You do not really want a house, or a car, or even a million dollars; you just want to feel like you own a house, a car and a million dollars.
You don’t really want things, you want the feelings that those things will give you.
The problem with things is that they break, get old, [...]

We all need some help along the way, and a happiness coach might just be the key. The HappyGuy.com has an interesting web page that identifies a few practicing happiness coaches.

Have you ever used a happiness coach?
Do you think a happiness coach would be helpful?
What does a happiness coach do?

I think happiness coaching [...]

There is a new movie out that discusses the progress Bhutan has made using the concept of happiness as a development guideline. See the movie trailer below, a YouTube video: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhWkTiMVWVI
 
I look forward to watching this video.

The more I learn about happiness the more I realize that circumstances are irrelevant. The whole world is in a trance, believing as they do that happiness is somehow inextricably linked to one’s circumstances.
Your life situation is irrelevant to your level of happiness.
The causes of all your emotions are:
-the stories that you tell [...]