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'''Robert Holden''' (born 1965) is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of [[positive psychology]] and [[well-being]], and is considered "Britain's foremost expert on happiness".<ref name=dailyhappy>{{cite news |title=Happy now? The course claiming to replace the blues with true happiness|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-559445/Happy-The-course-claiming-replace-blues-true-happiness.html |publisher=Daily Mail |date=13 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name=moredaily>{{cite news |title=More please: More money, more security, more certainty... would it really make us any happier?|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1208559/More-More-money-security-certainty--really-make-happier.html |quote= Britain's foremost expert on happiness, psychologist Dr Robert Holden, who is Oprah's happiness guru, appearing on her show..|publisher= [[Daily Mail]]|date=24 August 2009 }}</ref> He is the founder of the "Happiness Project", which runs an eight-week course annually, called "Happiness Now",<ref name=dailyhappy/><ref>{{cite news |title=The search for happiness|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6957265.ece |publisher=[[The Times]] |quote= counts Oprah Winfrey among its fans. He is also the author of bestsellers on the subject..|date=20 December 2009}}</ref> and the author of 10 best-selling books such as, ''Happiness NOW!'', ''Be Happy'', ''Success Intelligence'' and ''Shift Happens!''.<ref name=oprah>{{cite web |title=The Pursuit of Happiness|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Pursuit-of-Happiness/3 |date=11 April 2007 |publisher=[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=What are you willing to do to be happy?|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/11/o.do.to.be.happy/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=11 February 2008 }}</ref> He runs the [[National Health Service (England)|National Health Service]] (NHS) Stress Buster clinic, established first NHS "laughter clinic",<ref>{{cite news |title=Positive thinking ...|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/positive-thinking-doesnt-work-dont-be-fooled-just-feeling-good-about-yourself-wont-solve-your-problems-argues-linda-grant-1434470.html |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date= 8 May 1994 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Secret of your smile |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/secret-of-your-smile-1311826.html |publisher=The Independent |date= 28 August 1996 }}</ref> and runs regular happiness workshops and seminars, with clients including employees of the NHS, the [[BBC]] and [[British Telecom]].<ref name=dailyhappy/><ref>{{cite news |title=Real living: Love changes everything |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/real-living-love-changes-everything-1177478.html |publisher=The Independent |date=11 October 1998 }}</ref>
Holden is a personal and professional coach, and the Director of The Happiness Project and Success Intelligence, through which he gives public lectures worldwide and holds public and corporate workshops and seminars for companies such as Dove, Virgin, The Body Shop and Unilever.<ref>[http://www.jefferspress.com/robert_holden.cfm Public speaking at jefferspress]</ref>
The Happiness Project, founded in England, featured in on two [[BBC]] TV documentaries:''The Happiness Formula'' and ''How to be Happy'' ([[Q.E.D. (BBC TV series)|Q.E.D.]]).<ref name=dailyhappy/><ref name=oprah/> Holden does a weekly [[talk radio]] show on ''[[Hay House Radio]]'',<ref>[http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=444 Robert Holden] [[Hay House]] Radio.</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in April 2007.<ref name=moredaily/><ref name=oprah/>
==Biography==
Robert Holden was born in Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>http://www.robertholden.org/about/about-robert-holden.html</ref> Robert Holden founded his NHS Stress Buster clinic, (laughter clinic) in 1989 in Birmingham, England. In 1994, he founded "The Happiness Project". In 2000, he founded Success Intelligence Ltd. He, Robert, is the author of ten books, published in 14 languages,<ref>[http://www.speakerscorner.co.uk/file/c8a22f4f3cdefe164fe36828b34caf0f/holden-robert.html Profile at speakerscorner]</ref> including ''Be Happy: Release The Power of Happiness in YOU'', ''Happiness NOW!'', ''Laughter The Best Medicine'', ''Shift Happens!'': ''Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life'', ''Stress Busters'', and ''Success Intelligence'', and has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.<ref>[http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200704/20070411/slide_20070411_350_103.jhtml Robert Holden] [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]</ref>
==Bibliography==
* ''Balancing Work and life'', with Ben Renshaw. Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2002. {{ISBN|0-7894-8411-0}}.
* Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast], ''Hay House, Oct 2007''. {{ISBN|1-4019-2039-X}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q4gb9X4R-3oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Robert+Holden%22&hl=en&ei=_IR7TtH4E4rKrAfe1IzHDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Success Intelligence], ''Hay House, May 2009''. {{ISBN|1-4019-2171-X}}.
* Shift Happens!: Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life, ''Jeffers Press, Oct 2006'', {{ISBN|0-9777618-2-7}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=BeRnx0n-d5IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Robert+Holden&hl=en&ei=YIR7Tr3yNcrQrQer2tCmDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Be Happy: Release the power of happiness in YOU], ''Hay House, April 2009'', {{ISBN|1-4019-2180-9}}.
