Archive for Personal Development

Master of Applied Positive Psychology Now Available at University of Pennsylvania

I’ve mentioned the folks working on Authentic Happiness before on this blog; they are led by Dr. Marty Seligman and located within the University of Pennsylvania.  I first learned about Seligman via his book, Learned Optimism, which I read in the 1990s and still find reasons to think about (on a fairly regular basis) today.  [...]

Personal Development – One Word at a Time

Gail Fritz, a writer friend of mine recently shared the following essay with me.  I was struck by the possibilities of the exercise she describes for both the individuals and the organizations with which I work.  When a company or nonprofit is trying to articulate its vision, one of the most difficult things is to [...]