Happiness is a skill. While some people seem to be born happy, others have to work at it. Some have to work harder at happiness than others. Rather than work harder, we can work smarter. Luckily, with all the focus on happiness, we now have a better body of knowledge to draw from.

This is my deep collection of positive quotes. It includes insights and positive quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Milton, Oscar Wilde, and more. Even Willie Nelson is among the bunch. To make the most of this collection find three new positive quotes that help you in some way, and commit them to memory so they are always at your mental finger tips when you need them most.

A PQ (Positive Intelligence Quotient) rep simply involves flexing your PQ Brain “muscles.” Your PQ Brain can help keep you centered, calm, cool, and collected. It also helps you get innovative and resourceful to better solve problems that come your way.

Your Positive Intelligence Quotient, or “PQ”, is a measure of what percentage of time your mind is on your side. Positive Intelligence might be one of the biggest factors for reaching your potential. When your mind is on your side, you flourish. When your mind works against you, you flounder.

How will you measure your life? Here are some simple strategies to make sure your time and energy are well spent for life.

Add life to your years and add years to your life. You can add up to 12 years to your life, and look and feel younger along the way. Research shows that genes only account for 10% of our longevity and the rest is our lifestyle.

If we drink from the steam of polluted thoughts, we can quickly disempower ourselves, put ourselves in a state of anxiety, and lose our motivation and drive.

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by best selling author, Lisa McCourt. Lisa is here on Sources of Insight to share with you insightful and actionable steps to be comfortable in your own skin.

Build an attitude of gratitude and flex your appreciation skills. Adopt Thanks Thursday, and go out of your way each Thursday to show a little extra appreciation for the people in your life.

This is a collection of gratitude quotes. If you want to get your thanks on, or flex your attitude of gratitude, these quotes should help you out.

With these gratitude quotes, you have a collection of wisdom at your fingertips. This collection includes words of wisdom from a variety of sources including Aesop, Cicero, Paige, Oprah, and more.

This is a brain dump at the whiteboard on happiness. It’s a short set of some of the cornerstone concepts and big ideas that we can use to shape and drive our own personal happiness.

Doing meaningful work means stretching past your limits and taking risks. As such, the most meaningful work often comes with the greatest challenges.

Keep virtuous cycles going and abort vicious cycles early. The little wins each day keep you going and add up over time. The same is true of setbacks.

This is a guest post from Evita Ochel on how to find your inner peace. Evita is is the founder and editor of EvolvingBeings.com.

You can dramatically shape a positive inner work life if you know what the key catalysts are. Catalysts are powerful ways to influence a positive inner work life. When people have a positive inner work life, they are more creative and productive.

When you see a smile that’s contagious and it lights up the room, it’s because the eyes are smiling too. The key to a good smile is, to think pleasent thoughts. After all, the eyes are the window to the soul.

One of the best things I learned from Jack Canfield is to make an “irritation list.” To make an irritation list, you simply write down the things that are bothering you and then you work the list.

This is a guest post from Melody Fletcher on how to attract everything you want in life. Melody shares her insight and approach that everybody can use to start attracting more of what they want in their life.

Master your emotions. Use negative emotions as a call to action. You can use how you feel to make your life better. While negative emotions may be painful, they may also be our best friend. We can use them to change the quality of our life immediately.

This is an index of happiness blogs. It includes a list of top 10 happiness blogs, as well as a list of happiness blogs from A to Z.