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Shane Lopez’s new book, Making Hope Happen , reminds all of us why the quality of hope is essential in daily life in order to thrive This week I was fortunate to be in the audience at the Gallup World Headquarters in Washington, D.C. where Shane Lopez, one of the leading experts on hope, launched
No matter where you turn at this time of year, you’ll be hit with advice from everyone about how to save more money, set better resolutions, be a better parent, act a little happier, and be more successful in 2013. Some of the advice will be good, some will be the same old stuff you’ve
Like millions of others around the world, I am still in a state of disbelief and sadness about the mass slaughter of little kids at school in Newtown, Connecticut last week. As a mom, I can’t wrap my brain around the fact that 20 six-and seven-year olds were wiped out at once while surrounded by
This morning I launched a free new course that can help you create a vision for your “best self,” which includes unique content, exercises and questions for reflection. This five-day class begins the moment you sign up, and by the end of the week you will know how to articulate your purpose, identify your top
Every year, Oprah Winfrey announces her “favorite” things in her magazine and on television, and those annointed products instantly sell out. Books become best-sellers, companies are launched into the stratosphere (Spanx) and people’s lives are changed for the better. I’m obviously not Oprah Winfrey, nor do I have her following, but I do have my
Last week, the New York Times ran a widely-shared article about how a group of social psychologists worked in secret to pool their ideas and help President Obama win re-election this year. Times writer Benedict Carey interviewed members of this group about how they operated, and why this election cycle was so different from the
For the last few weeks I’ve been traveling, learning and planning some new initiatives, but I want to share what I learned at the annual MAPP (Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology) summit at the University of Pennsylvania because it provided me with such rich content to contemplate. I have been going to the MAPP summit
Last Monday night, I taught a class in “Coaching and Positive Psychology” for the University of Texas-Dallas in their executive coaching certificate program. As usual, I discussed the importance of using strengths to both up your well-being and give you a leg up on accomplishing your goals, and I gave my customary tribute to Chris
About ten years ago, I stumbled across this thing called “Priceline.” It sounded too good to be true. It offered ways to bid on groceries, hotels, cars and even airfare with the promise of dirt-cheap prices. As a renowned “early adopter,” this concept was like catnip. I set out to learn everything I needed
