Posts Tagged ‘happiness’

• Essentialism- Life on Your Terms

  • July 11th, 2023
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: Tags: Baltimore Market Research, Barbara Gassaway, happiness, health, market research, perspectives, qualitative research
    

  What is Essentialism? Essentialism is a concept popularized by Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. To put it short, being an Essentialist is like being a minimalist on a mental level. This hyper-focused state of being produces more freedom in… Read More

• Failure: NOT an Option!

  • May 2nd, 2023
  • Posted in Blog, Market Research, Perspectives, Productivity, Self Improvement, The Research Group, Uncategorized
  • Tags: Tags: Baltimore Market Research, Barbara Gassaway, focus group, focus groups, happiness, market research, perspectives, qualitative research
    

  This environment is testing emotions, significantly changing behavior, and generating authentic fear in the fiercest of people!  Many of us need to be reminded: We are human!  However dark the world appears, we can choose to embrace the changes ahead!  Joyce… Read More

• A Peek Into Non-Verbal Communication

  • April 4th, 2023
  • Posted in Market Research, Perspectives, The Research Group
  • Tags: Tags: Baltimore Market Research, Barbara Gassaway, focus group, happiness, market research, perspectives, qualitative research
    

  The media, HR professionals, law enforcement agents, and of course qualitative market research moderators use non-verbal communication to discover the underlying feelings of human beings. Understanding body language is complex and often undervalued in mainstream communication.    Learning to use nonverbal communication… Read More

• Change Your Life? Change Your Thoughts!

  • March 7th, 2023
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: Tags: Baltimore Market Research, Barbara Gassaway, focus group, happiness, market research, perspectives, qualitative research
    

  Fact: the body manifests what the mind focuses upon. There is a direct correlation between mind and body: how we think affects the way we feel! How many times is our attitude influenced by the news? Or our physical diagnoses based on… Read More

• Savor Happiness

  • June 7th, 2018
  • Posted in Perspectives
  • Tags: Tags: happiness, health research, market research, perspectives
    

  Savor! According to Webster, Savor is defined as to delight in, enjoy. When was the last time we really enjoyed a moment? Reacted with a belly laugh? Experienced a genuine gratefulness for a loved one’s embrace or delighted in the scent of… Read More

• Meaningful or Meaningless?

  • November 28th, 2017
  • Posted in Perspectives
  • Tags: Tags: happiness, market research, meaning, meaningful existence, mindfulness, perspectives
    

  How we choose to spend time is often influenced by others’ priorities. Ever regret an activity because the pressure to say, yes, seems greater in the moment? To achieve a meaningful life, it is important to establish one’s own personal values or… Read More

• Happiness Supreme

  • March 7th, 2017
  • Posted in Perspectives
  • Tags: Tags: happiness, mood, positive psychology
    

  Dr. Martin Seligman, the pioneer of positive psychology, coined that theme in 1998 when he was president of the American Psychological Association. Positive psychology is the branch of psychology that uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a… Read More

• Joy to Your World

  • December 16th, 2015
  • Posted in Perspectives
  • Tags: Tags: happiness, joy
    

  The Webster’s definitions of joy:   An emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune; A source or cause of delight;  Great pleasure or happiness; Elation. Provoke curiosity?  Another definition that beckons investigation: the prospect of possessing what one desires. How often do we define what we… Read More

• Price of Happiness

  • June 17th, 2015
  • Posted in Market Research
  • Tags: Tags: happiness, instant-gratification, psychology
    

      We live in a high-tech, high-touch, instant-gratification society and have conditioned ourselves to believe we need the next best thing…now, no matter the cost.   An increasing trend over the past decade is spending money on experiences over… Read More

• A Thankful Path to Happy

  • November 27th, 2013
  • Posted in The Research Group
  • Tags: Tags: gratitude, happiness, Thanksgiving
    

  Expressing gratitude for things we are thankful for is typically the theme of the holiday season. What becomes a bit more challenging is being grateful for things we take for granted. Something as simple as counting your blessings can make… Read More