5 Simple Steps to Happiness...

This is from Shawn Achor, author of the "Happiness Advantage" and founder of Good Think, Inc.

1) Write down three things you are grateful for each day. Added bonus: Do this in the morning for a preworkday boost.
2) Spend 5 minutes each day journaling about a positive thing that happened to you. Achor suggests being as specific as possible.
3) Meditate. Achor's firm encouraged employees as a software giant to take their fingers off their keyboards for 2 minutes each day and focus on their breathing. It works as a welcome break from our usual manic multitasking.
4) Perform one random act of kindness each day. Hold the door for someone, give your cab to a harried looking stranger, put an extra quarter in a soon-to-be expired meter - it feels good to help others.
5) Exercise. You don't have to spend the afternoon rock-climbing, just do what you can. the reasoning, says Achor, is that exercise creates a pattern and a belief that your actions and behavior matter - or, optimism, an important key to success.