Picture it: 1978, Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ - I was born an unexpected twin, breech, the youngest of four children. “Doctor you have another baby in there,” the nurse said as she was cleaning up after Christine was born. “WHAT?!??! my parents screamed.”
I grew up in the suburbs of NYC (not far from the [...]
I’m getting ready to spend Easter with my family today. Deep breaths. While I’m excited to see them, I’m a bit apprehensive. It was two years ago that I launched my life’s work really - the creation of Social-Emotional Leadership - the idea that groups change when people within those groups stand up and say, [...]
➢ Use your VIA Strengths (measure them free by clicking here) to build energy and create momentum for how you be in the world. If you’re high on gratitutde for example, find innovative ways to use your gratitude, express your gratitude, be your gratitude. This will fuel your fire.
➢ Try not to let the pressure of time [...]
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Ever since hearing President Obama’s state of the union address last week, I couldn’t help but thinking what I need to do: ask for President W and his supporters for forgiveness – forgiveness for my own lack of support during his presidency, for saying things like “He’s not my President, he’s yours.” For mocking him [...]
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Can you believe Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
I’ve been thinking on this lately. Albert Einstein was a smart, smart man. But quotes of his like this make me see [...]
I do! And I’m working at silencing him. Maybe you are too? Let me tell you - the tools from my field, Positive Psychology, are scientifically proven to help combat that. To make us more resilient! More happy! Don’t you want that?
I love how this guy (ill doctrine) talks about it in terms of CREATIVITY. [...]
Ahemmm . . . How are you?
I am so super grateful:
I write this as I head to two places: (1) to my high school alma mater, where I’m meeting with students to talk about the application of Positive Psychology in the band, a group I was a part of 15 years ago, when I was [...]
Aim: To become more mindful of everyday language, to create meaning.
Point: What we know of positive psychology is that other people matter. <roll eyes here>. Certainly, these words have been overused so much so, they’re becoming empty. Other words we use are empty, too. For example, when someone asks, “How are you?” answers like “fine” [...]