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Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions.
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- Extemporary Non-Profit Leadership: Blenda Wilson, Ph.D., - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from DR HOWARD EDWARD HALLERExtemporary Non-Profit Leadership: Blenda Wilson, Ph.D., Retired President, Nellie Mae Educational Foundation This article is focused specifically on the lifetime of achievement in non-profit leadership, major contributions to educational leadership, and over four decades of dedication to ...
Views: 4(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Entrepreneurial Leadership & Personal Success in spite of Adversity: Dr. Nido Qubein Part I - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Howard Edward HallerEntrepreneurial Leadership & Personal Success in spite of Adversity: Dr. Nido Qubein Chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company, Chairman of Business Life, Inc., Chairman of the Miss North Carolina USA program, and President of High Point University, Dr. Nido Qubein is a excellent example of how ...
Views: 4(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - 3 Key Mental Strength Secrets for Success - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Gregg SwansonYou hear it every day, not matter what the current economic situation, “they” say “If only ___” you fill in the blank. I hope you are not one of those people, I don’t think so otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this article. Think about this…why is that the people who always ...
Views: 6(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Think thin, our brains are the most powerful organs in our bodies, why not use them - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Acharya HargreavesThink thin, by thinking thin we help our bodies lose weight even faster. Our brains are the most powerful organs in our bodies; they control everything, from blinking our eyes to jumping and running a triathlon. Without our brains we could not even move and we can harness a great power they give ...
Views: 3You must read the article to rate it. - What is Truth? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Zen BenefielWhat is truth? Is it objective, subjective, all inclusive or mutually exclusive? Does it apply even when we deny it? Do we have the capacity to know it with our senses? Are we greater beings under limitations of modern science and spirituality? How about cosmic truth? Are we alone or preparing ...
Views: 5(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - It Sounds So Easy, But Where Do I Start? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Pat MussieuxThere is no passion to be found... in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela I was just on a phone call with a very close friend and we were discussing the content of my articles over the past few months. The title of this article is actually ...
Views: 12(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Positive self-talk and affirmations: Do they work? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Gilbert RossPositive Self-talk and Affirmations are pretty much the same thing with the very subtle difference that affirmations are more often verbal or written while Self-talk is more often played out in our heads. I got to know about the idea of Self-talk quite recently through a book by Theodore ...
Views: 9(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - ***Struggling with a Negative Attitude? Low Self-Esteem is Probably the Cause - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.(Excerpt from our Free Ebook How to Build Self-Esteem) A negative Attitude and low self-esteem go hand in hand. Your self-esteem is a direct reflection of what you think and how you feel about yourself . When you are plagued with negative thoughts about yourself, and desire a positive Attitude ...
Views: 23(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Hypnosis Can Help With Motion Sickness - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Jon RhodesHypnosis is well know for it’s effectiveness in treating many things such as weight loss, smoking, stress, IBS, phobias etc. It is also very effective at treating motion sickness. This is great because it removed the need for any drugs, or other potions that have side effects. How does ...
Views: 8(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Affirmations - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Lisa PhillipsAffirmations do work! Often people give up on affirmations after a few weeks as they feel that they are not working. I often describe an affirmation as being like a seed. You have to be patient, nurture it and cherish it, until it blossoms into what you desire. Often you can’t see the seed ...
Views: 16(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Stress Response System: The Level of Stress You Feel Is Within Your Realm of Control - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Jill PrinceWhat do you know about your stress hormones and how they are produced in the body? We all have a lot of room to move in terms of how much stress we feel at any given time. Are you from the CroMagnon period? Maybe you’ve been in a relationship with a cave dweller (been there, done that), but ...
Views: 9(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Overcoming Fear and Hearing Voices with Oedipus - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Emily EricksonOvercoming Fear and Hearing Voices with Oedipus When I was a kid I used to chat with adults waiting for the bus on bus benches. Taking opinion polls with this captive audience in the summer in south Florida in the Fifties was easy. People will tell a kid anything when there's absolutely ...
