Author: Louis J. Alloro, M.Ed., MAPP

24 Apr

Posted at 21:05h in Engagement, positive emotion, Positive Psychology, savoring, Uncategorized by

Who needs meds to be happier when we have SPRING at our fingertips? Take a look and a listen, folks: savor the buds & the birds: in case you haven't noticed they're baaack!. A momentary pause when you hear the tweet-tweet or pass a bud in bloom can add serious deposits into your psychological bank account. The concept in positive psychology is savoring (cheesy, I know), but give it a try. Serious, serious benefits because it helps us be present minded -- you know, in the moment -- there, always where we need to be when we're there. Based on the work...

16 Apr

Posted at 10:12h in Flourishing, Positive Psychology, Social-Emotional Leadership, Uncategorized by

Many of you know I'm working in Cleveland on a city-wide transformation project, a viral well-being initiative teaching people how to think differently and get more of what they want. We do this by inviting folks into SOMO Learning Labs, a place to come learn snippets of applied positive psychology, a "mind gym" if you will. But for many people, when I say I'm working in Cleveland, they groan and ask "why?" I hear the sentiment is the same there in Cleveland, that when someone moves there,  instead of "Welcome" other residents ask, "Why?" And this is exactly why I'm working on...

26 Mar

Posted at 14:42h in positive emotion, Positive Psychology, Social-Emotional Leadership, Triple bottom line by

I am not happy all the time. Just wanted to set that straight. Seems like my reputation is mythed, as the all-too- common belief is that I am super positive all the time. Ba'sha as my friend Judy would say. Not possible! It's not about being all positive all the time. It's about being flexible about how you think. It's about choosing thoughts in line with your higher self - which is in line with what you want -- not what you need or should -- but what you really, really want. I realize I can come across like a "Rah - Rah" cheerleader...

19 Mar

Posted at 21:19h in abundance, change-agent, Inspiration, Life Coach, Positive Psychology by

As one of my childhood friends said on Facebook tonight, Can't help but feel the gloriously luminous supermoon is all for me. Hello Mr. Moon! And why not? Why not think it's all for you? Not in an ego-filled way that taps your hubris, but in a loving way that rocks your self-efficacy: the belief that you can do whatever you want to do in the world. Cause when it's in line with your higher self, it's automatically a win-win. The triple bottom line, baby: people, planet, and profit. As we work on the SOMO Leadership movement in Cleveland, the thought pattern we...

11 Mar

Posted at 13:00h in Love, My life, Uncategorized by

And I drink sometimes, too. Sometimes, I drink too much -- but that seems to be okay on the Mexican rivera, where I just spent a fantastic week in Sayulita, a beach town built into a mountain. Love having both sand and mountain. A little slice of heaven. "I didn't even know I liked tequila" was one of my favorite lines of the trip. And it's true, I didn't. Wonder what else I think I don't like, which I may actually like? Hm. I like love, this I know. Heck, I got a tattoo to that affect (and to my mom's dismay) last...

01 Mar

Posted at 16:40h in Positive Psychology by

...after a long and intense, 2-year+ pregnancy. Wow, did I learn a lot about vision, strategy, editing, and timing in this process. Thank you to everyone who stuck with me through the labor . . . surely, I needed an epidural, or ten. Kevin Gillespie for his aesthetic heart. A friend, designer and illustrator who I trust with my brand (the serotonin you see as people) and my life (a tattoo saying "I choose love" now appears on my right calf). Julie Lazarus for her design aesthetic, her patience, and her love. An innovator, for sure, and a true blessing in my life. Charl Kroeger...

25 Feb

Posted at 16:27h in Action Research, change-agent, Cognitive-behavioral, family, Neurobiology, neuroscience, Positive Psychology, social contagion factor, Social-Emotional Leadership, Thoughts-Action by

My Facebook status update read: “Dreams coming true this week” and really, that’s just as I experienced it. I’m still savoring the best week of my life, which I spent in Cleveland, Ohio, starting on Valentine’s Day and ending six days later as I drove back home to New York last Saturday. A long drive on route 80, indeed, but with a big smile on my face and lots of oxytocin running through my body, it was A-Okay. Better than okay. Great! Dare I say, the best week of my life? I was there working on an intervention project called SOMO Leadership which...

20 Feb

Posted at 15:13h in change-agent, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Social-Emotional Leadership by

Just wanted to clear something up: I am not a life coach. Well, I am a life coach, but I’m not just a life coach. I more like to consider myself a change-agent, enabling individuals and systems to create their own, positive growth. Essentially, I facilitate conversations and learning opportunities for people interested in creating their own, positive evolution. I do this by teaching people how to (1) think about how they think, (2) get clear about what they want, and (3) dance. I realize some of those words look/sound strange: change-agent, enabling, evolution. But much of this learning is about incorporating...

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