The Happiness Paradox
Think you'll be happy if you reach all your goals? Think again. It turns out that the kinds of goals we choose to pursue matter just as much, if not more than, whether or not we actually reach them! Studies...
Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson
Connect w/Dr. Heidi Grant
Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD, is a motivational psychologist and researcher. She writes about the scientifically-tested strategies we can use to be more effective reaching our goals at work and in our personal lives. Her new HBR eSingle is Nine Things Successful People Do Differently, and her most recent book is Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals (Hudson Street Press). She is also the co-editor of the academic handbook, The Psychology of Goals, a regular contributor to the BBC World Service's Business Daily, an expert blogger for Fast Company and Psychology Today, and a guest blogger for Harvard Business Review.
Dr. Heidi Grant teaches The Optimal Mindset at the en*theos Academy.
Courses at the en*theos Academy
The Optimal Mindset
How can you really break the cycle of self-criticism and dejection? How can you bring yourself to appreciate the moment you are in, when you are so worried about what’s coming down the road? Learn more and sign up now!
It turns out (and we’ve got the research to prove it), when we think about what we do in terms of getting better, rather than being good, we see our world and ourselves in a whole new way.
In this 4-week class with Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson, you'll learn what science says about how mindsets work, where they come from, and how you can change yours. It is available for immediate download and comes with weekly documents you can use to follow along.
The Scientific Secrets of Happiness
In this course, you'll learn what scientific psychologists have discovered about the true nature of happiness and well-being. We’ll focus on how you can make simple, straightforward changes in how you live your life, and how you think about your goals, to start getting happier right now. This is Happiness with a capital H, and it’s time to get yours. Learn more and sign up now!
This is a 4-week self-paced course available for immediate download. Each week comes with slides you can use to follow along.
Making It Happen
Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson is one of our favorite teachers on the science of motivation and success. With motivational science on your side, you will receive proven tools to help you rock it. Learn more and sign up now!
In this 5-week self paced course, you'll learn research based approach to understand and change your ways.
This course is available on demand and is delivered with weekly documents for you to follow along.
Big Ideas
Work Your Willpower Muscle
If you don’t have as much willpower as you’d like, you can make your self-control muscle stronger over time if you give it regular workouts. Recent studies show that daily activities such as exercising, keeping track of your finances or what you...
Know When to Fold ‘Em
Knowing when to give up on a goal turns out to be as essential for our happiness and well-being as knowing how to hang in there. There are two sets of circumstances when you are usually better off moving on: When...
