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Finding the Zone: Combining Your Talents and Strengths
There is an old, well-known story about a farmer finding an eagle egg that reminds us about the importance of living our full potential. Have you heard this one? One day, a hardworking farmer found an...
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Following Your Heart
Sometimes we are faced with decisions and our heart and our mind don’t agree on the correct course of action. So, in these instances- do you follow your heart or your head? What does it mean to act...
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Be Kind To Yourself
In a previous post I discussed heartfulness as it relates to interpersonal relationships– bringing kindness and compassion to others. But, now let’s explore the equally important task of using...
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3 Tips to Begin Living Life to the Fullest
Are you coasting through life or flourishing? Unfortunately, most people are not flourishing. That’s a disappointing fact. The majority of people are languishing—going through the motions of life, not...
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Do You Know These 10 Exercises For Boosting Happiness? Probably Not.
These are the top 10 interventions that are not discussed nearly enough – but they should be! I’ll also follow-up with a post about the top 10 most popular strategies for boosting happiness. Here are...
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10 Tried-and-True Happiness Boosters
In a previous post I shared the top 10 most unpopular strategies for boosting happiness. In this post I’ll review the most popular and widely used happiness interventions. These have repeatedly shown...
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How To Boost Gratitude. And Why You Should Want To.
Why should we care so much about gratitude? Here are three reasons: Easy to apply: There are a wide range of practices — you can count your blessings, write a letter of gratitude to someone, talk to...
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What Michigan State Coach, Mark Dantonio, Can Teach Us About Leadership
One of the most fundamental principles that a good leader embodies is: leader, know thyself. A person cannot successfully guide and mentor others if they are not in touch with their own innate...
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Do you Pout? Stop Now!
Let’s face it, we’re all guilty of feeling sorry for ourselves from time to time. But, the truth is, pouting is a waste of time and can actually cause issues in the long run if done too frequently....
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Start 2016 With The Most Popular Happiness Exercises
Happy new year!! 2015 was a great year and I’m convinced that 2016 will be even better. Let’s start the new year off right with some happiness exercises. I reviewed all of my articles from 2015 and...
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Create a Habit to Find More Engagement
There is a famous quote: “Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” But, how can we use this...
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The Key To Your Child’s Success
Special guest blogger: Neal Mayerson, PhD, VIA Institute Chairman There will be many times in your life when you are in a “tug-of-war” between personal self-expression and living out the expectations...
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Collecting Your “Defining Moments”
Our lives are made up of moments — some good, some bad, some life-changing, some boring. But, there are some moments that we can think back on and say that it was a “defining moment” and it shaped our...
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The Oscar Goes To…
Every year, I watch and analyze many films with a positive psychology lens to discover how they portray some of the most common themes in this field. In this post, I’m happy to announce the 7th annual...
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Mindfulness or Savoring? How To Tell Them Apart.
Many times I hear people say that they enjoyed the practice of mindfulness because they loved the prolonged and concentrated feeling of calmness they felt as they turned their attention to their...
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How To Respond When Someone Shares Bad News
It can be uncomfortable when someone shares bad or unpleasant news with you. How do you respond? Do you quickly try to “fix” the problem for them? Or try to change the subject and avoid discussing it...
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A Mindfulness Exercise That Takes Under 30 Seconds
You don’t need to carve out a big chunk of time each day to “practice” mindfulness. I have a quick, simple exercise that you can do (right now!) that will help you cultivate mindfulness and also...
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When Grit Falls Short
Special Guest Blogger: Robert McGrath, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, VIA Institute on Character “Grit” seems to be the latest buzzword in character education; and has recently garnered more attention with...
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10 Tips to Help You Break Away From Your Phone
I’ll admit it, I feel the same pull that you do. There is always an email to check, an article to read or a photo to share. I’m just as guilty. I share my own guilt here so as to not come across as...
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Do You Have Trouble Making Decisions?
I recently sat down with a client after she took the VIA Survey using my VIA professional link. I set-up the link so she did not receive her free Character Strengths Profile after completing the survey...
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