Every time you don’t follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.    Shakti Gawain
The word “authentic” emerges as a very popular term in various fields in the 21st century. In 2002, the same year that Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness was published, the field of […]

By Timothy T.C. So
I urge all positive psychologists – especially the younger generation – to investigate this and to build greater communion and understanding between the traditions of thought in the East and the West.
~ Alex Linley
In the last article, Alex has illustrated the concept of strength, how it became the mission of CAPP, how […]

“The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.”
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A birthday is a special day for many of us. We all make wishes on our birthdays. Yet it seems that this is more of a ritual as most […]

“Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.”
Albert Camus
I have been caught up recently in reading different books and articles about the law industry in order to get a more in-depth understanding of my new, interesting job. Accidentally, I came across an article from another PPND author Dave […]

A couple of weeks ago, at the 4th European Conference of Positive Psychology conference in Croatia, I presented a study on the impact of Job Design and Team Structure on employee well-being which I conducted with Michael West last year. In the last article, I wrote about the main questions at this conference that matter […]

“Realizing strengths, in my view, is the smallest thing that you can do to make the biggest difference.”
~ Alex Linley
Alex Linley is the Founder and Director of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) and a Visiting Professor in Psychology at the University of Leicester. I first met Alex when he gave a speech in my positive psychology class in Aston Business School.

“The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.”
J. M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan (1860 - 1937)
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
Today is my graduation ceremony for my Master degree, a big and significant […]

(Special thanks to Elaine O’Brien for her contribution to this article)

The city of Opatija, Croatia is a seaside gem with beautiful landscapes, architecture, and design. The breathtaking sceneries are enchanting, yet something more captivating happened in the city two weeks ago - The 4th European Conference of Positive Psychology (ECPP) on July 1-4.
Comparing the present […]

Last Monday’s catastrophic earthquake measuring a 7.8 on the Richter Scale in Wenchuan County of China’s Sichuan province jolted not only the region, but also many of our hearts. Up to now, it has cost more than 28,000 lives, and according to BBC news, this figure is expected to rise to more than 50,000. […]

How do positive psychologists view the concept of genius? Indeed, speciality, originality, genius, creativity and talent are the important general concerns of positive psychology (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). Being a genius has also been linked to optimal functioning and health by numerous researchers and theoreticians. The best illustration would be the humanistic psychology movement led by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers (Cassandro & Simonton, 2003).