Andy Cope’s Five Essential Books for Happiness and the Feel-Good Factor
??Michael Bungay Stanier
I'm best known for 'The Coaching Habit' ... best-selling book on coaching this century. Now, it's Change Signal: finding the good stuff that works in change (pod & newsletter). Also, a Rhodes Scholar.
Andy Cope is a professional trainer, happiness expert and coauthor of The Little Book of Emotional Intelligence: How to Flourish in a Crazy World, which isn’t really little and isn’t really about emotional intelligence. Andy describes it as “the last 12 years of my life, distilled into something that makes me chuckle.” You can follow him on Twitter @beingbrilliant, or scroll down for other ways to connect with him. I’m happy he’s my guest blogger today, sharing with us his essential books for happiness and the feel-good factor.
Book 1: The Naked Leader: The True Paths to Success Are Finally Revealed
By David Taylor
Books have to arrive at the right time in your life, and this one did. My life was flying by, and I was just getting by, so I needed something simple and thought-provoking. This was it.
Book 2: S.U.M.O. (Shut Up, Move On): The Straight-Talking Guide to Succeeding in Life
By Paul McGee
Ditto with this book. I was a recovering academic, and it was just the tonic of simplicity that I needed.
Book 3: Success Intelligence: Essential Lessons and Practices from the World’s Leading Coaching Program on Authentic Success
By Robert Holden
Robert comes at happiness from a religious perspective, and I don’t, but he introduced me to spirituality in the sense of being connected to oneself and to others. He had me at “If there’s something missing in your life, it’s probably you.”
Book 4: Somebody Should Have Told Us! Simple Truths for Living Well
By Jack Pransky
Oh my gosh, the plot thickens! Jack introduced me to the work of Syd Banks and that was pretty much it — I was hooked on personal development.
Book 5: Flourishing
By Maureen Gaffney
For those who like a bit more substance to their personal development, Maureen manages to distill the science of positive psychology into words that even I can understand.
About Andy Cope
Andy Cope is a teacher and trainer in positive psychology, with a PhD focused on happiness and flourishing in the workplace. His course, The Art of Being Brilliant, has been delivered to businesses and schools around the world.
Connect with Andy
Website: Art of Brilliance
Twitter: @beingbrilliant
Facebook: Art of Brilliance
LinkedIn: Art of Brilliance
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ABOUT MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER & BOX OF CRAYONS
Michael Bungay Stanier is the Senior Partner and Founder of Box of Crayons, a company that helps people and organizations do less Good Work and more Great Work. They're best known from their coaching programs that give busy managers the tools to coach in 10 minutes or less.
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