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Lisa Johnston is a WBI-trained Positive Psychology Coach with a background in design...
by Daphne Eviatar There’s a classic Zen story that goes like this: A young man approached a great master and asked to become his student. The student asked, “How long will it take me to become a...
by Ruth Pearce I love this story about coaching: A man was walking down the street when he fell into a hole. It was too deep to climb out and he didn’t know what to do. About an hour later his wife...
by Mina Simhai The diaper bag was the turning point. I was halfway to my baby boy’s doctor’s appointments when I realized I’d forgotten it. Then came the insults inside my own head: “You are a...
by Ruth Pearce When I was younger, I dreaded conferences. All that networking was just too much, and I am not really very good at sitting still. Now, I actually look forward to them. I have learned...
CiPP Spotlight: Lynda Wallace by Suzee Connole Lynda Wallace walked away from a job running a billion-dollar global business to create a new career she would genuinely love. She had been doing a lot...
by Lynda Wallace In my last blog post, we saw what optimistic people do, but how can we learn to do those things ourselves? Here’s a five-step process for practicing the art of optimism in the face...
CiPP Spotlight: Emiliana Simon-Thomas Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, PhD, brings an interesting perspective to the study of positive psychology. She combines her background in neuroscience with her...
by Lynda Wallace Optimism is a powerfully beneficial approach to life. It’s well established that optimistic people are happier, healthier, and more successful than pessimists. And optimism is much...
by Denise Riebman Everyone thought a snake was in my tent when I ran out screaming. But it was only an e-mail, one that made it to my phone—even though we were in the bottom of the Grand Canyon—to...