I recently gave notice at the job I have held for the last eleven months.  I place special emphasis on the word “job” because the actual day-to-day work in no way resembles the type of work that I would call a career and certainly not a calling. I would like to talk about this job […]

I’ve just returned from my zillionth med school interview. And, for the zillionth time, I’ve tried to convince some hardcore basic scientist that positive psychology isn’t fluff. Try explaining positive psych to a genomics professor. Not easy.
Many genomics professors, surgeons, hematologists, and the like are not so into social science. A lot of them think […]

Since early November, I have been giving a series of positive-psychology-based continuing legal education (CLE) seminars across Tennessee.  Starting last month, I was also advertising for and interviewing candidates for Associate Director for the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.  Like pb&j, these two endeavors mixed deliciously.
In the seminar, Lawyering and the Good Life, one […]

Over ten years ago I came across a book that caught my eye.  At the time I did not recognized the author by name and I was not familiar with his work.  The title, however, intrigued me and it ran through my head over and over before I actually acquired a copy of the book […]

In his research on savoring, Fred Bryant calls out Freud and Skinner’s assumptions that people naturally experience pleasure in response to positive events. To some of us it might seem ridiculous…we’d wonder, how is it possible to not enjoy the good stuff? I mean we’re not talking making lemonade out of lemons, we’re talking, feeling […]

Positive Psychology changed my life.  When I discovered Positive Psychology, I found an articulation of something that I had always been searching for.  I resonated with the concept of the three states of life—pleasant, engaged, and meaningful—and I wanted to study and support the development of positive emotions, character strengths, and institutions.  When I heard […]

Every so often as an HR Executive I was lucky enough to attend a very special event that included dinner in a nice restaurant and a West End show. Although the food and the entertainment was always good that wasn’t what set the evening apart – it was the people. Most were from either sales, […]

I had a month to write this article. I thought about what to write. A fortnight ago I checked to see what others wrote. Three days ago I sat down to write. The brief said anything from one to ten paragraphs. Now how difficult can that be? My head is often swimming with thoughts, ideas and […]

January 24 is belly laugh day! 
What does that mean? On January 24th at 1:24pm (in whatever timezone you will be in at the time), laugh outloud and laugh loudly!  You will be joined by all these people here (click on your own time zone). 
View more fun info at the belly laugh day website:
* What happens when […]

Today, the Boston Globe reported that Positive Psychology will be introduced to McLean Hospital.  The article writes,
McLean is putting together a proposal to create an institute that will aim to teach healthcare providers and patients some of the more practical tenets of positive psychology, a mix of science and self-help that has been growing explosively […]