* Happiness NOW! Perpetual Flip Calendar, ''Hay House, Nov 2008''. {{ISBN|1-4019-2313-5}}.
* Success NOW! Perpetual Flip Calendar. ''Hay House, Nov 2010''. {{ISBN|978-1-4019-2394-5}}.
* Shift Happens!: How to Live and Inspired Life Starting from NOW!, ''Hay House, Sep 2010''. {{ISBN|978-1-84850-168-3}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=UZNesUVn54sC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Robert+Holden&hl=en&ei=YIR7Tr3yNcrQrQer2tCmDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Happiness NOW!: Timeless wisdom for feeling good fast], ''Hay House, Jan 2011''. {{ISBN|978-1-84850-170-6}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=c-D-b8zEJvoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Robert+Holden%22&hl=en&ei=_IR7TtH4E4rKrAfe1IzHDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false Authentic Success: Essential Lessons and Practices from the World's Leading Coaching Program on Success Intelligence], Hay House, Inc, 2011. {{ISBN|1-4019-2824-2}}.
==See also==
* Happiness
* [[Forgiveness]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=7699728&page=1 Book Excerpt: 'Be Happy: The Power of Happiness in You', Robert Holden] at [[ABC News]]
==External links==
* [http://www.robertholden.org Official Robert Holden Website]
* [http://www.oprah.com/contributor/robert-holden Robert Holden – Official Contributor] at [[Oprah Winfrey|Oprah.com]]
* [http://www.oprah.com/dated/oprahshow/oprahshow_20070411 Robert Holden on The Oprah Winfrey Show]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090519203148/http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/051109_Living_well_how_to_be_happy Robert Holden on Fox News Boston]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090829215650/http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/43894597.html Robert Holden on Kusi News San Diego] -->
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
|image = Robert Holden 4 high res.jpg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] -->
|imagesize = 200px |
| name = Robert Holden
| caption =
| pseudonym =
| birth_date ={{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Author, broadcaster, [[Coaching|Coach]], public speaker
| nationality = British
| period =
| genre = [[Psychology]], [[Spirituality]]
| subject = Happiness, [[Social status|Success]], Love
| movement =
| influences =
| influenced =
| signature =
| website = {{URL|http://www.robertholden.org}}
}}
'''Robert Holden''' (born 1965) is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of [[positive psychology]] and [[well-being]], and is considered "Britain's foremost expert on happiness".<ref name=dailyhappy>{{cite news |title=Happy now? The course claiming to replace the blues with true happiness|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-559445/Happy-The-course-claiming-replace-blues-true-happiness.html |publisher=Daily Mail |date=13 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name=moredaily>{{cite news |title=More please: More money, more security, more certainty... would it really make us any happier?|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1208559/More-More-money-security-certainty--really-make-happier.html |quote= Britain's foremost expert on happiness, psychologist Dr Robert Holden, who is Oprah's happiness guru, appearing on her show..|publisher= [[Daily Mail]]|date=24 August 2009 }}</ref> He is the founder of the "Happiness Project", which runs an eight-week course annually, called "Happiness Now",<ref name=dailyhappy/><ref>{{cite news |title=The search for happiness|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6957265.ece |publisher=[[The Times]] |quote= counts Oprah Winfrey among its fans. He is also the author of bestsellers on the subject..|date=20 December 2009}}</ref> and the author of 10 best-selling books such as, ''Happiness NOW!'', ''Be Happy'', ''Success Intelligence'' and ''Shift Happens!''.<ref name=oprah>{{cite web |title=The Pursuit of Happiness|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Pursuit-of-Happiness/3 |date=11 April 2007 |publisher=[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=What are you willing to do to be happy?|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/11/o.do.to.be.happy/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=11 February 2008 }}</ref> He runs the [[National Health Service (England)|National Health Service]] (NHS) Stress Buster clinic, established first NHS "laughter clinic",<ref>{{cite news |title=Positive thinking ...|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/positive-thinking-doesnt-work-dont-be-fooled-just-feeling-good-about-yourself-wont-solve-your-problems-argues-linda-grant-1434470.html |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date= 8 May 1994 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Secret of your smile |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/secret-of-your-smile-1311826.html |publisher=The Independent |date= 28 August 1996 }}</ref> and runs regular happiness workshops and seminars, with clients including employees of the NHS, the [[BBC]] and [[British Telecom]].<ref name=dailyhappy/><ref>{{cite news |title=Real living: Love changes everything |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/real-living-love-changes-everything-1177478.html |publisher=The Independent |date=11 October 1998 }}</ref>
