Authentic Happiness

Authentic Happiness

by Martin E. P. Seligman

In his user-friendly road map for human emotion, Seligman proposes ratcheting the field of psychology to a new level. The time has finally arrived for a science that seeks to understand positive emotion, build strength and virtue, and provide guideposts for finding what Aristotle called the `good life,’ ” writes Seligman. He outlines a path toward Authentic Happiness in three parts: positive emotion, strength, and virtue, and in the mansions of life. Seligman also touches upon signature strengths. This book is a nice complement to my client work using assessments such as Emotional Intelligence, Tilt365, and Kolbe.