“Working with Louis has been such and uplifting and enlightening experience for me. I have always been addicted to writing endless to do lists, breaking them into SMART goals, and spending lots of time trying to determine where I was in this whole maze of tasks to achieve. Usually I was able to check off [...]
Well, here we are, it’s 2010! Here’s my list of Top 10, of course with at positive psychology lens. BIG clarification: Positive psychology is NOT just about positive thinking. It’s about being authentic and attuned, grounded, and choosing to focus attention in certain (perhaps more positive) directions - when possible, which makes it realistic.
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First on Barbara Walter’s special of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009 is Lady Gaga.
What makes her so positive?
“I had a dream and was fearless with my ambition,” Gaga (who’s right around my age) says. “Every bit of me is devoted to love and art.” It’s all about clarifying dreams and building intrinsic [...]
“Succulent peaches we devour, dusty skin and all, comes the familiar dust of summer…” (Li-Young Lee)
Long gone are the days when summer dragged and we couldn’t wait to get back to elementary- and middle-school. Now a days, summer flies by. And, with the rainy start we had on the East coast, boy did it go [...]
With so much talk of mavericks last year, I have been reflecting on who really fits that bill. Is it Barack Obama for becoming the first African American president? Harvey Milk for following a civil rights dream? Was it Mother Teresa who touched the lives of people no one else wanted to help? Pope Benedict, [...]
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http://www.abc2news.com/content/gmm/story/Your-2009-Outlook-Staying-Positive/dNtY0w9wNkez_QmzCD-JCA.cspx