The new and growing field of positive psychology offers much good advice with loads of tips to help your pursuit of happiness and the good life.
Good Life Tip:
Studies show that personal growth and development is correlated with greater happiness . You can use that knowledge to overcome periods of mild depression.
Make a list of your accomplishments over the past twelve months. Briefly summarize what you accomplished and the positive traits or strengths you used in the process.
Reflect on how these accomplishments have contributed to your personal growth. As you consider current problems in your life, leverage your past accomplishments by applying your strengths to the problems you're trying to solve.
Source: Positive Psychology and Coaching, P.A. Linley