Views: 12(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - BE YOUR OWN GURU (After all…who was the Buddha’s Buddha?) - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Michael DaileyBE YOUR OWN GURU (After all…who was the Buddha’s Buddha?) By: Mike Dailey “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your ...
Views: 29(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Change A Habit In 28 Days - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Jon RhodesI will show you a very simple, but incredibly effective method of making permanent changes to your habits. Physiologists agree that it generally takes about 28 days to change a habit. 28 days of consciously trying to make a change should lead to a permanent change. You must live consciously ...
Views: 22(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Want to Live an Authentic Life? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Pat Mussieux"DO you want to live an authentic life?" What would it take? What changes do you need to make? It all begins with the way we think. "If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what you're getting." You've got to change something for something to change. If you sincerely feel that ...
Views: 18(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - How to turn “Easy Does it” into Do it - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from WEE DILTSIntroduction Why easy does it works; It’s the old adage haste makes waste. Each day nature gives us a great example of easy does it as slowly, the sun rises every single day. Learn from this to go gradually, pace yourself Agnes Repplier: “It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - The Power of a Mantra - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from M.J. Ryansung__mantra400jpgWhen I was a child, dealing with my particular configuration of a dysfunctional family, I remember lying awake in bed night after night, year after year, too afraid to go to sleep. There were some willow trees outside my window I used to watch. No matter how hard the wind blew, ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - Are You Being Tricked By Your Beliefs? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2009 from Kimberley CohenOur beliefs create the way we see and trust the world. They may be conscious or subconscious but either way they can affect us and the way we live life. Thoughts are merely thoughts, quite innocent actually, until we attach a belief to them. It’s estimated that we have between 50,000 – ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - Trust your Unconscious Golf Mind to Align Your Club for a Better Pre-Shot Routine - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2009 from Andrew FoggHow much is the accuracy of your golf shot influenced by club alignment at address and how much is down to your instinctive or unconscious golf ability? Now I'm not talking here about the complexity of aligning the various parts of your body when you address the ball. That's a subject for your golf ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - The Masks We All Wear - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Phyllis GoldbergDon't we all wear masks at one time or another, pretending that everything is OK? There are many reasons people may act out this charade. It's not uncommon to hide personal pain, because putting it on display for all to see can be embarrassing and even destabilize relationships. Yet studies show ...
Views: 8You must read the article to rate it. - Happiness and Continuous Learning - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Pat MussieuxAccording to Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." At a recent event that I spoke at, sitting up front and center, was Florence - a lady who introduced herself to me, telling me that she has ...
Views: 31(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - What Mask Are You Wearing? How to Become Your Authentic Self! - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Pat MussieuxWho are you? What do you do? These are common questions as we go about our daily lives. These are very difficult questions for many people who are currently unemployed, newly retired, 'stay at home' Moms, and so on. In today's society, we place so much value on what we do - our label, if you ...
Views: 36(6 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Where Are You In Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2009 from Sharon MikrutAs a social work and psychology student, Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs was a theory in which we focused a great deal of time. According to Maslow, there are five levels of needs, ranging from physiological to self-actualization. It is difficult to move from one level to the next without first ...
Views: 25(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - How Inner Wisdom Serves Us in Everyday Life - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Marc LernerWe live in a world where value is captured in thoughts or it goes unnoticed. Imagine really desiring something without being able to express it in words. Desires have power when they are put into words. Because our focus is on thinking most of the time , we would seldom strive for what we wanted ...
Views: 25(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - The Heart of Love - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Glenn BergerWhere does love come from? Contemporary science tells us that love is built into us. As the great researcher, Allan Schore, proves, we enter the world pre-wired to love the first person who takes care of us. Once an infant is born it works like this. When an infant sees his mother gazing at him ...
Views: 26(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Returning the Soul to the Mental Health System - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Dan EdmundsFor mental distress to be alleviated, it is often very important to understand how individuals construct meaning. For some this sense of meaning comes from spirituality and religion. Modern psychiatric practice has become medicalized to the point where it has significantly ignored the human ...
