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Your Highest and Best Self

Your Highest and Best Self

by Megan McDonough Living your highest and best self requires two related states: being completely grounded in your authentic self, and stretching out beyond that place to grow into the possible....

Mental Time Travel: Look Forward and Back

Mental Time Travel: Look Forward and Back

by Megan McDonough Imagine spending a few minutes each day remembering the good things that happened to you and looking forward to what’s coming in the future. Used this way, looking backwards and...

Vacuuming With Pearls

Vacuuming With Pearls

by Megan McDonough June Cleaver actually wore pearls when she was vacuuming, according to the television portrayal of the perfect mother in the 1960s show Leave it to Beaver. Along with that string...

Celebrate your Independence

Celebrate your Independence

by Megan McDonough I love my country and the self-reliant, can-do attitude it was built upon. As we head out for fireworks, barbeques, and parades to celebrate this Fourth of July holiday, it's...

Patience With the Unexpected

Patience With the Unexpected

by Megan McDonough Today did not go as expected. Rather than the productive day in the office I had planned, a computer crash dictated an immediate visit to tech support an hour away. As diagnostics...

Going Global: CiPP in Australia

Going Global: CiPP in Australia

by Megan McDonough Tal Ben-Shahar and I have been looking forward to expanding WBI's foundational Certificate in Whole Person Positive Psychology program. We're excited to collaborate with Geelong...

A New Partnership with VIA

A New Partnership with VIA

by Megan McDonough I believe in the power of like-minded people coming together in service of a shared vision to make a positive difference. That’s why I’m excited to announce WBI’s new partnership...

Realizing Dreams

Realizing Dreams

by Megan McDonough It's a challenge to realize your own personal dreams. It's an even bigger challenge to lead an organization or team into realizing what is possible to achieve. Leaders can lose...