Andy Cope’s Five Essential Books for Happiness and the Feel-Good Factor

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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4. Dr. Todd B. Kashdan’s 5 Essential Books for Becoming a Leader with Exceptional Emotional Agility

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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.

Download free chapters of Michael's latest book The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever here.

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