Views: 20(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Life is Downstream - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Carrie FlehartyI have a picture on my desk that was given to me by a friend. It is a close-up of a stream in Sedona, Arizona and in it is the rush of the water and a few rocks. Obviously when I look at it, I can almost hear the water and see the white of the stream as it flows downstream. When I get upset or ...
Views: 34(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - 11 Mental Strength Secrets to Examine and Create Your Beliefs - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Gregg SwansonOnly two things make up your life, your reality. They are: 1. Your Beliefs 2. Your Actions That’s it. So if you want to change your life, change your thoughts and then your actions. Pretty simple uh? Simple yes…easy, not so much. In this article we’ll look at beliefs, since ...
Views: 25(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - 11 Mental Strength Secrets to Examine and Create Your Beliefs - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Gregg SwansonOnly two things make up your life, your reality. They are: 1. Your Beliefs 2. Your Actions That’s it. So if you want to change your life, change your thoughts and then your actions. Pretty simple uh? Simple yes…easy, not so much. In this article we’ll look at beliefs, since ...
Views: 21You must read the article to rate it. - How to Live and Work with Passion (from 'Inspirational Books') - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: How to Live and Work with Passion (from 'Inspirational Books' - Part One) Shared by Craig Lock Web sites: http://www.creativekiwis.com/books.html and http://www.myspace.com/writercraig Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 ...
Views: 22(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - What We Can Learn From Children - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Mary OwensHave you ever watched a child? There is a lot that an adult can learn from a child. As adults, it is easy to let everyday occurrences dictate how we feel. We tend to hang on to the emotion of the event we have experienced. Say for instance, you and a friend are going to lunch. As you are going ...
Views: 31(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Take Time to Reflect - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Pat MussieuxHere in Canada, we just celebrated our Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is a special time for me, personally. It's a time of reflection and, often, for me, a time of change. I love the change of seasons, the magical colors of the trees, the crisp Mac apples (my favorite!), walking through the ...
Views: 37(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Laughter the Forgotton Medicine - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Corey SondrupLaughter the Forgotten Medicine Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. – Victor Borge A keen sense of humor helps us to overcome the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected and outlast the unbearable. – Billy Graham The ...
Views: 44(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - How To Be Happy Now? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2009 from Santosh RamachandranHappiness is a choice one makes for herself or himself. Well most people think that they will become happy if they get all their desires. But what happens is, when we get some of our desires, we become temporarily happy and then we add more desires to the list. So now we have some of our desires ...
Views: 34You must read the article to rate it. - Each Day Begins Anew - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Carrie FlehartyEach day we wake up with the chance of making today the best day of our life. We have the choice to have a good day. We must use our free will and choose to have that best day of our life. How can we do this each morning as the alarm wakes us from our dreams? About three weeks ago, I woke up ...
Views: 37(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Play Better Golf Psychology In The Now - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Andrew FoggOne of the key success factors for better golf psychology is learning to unconsciously play one shot at a time - in the moment, zone or now. This applies equally to every shot you play whether it's on the practice ground, in a friendly game or in the most important round of your golf career. ...
Views: 26(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - See Yourself Putting Better and Enjoying Golf with Golf Psychology - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Andrew FoggThere were some amazing golf and putting psychology lessons on show with Phil Mickelson's stunning win at the Tour Championship at East Lake the other week. Yes I know Tiger won the FedEx Cup and the $10 million with an amazingly consistent series of results. But given Phil's year, both on and ...
Views: 24You must read the article to rate it. - Top Golf Mind Tip - How to use Universal Energy to boost your golfing and other personal goals. - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Dr. Stephen SimpsonMany different forms of energy surround you, and you will be totally unaware of most of it. This energy includes gravitational effects from the moon. It also includes radio waves, and radiation, and all of the other components of the electromagnetic spectrum. The only part of the spectrum you ...
Views: 29You must read the article to rate it. - Top Golf Mind Tip - How to Embrace the Law of Surrender or “letting go.” - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Dr. Stephen SimpsonThis is a brief explanation of the Law of Surrender, what it can do for your golf, and many other things too! Many people wish they had discovered the Law of Surrender years earlier, but it is better late than never. Dan Millman describes what he calls The Law of Surrender in his book, The Laws of ...
