A Practical Guide to Happiness: How to Bring Optimism, Confidence and Self Esteem into Your Life

A Practical Guide to Happiness: How to Bring Optimism, Confidence and Self Esteem into Your Life

A greater happiness is within reach and there are simple things you can do every day to feel and hold onto the happiness that you seek. Despite substantial personal and professional success, former Investment Banker Max Ansbacher had always been haunted by feelings of failure. Eventually, Ansbacher sought to find his own happiness and after much studying and practice, developed wellness tools that enabled him to emerge from "a very dark place." After successfully turning his life around, Ansbacher became an entrepreneur of emotional fitness using science-backed tips and common sense to help people avoid unhappiness, curb self-doubt and feel more fulfilled. In his new book, A Practical Guide to Happiness , Ansbacher empowers readers to choose happiness, be present, live fully and learn how to cultivate and maintain a life filled with joy. Discover: Simple strategies to do at home that will bring the happiness you've always been looking for - The Three Great Rules - How to handle grief and disasters - How to gain and retain friends - The difference between pleasure and happiness and why it's so important to distinguish between the two It's time to unlock strategies for a more purposeful life full of long-lasting enjoyment and satisfaction. "Mr. Ansbacher in his short yet very entertaining book has set forth a mantra that is a good foundation for life: "get real, think positive." He has illustrated this with examples from his own life and generally with simple yet valuable life principles that make very good sense. I wholeheartedly recommend this book which should bring a measure of happiness to all who read it." - Albert Angel, Retired Corporate Executive "Ansbacher takes us on a road trip to search for what we all want - happiness. Surprisingly he brings us full circle to the realization that all we ever wanted is in our own backyard. As one reads we are given signposts pointing towards happiness - what to see, how to see, what to realize, what to remember and what to act upon. It is most unique and refreshing to know we can indeed seek and control our happiness. That said, all we need to do is rejigger some of our thinking and habits, and embrace the many positives we learn from these pages. If you are not happy with the joy in your life this book is the one you should read!" - Glenn Lawson, author of It's Curtains For You! "I HIGHLY recommend this book! Initially laying out his own search for happiness and the Three Great Rules of Happiness (you should read the book to discover these rules!), Max G. Ansbacher follows these with a plethora of practical suggestions, including mental and physical exercises, to increase your happiness. This book is a MUST read for everyone interested in promoting their own happiness." - Rex Forehand, PH.D. Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science and author of Parenting the Strong-Willed Child "During about 70 years of active life as an academician and as a corporate CEO, I've read probably about 1000 books - fiction, bios, technology, history, etc. Of all those books, the most worthwhile to me is Max Ansbacher's aptly titled A Practical Guide to Happiness. Don't miss it!" - Lynden Gillis, Executive Vice President Magnavox, Ret "In this debut guide, investment manager Ansbacher sets out how to demystify the route to Happiness... The book is indeed practical, laying out steps to shift one's perspective and set goals in a conversational accessible tone ("The sooner we address bad habits, the better we can cope with life's challenges and learn to become happy in any situation")... Ansbacher's focus on setting unrealistic expectations and changing one's attitude is sound..." - Kirkus Reviews "The chase for happiness has transcended generations and centuries. People are looking for that perfect satiation to life's void and are disappointed when they don't find it in society's materialistic and faux elements. A Practical Guide to Happiness by Max G. Ansbacher guides readers to the genuine meaning and derivation of happiness for a better life. As humans, we make lofty assumptions about how much an increase in material possessions and the social ladder would increase our happiness. But does it? In this book, the author shreds some personal myths and societal fallacies that slander our genuine chances of happiness. He gives three great rules for happiness. Want what you have, do what you can, and be the best you are. The author encourages readers to find satisfaction in characters of intrinsic value rather than face value. He outlines many practical tips on saving ourselves from destructive behavioral patterns and false preconditions for happiness. In conclusion, he hints at the importance of having people around us. He states our need for social interaction as humans and the utmost need to find true purpose in life. There is so much to unpack from A Practical Guide to Happiness . Max G. Ansbacher was keen and meticulous in digging deep into the pla