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SISU: 3 Ways to Develop the Power of Determination
Did you know that The Soviet Union attacked Finland on November 30, 1939 but by March, 1940 The Soviet Union were forced to sign a peace treaty? So how was it possible that The Soviet Union, one of...
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Forgiveness: The Keys into a Happier Future
“Forgiveness undoes our own hatred and frees us from a troubled past.”- Christopher Peterson People often link forgiveness with reconciliation, according to the definition, forgiveness does not always...
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[FREE] 100th Tool in the Positive Psychology Practitioner’s Toolkit!
We are proud to announce the release of our 100th tool in the Positive Psychology Practitioner’s Toolkit! After introducing the toolkit about a half year ago, we have continually updated it and have...
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Impermanence and the Power of Acceptance
“Awareness of impermanence and appreciation of our human potential will give us a sense of urgency that we must use every precious moment.” ~ Dalai Lama Moments come and go. Days pass by, turning into...
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Appreciative Inquiry: Create the Dream Future
“We can’t ignore problems—we just need to approach them from the other side.” – Cooperrider and Whitney, 2001 When it comes to problems and things don’t turn out the way you expected them to- what do...
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Social Comparison: Problems, Benefits and Alternatives
Social Comparison is a well-established topic in psychology literature, where its complex positives and negatives have been widely debated. But do we really need to engage in it and will it help us in...
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Resilience: Building a Strong Foundation
Over the years resilience has been extensively studied in diverse cultural contexts. The core findings of resilience focus on the relationships, environments, and the individual skills and...
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The Resiliency Theory: Caregiver Hope in Adversity
Caring for a family member who is suffering from a mental illness can be difficult, complex and complicated. The challenging relationships involved in these situations can affect a caregiver’s own...
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Self Determination Theory (SDT): The Many Faces of Motivation
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be engaged in a task? Or what drives one individual to perform tasks with enthusiasm while another hates the same task but for some reason still pursues it?...
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PsyCap: Paving the way for Hope, Optimism, Self-Efficacy and Resilience in...
Many organizations are not against employee well-being, engagement and positive interventions. However, the bottom line for many organizations is the bottom line – are we making profit? That’s why...
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Learn your Fear: 7 Lessons for Practicing Confidence
It’s often suggested that diving into your fear — feeling your heart in your throat and carrying on anyway — is the right move to step out of your comfort zone. My experience however has suggested...
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Decision Making, Goal Setting and Perfectionism
Decision making can be just plain hard, and when we expect ourselves to be perfect we make it even more difficult to set realistic goals. “A nice way we can look at decision making is seeing it as a...
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Keys to Success: Our Most Recent PPP Toolkit Update is here!
It is our pleasure to notify you that our most recent Positive Psychology Practitioner’s Toolkit Update is up and ready! In this most recent edition we bring you a range of fantastic new tools which...
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Problem Solving: Making the Choice to Flourish
In our attempts to survive the day-to-day challenges of life and work, we often discuss how to solve problems. Looking for, discovering, and then trying to solve various problems is a big part of our...
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Using a Memory Palace: How To Remember Positive Psychology Terms
If your memory of positive psychology terminology increased by 50-60 percent or more over the next three months, the impact would be enormous! And let’s face it, as a professional, there is little...
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Well-being by Design: Creativity and Positive Psychology
It doesn’t take long to find a link between Positive Psychology and creativity, and research into the link between well being and creativity is constantly growing. A quick look at the VIA framework...
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Meliorism: What is the Intention of your Intervention?
Meliorism is a derivative of Latin word ‘melior’ meaning better, plus ‘ism’ which is a noun suffix indicating a doctrine or belief. Merriam Webster dictionary defines Meliorism as: “the belief that...
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Motivation and Well being: Flow and Finding Success
When it comes to motivation, literature still lacks a general concept. Despite the fact that many theories have been typed and tested over the years, we are still unsure what determines what we want....
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10 Reasons to Embrace Positive Parenting
Positive parenting is an alternative to the punitive, authoritarian approach we are more acquainted with. Positive parenting is a change of mind set from punishing bad behaviours to actively and...
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Is Grit the New It? Developing Your Passion and Practicing Perseverance
“Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental resources. . .men the world over...
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