Views: 28You must read the article to rate it. - Top Golf Mind Tip - How to Use Quantum Mechanics and Universal Laws to Achieve Golfing Success - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Dr. Stephen SimpsonQuantum mechanics demonstrates that everyone and everything connects in intricate ways. Taking action on one aspect immediately has an effect on other areas associated with it. The theory of relativity proposes exactly the opposite. Fortunately, we do not need to worry about this puzzle. All that ...
Views: 32You must read the article to rate it. - Top Golf Mind Tip - How to Stay in the Present - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Dr. Stephen SimpsonKnowing you have a great card in your hand can be the ‘Kiss of Death’ – ‘The Curse of the Winning Card’. Another danger of knowing you have a great score is succumbing to the temptation to protect it. You have put yourself into contention by playing magical ‘Right Brain’ golf. You are ...
Views: 28You must read the article to rate it. - Top Golf Mind Tip - Golf is a Game of Confidence – How to Make Your Own Confidence Trigger. - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Dr. Stephen SimpsonConfidence is the foundation that supports our whole life. Confident people do not worry about the past, and become depressed – nor do they worry about the future, and become anxious, or develop panics attacks. Confident people achieve great things, they attract many friends, and they relish ...
Views: 27You must read the article to rate it. - ***Top Golf Mind Tip - How to Mind Your Language! - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Dr. Stephen SimpsonIf I were only given one minute with a golfer this would be my first lesson, and will immediately cut shots off their score. If, that is, the golfer would keep quiet for long enough to listen. It concerns what I call internal dialogue. These are the voices that we all have in our brains - ...
Views: 28You must read the article to rate it. - A Guide to Parenting While You Sleep -Sleeping Angels - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Eric WhalleyI have spent weeks creating my site and thinking of things to write. So many ideas, but which to do first? Then I had a revelation... I was sitting down after dinner to watch the news when this lady from Queensland came on. She is the mother of four children, and she was having some ...
Views: 29(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - The Pros And Cons Of An Open Mind - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Ken FieldsAn open mind is good thing - most of the time. New ideas, new experience, increased knowledge, personal and professional growth, better relationships and an overall positive approach to life are just a few of the benefits of having an open mind. However, there are some pitfalls. Like an open window ...
Views: 18You must read the article to rate it. - THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL FULFILLMENT ON OUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL BEING - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2009 from Sadie SheafeFor the patient, psychotherapy is the treatment of emotional or behavioral problems designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into their problems; the goal being relief of symptoms and changes in behavior leading to improved functioning. Our expression, experience, and meaning ...
Views: 30You must read the article to rate it. - 8 Ways to stay positive amidst adversity - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Stephanie TreasureIt’s inevitable that when you are on the road less travelled, trying to achieve your goals, starting a new business, career or family, you will get hit by adversity. Its life! It has its ups and downs, we all know that. But how you react to these adversities is what sets you apart from the ...
Views: 39(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - The Effects of Stress On The Person With Arthritis - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Angie CarterArthritis by itself can be very stressful and very taxing on your body. The source of the stress can be from the pain that no one but you, can understand, or it can be having enough energy to get you through one day and being totally exhausted and having to stay in bed the next day. Or looking ...
Views: 34(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - THE ONENESS AND ALSO SEPARATE NATURE OF GAYATRI AND SAVITRI - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThe Puranas or Indain Mythology while describing the process of world creation says that a lotus emerged from Lord Vishnu’s navel. Brahma the creator sat on this lotus. God told Brahma in a celestial voice: I have created you for world creation. In order to become capable of doing, so perform ...
Views: 36(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Is This the Truth? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Bradley Ann MorganDo you find yourself wondering why people perceive you in a certain light? Why am I so slow? Or possibly why you perceive your co-worker or neighbor in a negative or positive light? Sometimes this happens as a result of someone telling you that co-worker is lazy or irresponsible. Does this ...
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