Happiness Tools

In his book, What Happy People Know, Dan Baker lists 6 happiness tools: things we can each do to increase our happiness:
1. Appreciation: First and most important happiness tool, an antidote to fear, the strongest form of love.
2. Choice: The author of freedom and the voice of the heart. Happy people choose the course of their lives.
3. Personal power: The proactive force that gives one power over feelings and one's fate. Taking responsibility and taking action are the components of personal power. Personal power keeps you from being a victim.
4. Leading with your strengths: Lead with your strengths instead of trying to fix weaknesses.
5. The power of language and stories: Language can alter perception. We think in words and we can choose to tell healthy stories or horror stories.
6. Multidimensional living: Three primary components of life: relationships, health and purpose (usually called work). Strive for balance among the three components. Happiness comes from a full life.