time with your family
* How to determine if you should quit your job (or take a sabbatical)
* How to discover your own values and life philosophy
* How to stop stressing out and stop living in “fight-or-flight” mode
* How to eliminate your bad habits once and for all
* How to stop obsessing over the future and start living in the present
* How to stop being manipulated by advertisers, mass media, corporations and peer groups

Part of the Evolve Your Life: Mini-Books For Finding Happiness Series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Derek Ralston
• Release date: Jan 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466081444

Derek Ralston

​​Derek Ralston is an agile coach by day and personal transformation expert by night. His goal is to help growth-driven individuals find their own path to personal transformation through self-experimentation. Derek is the author of three personal transformation books, one of which became top in its category on Amazon. He is the author, most recently, of Transformational Fasting: Reconnect with Yourself, Get Healthy, and Find Your Purpose. Find out more about Derek at DerekRalston.Com.

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Published 2012 by DigitalFan Books

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Contents

Introduction

1. Social Programming: Breaking Free From Ape Values

2. Genetic Programming: Breaking Free From Caveman Instincts

3. Taking Control of Your Consciousness

4. 5 Ways for Finding Happiness

Questions and Answers

Notes

References

About the Author

Also by Derek Ralston

Introduction

An Alternative Blueprint for Happiness

You've heard the advice, Go to school, get a good job, get promoted, climb the corporate ladder, and you will eventually find happiness. All too often, people follow this society-prescribed path to success, falsely believing that it will lead them to happiness. For most, the promise of happiness never comes true. They are stuck in the rat race- a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power. Evolve Your Life provides an alternative blueprint for happiness, based on research from