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• Sheena Iyengar on “The Multiple Choice Problem”

  
  The Situationist — Authority: 512
  Sheena Iyengar is a professor in the Management Division of the Columbia Business School. One of the world’s experts on choice, Professor Iyengar received a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, consisting of a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a B.A. in psychology with a ...
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• 3 quotations on mindfulness and action

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  A good year ago I jotted down these three quotations.  Then I abandoned the draft. Now I am tidying up my blog, I wonder, what was going through my mind that day. David Whyte on the willfulness of the world “And I thought this is the good day you could meet your love, this is the black day someone close to you ...
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• Is belonging the cornerstone of thriving & flourishing?

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  Trials more difficult than ours I don’t know this soldier. I don’t know the details of his story.  I also don’t want to ‘use’ his story in ways that he doesn’t approve.  He used a phrase, though, that struck a cord with me. He said that even though he was injured, he was still part of a team . ...
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• 3 questions to ask when you are stuck

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  I’m stuck !  Oh, we are. So often! From time to time, we feel like we are stuck deep mud Have you ever driven a car into deep mud? It’s infuriating.  Your first impulse is to gun the engine. Your wheels spin. And you sink into the mud! Arrgh! We got into the mud because we were in a hurry and in ...
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• Positive Psychology Also Includes Negative Emotions

  
  Talent Development Resources Talent Development Resources the psychology of creativity, personal growth, gifted/talented adults — Authority: 424
  Excerpted from article Positive Psychology Includes Negative Emotions , By Dave Shearon, Positive Psychology News. “Recently, I was teaching ‘Detecting Icebergs’, one of the resilience skills described in The Resilience Factor . “I mentioned the importance of using personal examples whenever possible and ...
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• After Thankfulness By Devlyn Steele

  
  Beautiful Summer Morning — Authority: 120
  Devlyn Steele is a life coach and operates Tools To Life, a free self-development course. Don’t let the “Free” part fool you this is an amazing course that will change your life.I thought his article timely and filled with truth.NickAfter Thankfulness-Devlyn SteeleI know God won’t give me anything I can’t ...
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• Measuring How Successful You Are: The Personal Success Scorecard

  
  Results vs. Activities — Authority: 116
  “I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.” Jonathan Winters In a lot of my executive coaching we discuss performance, effectiveness and success .  Some executives perceive they are wildly successful using only a narrow way of defining their life–with work being the most important ...
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• Zest for Life and How Positive Emotions Enhance Wellness

  
  Jimboland Jots — Authority: 100
  There is considerable evidence that simply becoming aware of the ability to choose and then choosing to see something healthy or to create something beneficial is an act of will (volitional) and a cognitive skill that can be used for a healthier and happier lifestyle. A daily mental health goal is to integrate ...
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• A good organization is good for all the players, A, B, C to Z

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  I am not attracted to elitism; I want to hear solidarity I really don’t like to hear talk about selecting the “top 10%” or managing some people, they so-called talent, differently from other people.  I am not attracted to elitism; I want to hear solidarity.  Partly this is a matter of temperament.  It is ...
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• Shift gears before Christmas with Inpowr

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  New beginnings and getting going I’m shifting gear a little with projects. Some tasks are moving to the perfunctory box ~ get them done and get them done fast.  And I have new tasks that aren’t hard but they aren’t habits yet.  I could easily founder simply because I haven’t done them often enough to slide ...
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• Holiday Stress Relief NOW!

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  This post has been co-authored with Dr. Deepak Chopra The human stress response is a survival instinct designed for emergency situations like running away from a predator or fighting to overcome a violent adversary. However stress in modern day life comes from our " fight or flight " instincts being triggered in ...
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• Blog your dream alive! Begin this weekend

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  I can’t start . . . that’s my problem, I don’t know where to start! If you have been scouting the internet for advice on turning your dreams into reality, then you will have come across advice to begin. Just begin! “Arrgh!, you scream. If I knew how to begin, I wouldn’t be asking!” Well, here you go. ...
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• Being Grateful Is Good For You

  
  Lauras Psychology Blog — Authority: 116
  Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. It reminds us to take a moment out of our busy lives to think about how many blessings we truly enjoy. However, Robert Emmons of UC Davis and Michael McCullough of the University of Miami believe that being grateful on a regular basis is important to our overall well-being. ...
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• Attitude of Gratitude on a Day of Giving Thanks | Jimboland Jots

  
  Jimboland Jots — Authority: 100
  Rather than being some nebulous idea, gratitude is a powerful aspect of both being and becoming more human. In the USA, we annually celebrate  Thanksgiving as a feast with friends and family. On this day, it is customary for us to pause and be thankful. An Attitude of Gratitude The idea of being grateful, of ...
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• Have fun at work. Pull your boss’ leg? Or is your boss pulling yours?

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  Work is not all serious I’ve been writing serious posts.  That’s not surprising.  I’m of a serious turn of mind. Have fun at work But work is not all serious.  It’s possible to have fun at work and make money. 10 hacks for pulling your boss’ leg Here are 10 hacks from dumblittleman for keeping ...
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• ‘Twilight’ as a positive psychology film: Edward and self-control

  
  Talent Development Resources Talent Development Resources the psychology of creativity, personal growth, gifted/talented adults — Authority: 424
  In this scene from “Twilight,” Edward (Robert Pattinson) is telling his love interest Bella (Kristen Stewart): “It would be better if we weren’t friends, not that I don’t want to be. If you were smart, you’d stay away from me.” Psychologists Jeremy Clyman and Ryan M. Niemiec consider it to be a “very ...
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• The most important choice in your life: Are you big enough to step into your own dreams?

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  What do you really want to do in life? Whenever you go near a positive career coach, they are going to ask you what you really want to do in life. Guess what? You are going to list excuses. Because if you were off following your dreams, you wouldn’t be talking to a career coach!! Are you normally a wuss given to ...
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• Can being grumpy improve our thinking?

  
  Talent Development Resources Talent Development Resources the psychology of creativity, personal growth, gifted/talented adults — Authority: 424
  Mood disorders like anxiety and depression generally interfere with thinking and creativity. A variety of writers including Eric Maisel, Kay Redfield Jamison and Tom Wootton express different perspectives on my site Depression and Creativity. There is even a post on Irritable Male Syndrome, about the work of Jed ...
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• Barbara Ehrenreich

  
  Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority: 148
  gave an interview with Robert McChesney about the pernicious "happy talk" crap of "positive thinking," which is nothing more than Horatio Alger crossed with New Age psychobabble. The audio interview is here . I will probably get her book. Being a realist isnt being "negative."
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• Test your positive thinking: make yourself the main character and feel pain

  
  flowing motion — Authority: 141
  How deep is your positive thinking? So you’ve resolved to live happily ever after?  And your friends and colleagues are mocking your for your new found happy ways? The big test Here is the big test for your commitment to happiness. Imagine yourself in the most horrible circumstances Write a short novel with ...
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