February 2009

19 Feb

Posted at 00:19h in Coaching, Hope, Positive Psychology by

“Positive Psychology is all about having a YES in your heart.” –Marty Seligman * Do you have a YES in your heart?  * I am a Master of Positive Psychology. From my experience, I can tell you wholeheartedly and honestly that learning this stuff puts a YES in your heart. It did for me . . . so much so that now I am working with individuals and systems to implement these principles into the daily lives of others. This stuff works! Positive Psychology is a newer field within the traditional discipline that studies the capacities that make life worth living. It’s not...

11 Feb

Posted at 20:13h in Relationships by

We are social-beings. Psychologist Jonathan Haidt calls us “hive creatures.” Like bees, we need each other for optimal functioning. Sometimes we are self-focused, other times we are other-focused. Like most things in life, we need a balance of both. Above all else, our deepest sense of our true self is continuously formed in connection with others. Research shows good relationships with others may be the single most important source of life satisfaction and emotional well-being. This is true across different ages and cultures. Conversely, when people recall bad events, the majority remark that those bad times have to do with relationship...

01 Feb

Posted at 09:36h in All, Hope, Social-Emotional Leadership by

Changes As we enter a new era in the American political landscape, the promise of change is in the air, as Derrick Carpenter so eloquently says. Like all promises, though, this one can lead to false expectations if we fail to recognize that lasting change has to come from within each of us, individually. It is a choice. Dave Shearon’s simple framework “to happier” helps create a positive intention: Hi, my name is Louis, I want to be happier and I’m willing to work on it. John Yeager’s piece takes this intention to will and says that while wishing is important, developing new habits...

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