> --Marcus Buckingham, author of Find Your Strongest Life For working mothers who face endless demands on their time and attention, What Happy Working Mothers Know provides scientifically proven and practical ways to replace stress with contentment and find the right balance between work, motherhood, and life. Your own happiness is important--because happy moms make better moms and more successful professionals. What Happy Working Mothers Know reveals that the key to being your best is to take care of your happiness the same way you take care of your health--through conscious daily choices.…mehr
> --Marcus Buckingham, author of Find Your Strongest Life For working mothers who face endless demands on their time and attention, What Happy Working Mothers Know provides scientifically proven and practical ways to replace stress with contentment and find the right balance between work, motherhood, and life. Your own happiness is important--because happy moms make better moms and more successful professionals. What Happy Working Mothers Know reveals that the key to being your best is to take care of your happiness the same way you take care of your health--through conscious daily choices. Cathy Greenberg and Barrett Avigdor explain how you can use positive psychology to shift from a mentality of scarcity to one of abundance to create happiness for yourself and those around you ... even when you're at your very busiest. Based on new scientific research, this mom-friendly guide gives you the practical advice and effective strategies you need to be a great mom and a great professional without sacrificing your own happiness. You'll learn to apply lessons learned at work to your motherhood skills (and vice versa), as well as how to avoid "happiness traps" like trying to be Supermom, doubting yourself, or believing that you are your job. Inside, you'll find handy, effective tools to avoid these traps and meet a host of courageous women who share their stories and how they found their own happiness. Many moms raise great kids and achieve the personal and professional success they desire and deserve--but at what cost? What Happy Working Mothers Know doesn't show you how to have it all, but how to have all the things that really matter--including your own happiness.
CATHY L. GREENBERG, PHD, (right) is an internationally recognized authority on leadership and applying the new science of happiness. She is a contributor to many articles and bestselling books. An acclaimed speaker and radio show host, she founded h2c--Happy Companies Healthy People--the first organization to specialize in coaching leaders on the art and science of building happy, high-performance companies. Her motto, "Happiness=Profit," has become a mainstay for both her personal life and those she serves around the world. BARRETT S. AVIGDOR, JD, is an international lawyer, executive coach, and Fulbright Scholar. An innovator, trainer, and thought leader in talent strategy and management, she has been a member of the leadership team of Accenture's Legal Group since 1995. She helped establish Accenture's strengths-based approach to their global talent and employee engagement initiative as both a facilitator and an author on the subject. She can be found circling the globe spearheading her passion for excellence in human performance.
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Foreword Carol Evans xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1. Happiness Is Not a Luxury; It's a Necessity1
Chapter 2. The Science of Happiness 27
Chapter 3. How to Put the H.A.P.P.Y. in Happy Working Mother47
Chapter 4. Guilt--What Is It Good For? 71
Chapter 5. When Mom's Not Happy, No One Is Happy! 91
Chapter 6. What about the Kids? 121
Chapter 7. When the Going Gets Tough, Get Support 147
