Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier [Hardcover]

Siimon Reynolds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2005

What could possibly be better than chocolate? How about good health, self-acceptance, loving relationships, freedom from fear and guilt, and a clear sense of purpose in life? In BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE, happy guy Siimon Reynolds offers 50 bites of delightful wisdom that are guaranteed to boost your mood instead of your blood sugar. From Taoism to psycho-cyberkinetics, this delicious little book distills simple lessons from the world’s major theories about happiness, such as:

Ask uplifting questions (they can change the direction of your thinking).

Try a low-insulin diet (balancing sugar levels sweetens your mood).

Understand Buddhist theory (fewer desires leads to less suffering).

Kiss someone (kissing just feels great).Animated with cheery illustrations, BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE is sweeter than a candy bar baked into a brownie and dipped in hot fudge—and a whole lot better for you.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

*Describes 50 tried-and-tested ways to feel happier, each with a simple, lighthearted illustration.

About the Author

SIIMON REYNOLDS has studied happiness for the past 20 years. He is the chairman and creative director of Love Communications, an advertising agency based in Australia. He has won almost every major advertising award in the world, including the Gold Lion at Cannes and the Grand Prize at the London International Advertising Festival. He lives in Sydney, Australia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580086578
• ISBN-13: 978-1580086578
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.5 x 7.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Siimon Reynolds is a very rare person in the world of executive and entrepreneur coaching.

He is not just a teacher, he's actually a highly successful business person himself.

Siimon:
* Co-founded Photon Group, which in 8 years grew to a staff of 6000, becoming the 15th largest marketing services company in the world. Consisting of 52 companies in 14 countries.
* Has owned and run successful businesses for over 20 years (starting at age 23).
* Has won numerous awards for business excellence, including Australian NSW Young Achiever Of The Year, Career category.
* Has won almost every advertising award for creativity in the world.
* Has been featured on 60 Minutes, Today, Bloomberg and many other TV programs as a high achiever.
* Has personally raised $19 million for his start up ventures.
* Has given keynote speeches on high performance and business excellence to over 60,000 business people.

Now after two decades of extraordinary business success, Siimon is devoting the next 20 years of his life to helping others achieve at a high level.

If you are highly ambitious and seek to perform at a world class standard, consider hiring Siimon Reynolds as your personal high performance coach. Follow the coaching links on www.siimonreynolds.com

Every one of Siimon's coaching clients agree that the cost of coaching is tiny compared to the enormous financial value they have received.

www.siimonreynolds.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Succinct, Inspiring with Beautiful Illustrations, March 17, 2005

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Tania Winston - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier (Hardcover)

I found "Better than Chocolate" an exceptionally inspiring book. It's so easy to read and 'digest'. The illustrations are really beautiful too.

The author, Siimon Reynolds, has obviously done a lot of research (and lists a pretty extensive recommended reading) to succinctly write the 50 or so tips.

By following even just a couple of the tips, to start with anyway, I genuinely found myself feeling happier. I particularly liked the "4 Magic Personality Traits" and "Focus on Happiness" tips best. If only I had had this book earlier! "Better than Chocolate" is filled with great ideas to help you feel happier.

This is a book you read and re-read.

I highly recommend it and it makes a fabulous gift too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, and with Gorgeous illustrations!!!, May 2, 2005

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Elizabeth Ignacio MD - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier (Hardcover)

In these hectic days, this book is a nice and thoughtful respite. And the illustrations! One word...Wow!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Looking at this Book Will Make You Happy, December 7, 2011

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L. M. Keefer (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier (Hardcover)

If you think that great activities, people, and things will show up in your life that make you happy, sometimes they do. But what if they don't? Are there purposeful things we can actively do to increase our happiness? Happiness research says yes.

This book distills 50 happiness principles from research into easy low-cost or no-cost activities, ways of thinking or being that we can do today to increase our happiness. If we have one life to live on this earth, we might as well do things which increase our happiness rather than decrease or neutralize it.

I've read many, many books on happiness and am thinking of getting an advanced degree in the topic (positive psychology) as it's fundamental to life. This book is one of my favorites on the topic of happiness. Why? For the person who doesn't have time to read all the books on happiness, this book gives you 50 things you can immediately do to increase your happiness. It also reminds those of us who have read extensively on the topic what actions we can be taking now. And it has an aesthetically pleasing format--art and humor raise our happiness quotient. So, the book itself wisely employs the principles it preaches. You'll probably feel happier just reading it.

Some of 50 proven ways to feel happier in this book I'm going to implement in 2012:

*Form an activity group--5-6 people you want to meet with once a month
*Meet NEW people--take adult ed classes as an easy way to meet new like-minded people
*Listen to upbeat music-put more background music on while doing chores
*Throw out 1/3 of books, clothes and stuff etc. you're not wearing and using
*Pet a pet--offer to pet sit or take neighbor's dog for a walk?

The book lists diverse ways to increase happiness. You can tailor them to your own life, depending on what stage of life you're in. Some of the activities you probably will be doing already, but there will certainly be ones you'll want to start doing or do more of. This is a light book on a deep topic that can change your life in a positive way. It has something to offer anybody who values happiness.