How Can I Be Happy?

Awarded “Best Self-Help Book of the Year” by East Bay Express

What if happiness isn’t luck, personality, or circumstance?
What if it’s a skill?

How Can I Be Happy? gives you a science-backed roadmap to understand your emotions, manage your mind, and create a happier, more successful life. Written in a style that is smart, practical, and refreshingly engaging, this award-winning book distills leading research from top universities around the world into tools you can actually use.

Because your mind is the tool behind everything.

It shapes how you handle stress.
How you perform at work.
How you show up in love.
How you parent.
How you bounce back.
How happy you feel in your own life.

When you learn to manage your mind, you stop being pushed around by stress, anger, fear, and old patterns — and start living with more clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Happiness Starts With Emotional Mastery

Most people chase happiness by trying to control the outside world.

This book shows you how to work with the inside world that drives everything else.

Your emotions influence every thought you think, every decision you make, and every relationship you build. They affect your interpretation of every challenge, every opportunity, and every peak moment in life. That means your emotional skill level has a massive impact on both your happiness and your success.

How Can I Be Happy? helps you build that skill.

It is the perfect starting point for anyone who wants a more grounded, fulfilling life using the latest insights from positive psychology.

What You’ll Learn

Inside this revised edition, you’ll discover how to:

• let go of old grudges and resentment
• reduce anger and stress
• understand why shame holds you back
• use the five types of forgiveness effectively
• work with your thoughts and emotions more skillfully
• build more happiness, calm, and contentment from the inside out

Dr. John Schinnerer presents a powerful model of emotion that helps you better understand your inner landscape — and gives you practical tools to change it.

This is not just a book about feeling better.

It is a book about thinking better, responding better, and building a stronger foundation for success in every part of your life.

Get Your Copy Today

Buy your PDF copy now for just $19.95.

If you are ready to become happier, calmer, and more emotionally skilled — this is your next step.

Download your copy of How Can I Be Happy? today.

Updated With the Latest Science

This edition has been recently revised to include updated scientific research and the latest thinking in positive psychology and emotional well-being.

About the Author

Dr. John Schinnerer is an expert in positive psychology, emotional mastery, and peak performance. In 2011, he was one of just three emotion experts — alongside Paul Ekman and Dacher Keltner — to consult on Pixar’s Academy Award-winning film Inside Out.

He has spent years helping executives, leaders, and high-performing individuals reduce anger, anxiety, and stress while increasing emotional intelligence, happiness, and success. Dr. John earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from UC Berkeley and has worked as an executive coach, speaker, and educator for over 16 years.

He hosted more than 200 episodes of Guide To Self Radio in the San Francisco Bay Area, created one of the web’s top positive psychology blogs, and built resources like WebAngerManagement.com and HowICanBeHappy.com to help people create lasting change using science-backed emotional tools.