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The growth mindset In her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck explains how important attitude can be in developing our talents. “This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts,” she writes. “Although people may differ in every [...]
Also see articles by Morty Lefkoe. A profile by the Institute of Noetic Sciences notes that Lefkoe “made a series of discoveries that allowed him to help people make permanent changes in their emotions and behavior.” He is founder of The Lefkoe Method, available in the programs Undo Public Speaking Fear and ReCreate Your Life. [...]
From her article: Emotion Regulation: The 25th Character Strength Mindfulness can help end emotional suffering. Mindfulness applied to emotions means “the nonjudgmental observation and description of one’s current emotional responses” (Linehan, 1993). Some other ways to be mindful of your emotions are to: * Observe your emotion. Note its presence. Step back. Get unstuck from [...]
In his Positive Psychology News Daily article, Derrick Carpenter writes about experiencing a firefly: “Its body flashed, emitting a gorgeous amber light… I was instantly reminded of innocent and perfect childhood summers.” He goes on to write about Stanford psychologist Phil Zimbardo who “discussed the research presented in his book The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How [...]
The self-help ‘author’ Stuart Smalley, a fictional character created by satirist Al Franken on Saturday Night Live in the mid-90′s, had a certain goofy self-effacing charm, but a proclivity for psychobabble, using phrases often taken from common 12-step slogans, such as: * “That’s just stinkin’ thinkin!” * “You’re should-ing all over yourself.” * “Denial ain’t [...]
“Recent discoveries have shown that the heart generates a mysterious and powerful electromagnetic field. In this video, Rollin McCraty, Ph.D, Executive VP and Director of Research for the Institute of HeartMath, explores the scientific basis for understanding the ways in which we are deeply connected with each other.” [One Minute Shift video and text from [...]
Video: The Failure of Success and the Pain of “I Me, Me, Mine” – Mindfulness and Psychotherapy with Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD – includes a number of concepts related to positive psychology, including narcissistic calibration, the utility of spiritual perspectives, developing identity, facing fears and more. Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD is a clinical psychologist, a [...]
In her new e-book “Boost Your Creativity, Productivity, and Profits in 21 Steps,” Gail McMeekin provides ways to “get a handle on your business/career and leverage your creative inspirations and best talents to catapult you to the next level of your potential.” She notes at the beginning of the book how often we keep ourselves [...]
Laura Berman Fortgang relates a story about the Dalai Lama addressing a group of scientists and saying “Curiosity is part of my life, part of my self. Look at this body. Some areas have more hair, some less. Why?” Fortgang continues in her book The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We [...]
By Laura Berman Fortgang, Author of The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It. From her article On Meaning: The Silver Lining of The Recession. Human beings have often engaged in the search for meaning, but today’s economic downturn has brought the subject to light in a new way. People [...]
Morty Lefkoe notes how much power beliefs have to affect our actions, identity and esteem. He describes his therapeutic approach to eliminate the beliefs that cause our behavioral and emotional patterns. “All meaning is in our minds. All beliefs are merely the meaning we assign to what we observe. Before I explain how this axiom [...]
Brian Vaszily is creator of The Nine Intense Experiences program, which Bill Harris, Director of Centerpointe Research Institute acclaims: “These are the true ‘secrets’ that the super-successful know..” In his article The 9 Essential Secrets of Being Happy, Vaszily includes this suggestion: Be Who You Are. “Recognize and clear through what others expect of you, [...]
“What would happen if…?” Curiosity fuels artistic and scientific exploration, and is a characteristic of gifted people. It is also a strength, and a trait that encourages personal growth. Psychologist Todd Kashdan, Ph.D., declares in his new book – and a video – that being curious is an essential element in creating a fulfilling life. [...]
This is a poster from the movie “Closer” with Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. Owen has been a powerful image and personality to me in all his films I’ve seen – a mensch, someone of strong character and admirable self-assurance, someone to admire and emulate – somehow even when his character [...]
Many seemingly helpful and encouraging aphorisms and wise sayings passed along in centuries of literature may not be so wise after all, as Yee-Ming Tan of Positive Psychology News Daily notes. She writes that she “just finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book Outliers: The Story of Success. “Much of what Gladwell has to say about [...]
Video about the positive psychology iPhone app developed with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky from the Live Happy site. See another video interview with Dr. Lyubomirsky below.
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
