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Positivity is one of the best indicators of motivation & success - increased 78% over 6 months.

Positivity, Optimism, Happiness, General Mood, Mood Swings,

Hopefulness, Joyfulness.

Results shown are from a USAID funded study to determine the efficacy of an InHappiness laughter-assisted behavior change program in a highly stressed group of healthcare workers providing care to adults and children infected/affected by HIV and AIDS. Baseline results were taken before the program started and again periodically over six months. These results from detailed and validated measures are in keeping with results from hundreds of other highly- stressed groups. For more information see “Why are these results important?” below.

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Why are these Results Important?

• Positivity is a reliable indicator of individual and team performance. Increases in positivity boost productivity (Edge, 2013), widen the scope of attention (Fredrickson & Branigan, 2005; Rowe, Hirsch, & Anderson, 2005), broaden behavioral repertoires (Fredrickson & Branigan, 2005), increase intuition (Bolte, Goschkey, & Kuhl, 2003) and creativity (Isen, Daubman, & Nowicki, 1987), improve health (Fredrickson, Mancuso, Branigan, & Tugade, 2000) and immune function (Davidson et al., 2003), increase resilience to adversity (Fredrickson, Tugade, Waugh, & Larkin, 2003), happiness (Fredrickson & Joiner, 2002), psychological growth (Fredrickson et al., 2003), leadership effectiveness (Norman, Avolio, Luthans, 2010), and significantly reduce stress (Steptoe, Wardle, & Marmot, 2005). For more about the benefits of positivity in the workplace see Fredrickson & Losada 2005, Wikipedia, and PositivityRatio.com. • Optimism drives performance, job satisfaction, work happiness, and organizational commitment (Youssef & Luthans, 2007). Optimistic managers boost employee optimism, engagement, and project performance (Greenberg & Arakawa , 2006). • Happiness - Happy people are more successful in all areas of life. They are more likely to be employed, more likely to be promoted, receive better evaluations from supervisors, less likely to lose their jobs, and generally earn more money. They are better organizational citizens, have more friends and stronger social support networks, enjoy better health, have lower levels of stress and depression, are judged as more physically attractive , more intelligent and competent, more friendly, warm, and assertive, and less selfish. Happy teams experience less conflict and greater cooperation, and are better at coping with stress, change, and unexpected difficulties. They are more creative and innovative and better at solving problems (Lyubomirsky, Diener, & King, 2005). Happy brains are 31% more productive, happy sales people sell 37% more, and happiness activates the brain’s learning center for faster learning and better retention (Achor, 2010). • Mood — Mood disorders are important causes of productivity loss (NIMH). Happy moods make people appear more appealing and inviting to possible interaction partners (Veenhoven, 1988). Mood disorders are estimated to cost more than $50 billion per year in lost productivity and result in 321.2 million lost workdays (Kessler et al., 2006). • Hopefulness drives performance, job satisfaction, work happiness, and organizational commitment (Youssef & Luthans, 2007). Lack of hope can drive depression and even suicidal behavior (Beck et al., 1985). • Joyfulness is a major contributor towards happiness, productivity, and workplace performance (Clements-Croome, 2000; Reio & Ghosh, 2009).