Last night (19th Dec) Professor Martin Seligman was interviewed on BBC World’s Hardtalk. Professor Seligman is Chairman of the American Psychological Association, one of the founders of Positive Psychology, and author of books such as Learned Optimism and Authentic Happiness. Over the past decade he has been involved in important applied psychology research investigating ‘What really makes people happy’�

The television exchange was really interesting viewing, with Stephen Sackur attempting to challenge the findings of Seligman and colleagues empirical research. Presented were the conclusions of many studies that argue the obvious; money doesn�t make us happy, and the less obvious; optimism predicts life expectancy.

Professor Seligman was also resolute about the make up of ‘happiness’. To find out the three main factors of happiness view the interview on-line using this link:

Click Here for Hardtalk Interview

For a range of assessment tools and more information on Positive Psychology view Professor Seligmans website www.authentichappiness.com

Michael