Dan Baker, Ph.D. - What Happy People Know

Audio Interview with Dr. Dan Baker.

As part of Levitin Group’s mission to continually train, elevate and motivate our internal staff, we have partnered with renowned psychologist Dr. Dan Baker to apply his powerful life lessons to our team.

Dr. Baker, director of the Life Enhancement Program at Canyon Ranch and co-author of the bestselling book, What Happy People Know, recently met with the Levitin Group team and shared his expertise and passion for Applied Positive Psychology.

In his words, “Positive Psychology is studying what’s right with humanity; understanding how and why people function at their best and what we all can do to attain personal excellence and high performance.”

In this lively interview, Dr. Baker discusses how reactive, “survival” thinking inhibits our ability to become creative problem-solvers (an absolute must for salespeople) and shares tips for elevating ourselves into the higher-functioning areas of our brains. This process is especially helpful for those of us who may be in a sales slump and need to drastically improve our mindset. “There’s no place for a ‘what did I do wrong’ mentality. It’s what you do right that ultimately will bring home the paycheck.”

Dr. Baker also discusses the “journalist approach” to coaching; a powerful and effective way for managers to provide constructive feedback to salespeople after a tour. This approach actively engages the salesperson, who becomes the catalyst for their own positive change.

Dan Baker, Ph.D.,
Clinical Psychologist

CREDENTIALS

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Medical Psychology, University of Nebraska Medical College	Doctorate, Counseling Psychology, University of Nebraska
Licensed by Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners	Certified in Mediation
Certified in Assessing Emotional Intelligence	Certified in Clinical Hypnosis
Served as Facilitator/Instructor for Families in Business Program, Harvard University

Listen to The Levitin Group interview with Dr. Baker

Dan Baker, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the positive psychology initiative, which seeks to study and understand strengths, best practices and, in general, what is right with people, organizations and institutions. He uses this orientation for his individual and organizational work.

Dr. Baker is a Medical Psychologist and author of the bestseller, What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better (Rodale, 2003). What Happy Companies Know: Discovering What is Right With America’s Corporations, was published by Prentice Hall (2006), followed by What Happy Women Know (Rodale, 2007).

Dr. Baker is the founder of Healthy Families in Business, which promotes intergenerational success, harmonious relationships, personal well-being and prosperous business practices, including succession planning for families in business. He is also an executive coach and corporate consultant for CEOs and their companies across North America.

What Happy People Know (Buy now from Amazon.com)

Those who experience life in a positive emotional state – with happiness, optimism, joy and appreciation – tend to be more resilient, live longer, experience greater vitality, have better relationships, have fewer problems with alcohol and drugs, be more productive, and in general live a far more fulfilling life. Anyone can learn practices to increase their “happiness quotient.” Dr. Baker maintains that happiness is an internal phenomenon.

What Happy Companies Know (Buy now from Amazon.com)

How do companies become happy and healthy and remain that way? Conversely, what is it that drives a good company to go bad? These questions are examined from several sciences including bio-evolutionary theory, neurology, emotional intelligence and positive psychology – and taken from the pages of Dr. Baker’s new book.