Holden is a personal and professional coach, and the Director of The Happiness Project and Success Intelligence, through which he gives public lectures worldwide and holds public and corporate workshops and seminars for companies such as Dove, Virgin, The Body Shop and Unilever.<ref>[http://www.jefferspress.com/robert_holden.cfm Public speaking at jefferspress]</ref>
The Happiness Project, founded in England, featured in on two [[BBC]] TV documentaries:''The Happiness Formula'' and ''How to be Happy'' ([[Q.E.D. (BBC TV series)|Q.E.D.]]).<ref name=dailyhappy/><ref name=oprah/> Holden does a weekly [[talk radio]] show on ''[[Hay House Radio]]'',<ref>[http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=444 Robert Holden] [[Hay House]] Radio.</ref> and appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in April 2007.<ref name=moredaily/><ref name=oprah/>
==Biography==
Robert Holden was born in Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>http://www.robertholden.org/about/about-robert-holden.html</ref> Robert Holden founded his NHS Stress Buster clinic, (laughter clinic) in 1989 in Birmingham, England. In 1994, he founded "The Happiness Project". In 2000, he founded Success Intelligence Ltd. He, Robert, is the author of ten books, published in 14 languages,<ref>[http://www.speakerscorner.co.uk/file/c8a22f4f3cdefe164fe36828b34caf0f/holden-robert.html Profile at speakerscorner]</ref> including ''Be Happy: Release The Power of Happiness in YOU'', ''Happiness NOW!'', ''Laughter The Best Medicine'', ''Shift Happens!'': ''Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life'', ''Stress Busters'', and ''Success Intelligence'', and has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.<ref>[http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200704/20070411/slide_20070411_350_103.jhtml Robert Holden] [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]</ref>
==Bibliography==
* ''Balancing Work and life'', with Ben Renshaw. Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2002. {{ISBN|0-7894-8411-0}}.
* Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast], ''Hay House, Oct 2007''. {{ISBN|1-4019-2039-X}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q4gb9X4R-3oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Robert+Holden%22&hl=en&ei=_IR7TtH4E4rKrAfe1IzHDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Success Intelligence], ''Hay House, May 2009''. {{ISBN|1-4019-2171-X}}.
* Shift Happens!: Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life, ''Jeffers Press, Oct 2006'', {{ISBN|0-9777618-2-7}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=BeRnx0n-d5IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Robert+Holden&hl=en&ei=YIR7Tr3yNcrQrQer2tCmDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Be Happy: Release the power of happiness in YOU], ''Hay House, April 2009'', {{ISBN|1-4019-2180-9}}.
* Happiness NOW! Perpetual Flip Calendar, ''Hay House, Nov 2008''. {{ISBN|1-4019-2313-5}}.
* Success NOW! Perpetual Flip Calendar. ''Hay House, Nov 2010''. {{ISBN|978-1-4019-2394-5}}.
* Shift Happens!: How to Live and Inspired Life Starting from NOW!, ''Hay House, Sep 2010''. {{ISBN|978-1-84850-168-3}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=UZNesUVn54sC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Robert+Holden&hl=en&ei=YIR7Tr3yNcrQrQer2tCmDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Happiness NOW!: Timeless wisdom for feeling good fast], ''Hay House, Jan 2011''. {{ISBN|978-1-84850-170-6}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=c-D-b8zEJvoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Robert+Holden%22&hl=en&ei=_IR7TtH4E4rKrAfe1IzHDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false Authentic Success: Essential Lessons and Practices from the World's Leading Coaching Program on Success Intelligence], Hay House, Inc, 2011. {{ISBN|1-4019-2824-2}}.
==See also==
* Happiness
* [[Forgiveness]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=7699728&page=1 Book Excerpt: 'Be Happy: The Power of Happiness in You', Robert Holden] at [[ABC News]]
==External links==
* [http://www.robertholden.org Official Robert Holden Website]
* [http://www.oprah.com/contributor/robert-holden Robert Holden – Official Contributor] at [[Oprah Winfrey|Oprah.com]]
* [http://www.oprah.com/dated/oprahshow/oprahshow_20070411 Robert Holden on The Oprah Winfrey Show]
<!-- * [http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/stress/tfs_laugh.html Laugh your way to Happiness] [[Channel 4]] {{Dead link|date=March 2012}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090519203148/http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/051109_Living_well_how_to_be_happy Robert Holden on Fox News Boston]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090829215650/http://www.kusi.com/news/goodmorning/43894597.html Robert Holden on Kusi News San Diego] -->
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[[Category:British motivational writers]]
[[Category:British self-help writers]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British psychologists]]
[[Category:Positive psychologists]]
[[Category:British motivational speakers]]
[[Category:Life coaches]]
[[Category:British talk radio presenters]]
