“Brief, easy-to-read, practical, and filled with useful exercises for making positive changes.”
— Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul
How many times have you heard someone say: “All I want is to be happy?” So many of us get caught up in looking outside ourselves for happiness when, in fact, happiness is something that you can choose at any time. The old saying “Happiness is an inside job” does not refer to working indoors. It means that it is we who choose whether or not to be happy.
.Jim Donovan didn’t set out to be an author, he just wanted to pass along some of the distilled wisdom he had collected or discovered in his own life, much the way he passed it along through his speaking career. He set out to put a few words down on paper, and then added stories that illustrated the point, and the next thing he knew he had a book, and the book moved people and helped them make their lives better. The goal of Handbook to a Happier Life is to have everyone rewrite their own life story by making small changes each day that make them happier, more content, and help them achieve their life dreams. Don’t make big changes, he suggests, just start slowly and move bit-by-bit toward your goal, and you’ll reach it.
In a nutshell: Set goals, solve problems, use your mind to start living your dreams, while helping those around you live happier lives! Everyone can create the life they’ve always wanted by making small changes each day
Although this book seems simple, there is effective advice on every page. Jim knows these simple ideas work, because they have worked for him and the thousands of readers who have sent him letters expressing their gratitude for his previously self-published book.
About the author Jim Donovan began giving seminars on marketing to corporations in 1992, after a career in corporate video and broadcast television that led to a personal meltdown. He started life again, reading self-help books and listening to tapes to help him change his life. His seminar business soon developed into “how to change your life” and from that evolved the stories in this book. He is co-author of Manage I.T. (Lahaska Publishing 2002) and he now speaks regularly to associations, sales organizations and network marketing groups. He and his wife live in Buckingham, Pennsylvania.
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