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 [...]
It’s all about animal instinct. My one-year old dog, Rocco, has been reminding me of this lately. When I hear him bark at a foreign noise in the stairwell – or when he has to pee atop another dog’s urine, as if to signify, “I am here, I am best.”
It reminds me of bullies, those [...]
I spent the greater part of my 20s looking for my calling. I knew there was something out there for me that would just fit naturally with my interests and curiosities in the world. But what was I interested in? What was I curious about? Especially as my friends were moving up their respective [...]
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When I was out walking Rocco this morning before my first client arrived, I had a big revelation about me and my work in the world. My job as a coach is intuitive – it is my calling, my passion. But I still have the voice in my head that says, sometimes, “you’re not [...]
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 [...]
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.
(1) [...]
Last week, our meetup discussed ways to really have a banging holiday season this year. A mighty group of us talked about how to use Positive Psychology (the science of happiness & success) to make this happen. We started by asking, “How do we want to be feeling on January 1?” Inspired? Excited? Rested? Hopeful?
Some [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]