Positive Psychology

10 May

Posted at 22:09h in Coaching, Glimpse into Me, Moments that matter, Positive Intervention, Positive Psychology by

Saturday was the 21st anniversary of my brother Todd’s untimely death. I wrote about it here a year ago and according to the analytics, it was the most read of all my blog posts. Todd was definitely with me on Saturday. I was staying at my sister’s in the west Village. Went out in the morning for breakfast, which included the ordering of a sweet treat. I saw a piece of coconut cake at Amy’s Bread that caught my eye and I ordered it. But when I got back to Christine’s and opened up the bag, pleasantly to my surprise, they...

16 Apr

Posted at 09:03h in Action Research, Glimpse into Me, Opportunity/Threat, Positive Psychology, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership, Uncategorized by

I've been sleeping on other beds since March 24 (keep your mind out of the gutter), as I've traveled the east coast to work on related projects: systems interventions using the SOcial-eMOtional model of change. I've also spent quality time with family, friends and dear colleagues -- sometimes they're all rolled into one -- and am coming back home to Cleveland today feeling refreshed and reenergized. While my bed is in Cleveland, I realized something on this past trip: that I have homes in other places, too. I know what they mean when they say: home is where the...

28 Feb

Posted at 17:20h in Glimpse into Me, Moments that matter, Positive Psychology, Schools, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership by

“Why do kids shoot guns?” was a question I posed on Facebook yesterday morning after learning of a school shooting in Chardon, Ohio – about 30 miles from where I am now in Cleveland. Here are some of my friends responses and my responses to their responses from a positive psychology lens: 1. “Power.” I’m reading The Narcissism Epidemic right now: Living in the Age of Entitlement. This response is quite plausible when you look around and see how many people live with a mindset that positions themselves over others. This is not just in schools on Main Street, but in big...

26 Jan

Posted at 08:58h in Positive Psychology by

http://www.opencenter.org/the-science-of-flourishing-and-happiness-an-experiential-learning-lab-in-positive-psychology-2/ The Science of Flourishing and Happiness: An Experiential Learning Lab in Positive Psychology LIVE WEBINAR: The Science of Flourishing and Happiness: An Interactive Webinar on Flow, Purpose, Achievement and Positivity Positive Parenting: Encouraging Optimism, Resilience and Trust in Children Positive Parenting: Cultivating Your Child’s Strengths and Resilience Positive Parenting: Emotional Intelligence: Navigating You and Your Child’s Emotional Needs Positive Parenting:Authentic Independence: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings Positive Parenting: Positive Families: Nurturing Ritual and Connection...

02 Dec

Posted at 20:20h in Moments that matter, Positive Psychology, Social-Emotional Leadership by

As some of you know, I've spent the past several years running learning labs in positive psychology, the science of success, well-being, and happiness. A learning lab is not a workshop. Instead, it's a co-created learning experience, where I bring some content (the science of positive psychology + a call to action to step up as leaders in your lives and social networks) and those who show up to the lab bring the rest. I do not have the answers, but instead the questions, and whoever is meant to be there is there. This I believe. I've done close to 100 of...

18 Nov

Posted at 21:50h in Glimpse into Me, Opportunity/Threat, positive emotion, Positive Psychology by

[caption id="attachment_681" align="alignright" width="224" caption="Saw this in the room @ the most amazing learning labs to date (Cleveland, Nov. 16)"][/caption] Had the most amazing week. Feel definitely back into the big V - where my energy field is up, uP, UP - and things are happening in my life. Amazing conversations. Energetic learning labs in Cleveland and New York. Alignment with my purpose and my work. Coached my first couple. Deposited money in my account (literally & figuratively). A drive along route 80 with a new friend-Maya Angelouesque (a poet + a humanitarian) -- and with no speeding tickets! Pure positive energy (well,...

08 Nov

Posted at 23:04h in abundance, Positive Psychology by

So yea, a lot of people are really pissed off about this Penn State scandal. How could this happen at a place that values honor and trust as much as it does? But those become more words in a credo than values in action when we neglect to really dialogue about things that matter. We must help each other be mindful of patterns of delusion that may hurt to uncover. Things that may involve privately delicate matters having to do with other peoples’ lives. We need more honesty. Forgiveness. Transparency. Trust. Starts and ends with nonjudgment. Of oneself first and then,...

14 Oct

Posted at 15:35h in Action Research, Opportunity/Threat, Positive Psychology, Thoughts-Action, Workshop by

Last Tuesday evening I gave a talk at NYU Langone Medical Center for Faces: a nonprofit center to improve lives of people affected by seizures and epilepsy. The program last week, Caring for the Caretaker, attracted 200 people, many of whom were parents of children with epilepsy, and some were patients themselves. What happened though was quite unlike anything I’ve experienced before as a facilitator: resistance writ large across a crowd of folks up against real stinkin’ conditions. “Who will pay the medical bills?” “Will he ever be able to ever live alone?” “I never know if my son’s next seizure will...

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