Ivan Zwart, Author at Happy Ground Wellbeing Australia

Why we need to take stress seriously

Posted by Ivan Zwart in News and Articles

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson It is pretty common these days for people to tell you that are feeling stressed. Whilst we led busy lives before the pandemic, it has clearly brought with it an …

24 Apr

Coping with it all…isolation, massive life changes etc…

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Gratitude, Happiness, Meditation, News and Articles, Optimism, Resilience

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can Frida Kahlo It’s probably hard to think of a time in human history where we have witnessed so much change in such a short …

25 Jul

Why make happiness a priority?

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness, News and Articles, Optimism

It’s not selfish to love yourself and to make your happiness a priority, it’s necessary. Mandy Hale One of the things I have learnt over the years is that if we are to be well, we need to make our …

03 Jul

After the book launch: What happened and what’s next?

Posted by Ivan Zwart in News and Articles

Since our Hobart launch of Finding Happy Ground: A practical guide to hope and happiness on the 5th of May, quite a few people have asked me how I felt at the event, how I think it went, and …

25 Apr

Our book – Finding Happy Ground

Posted by Ivan Zwart in News and Articles

Finding Happy Ground is a practical guide to hope and happiness and it is AVAILABLE NOW from a range of online booksellers, including Barnes and Noble, Booktopia and Book Depository. The book contains the essence of what Ivan …

04 Jul

Achieving heart centred happiness

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Depression, Meditation

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller These days the benefits of meditation are relatively well known, and they include reduced stress …

10 Jul

Reduce your complaints and feel happier

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Happiness

Most people complain at some stage or another about life’s trials and tribulations, whether they be negative experiences of the past or perhaps ongoing issues in the present. In fact some people can become persistent complainers and struggle to get …

22 May

How technology can create stressful work cultures

Posted by Ivan Zwart in News and Articles, Workplace wellbeing

As someone who has been in the workforce for well over twenty years, I remember a time when email was only in its infancy and there were no mobile phones. You would go to the office, sit down at your …

15 Mar

Why happy workers are good for business

Posted by Ivan Zwart in News and Articles

Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it turns out that the happy outperform the less happy. Gretchen Rubin Having spent over twenty years in a …

14 Feb

Bring hope to 2017

Posted by Ivan Zwart in Confidence, Goal setting, Optimism

Hi everyone, Dani here. The first blog of the year. Something tells me 2017 is going to be a very memorable one! For me this year is definitely about building hope. While Ivan writes most of the Happy Ground …