by Andrea Goeglein The hardest exercise I ever had to complete in my training with Marty Seligman and Ben Dean was the Gratitude Letter. The steps for the exercise seemed simple enough. Write a letter of gratitude to someone who has impacted your life.  Simple. Then do not mail the letter, but meet personally with...Read More

Disappointment is not limiting. It’s an invitation for creative expression not yet explored and experienced. – Alice Percy Strauss And so began the Yogatsu®  March 2016 newsletter.  I have known the author, Alice Percy Strauss since moving to Las Vegas in 1997.  The timing of the arrival of her newsletter could not have been better....Read More

by Andrea Goeglein November is the month dedicated to giving thanks.  It takes a lot of practice, patience and dedication to develop the character strength of gratitude and develop a state of continual thanksgiving.  It is, however, the only strength within the Values In Action (VIA) that is suggested all people develop whether it is...Read More

By Andrea Goeglein Want to know how to turn a $3 investment into a $1,000,000 impression?  Handwrite your next thank you to someone you meet in business after your first meeting.  Okay, I cannot statistically prove the cost of the stamp and card (about $3) will really yield a $1,000,000 impact, but I can tell...Read More

By Andrea Goeglein Synchronicity, gratitude and smiling are three things that show up in my days whether I plan them or not.  Synchronicity seeds gratitude and gratitude usually brings a smile to my face.  When I pause and write down the synchronistic events that seeded the gratitude, I know I have increased the probability that...Read More

by Andrea Goeglein I know the word gratitude within Positive Psychology holds a central skill building focus.  I was taught back in 2003 by Marty Seligman that gratitude is the one strength all people should develop regardless of where it falls in your list of natural values and strengths.  There are many TED talks on...Read More

What better to start a week than by playing a game of life I call Creating Gratitude with these easy steps: 1)  Think of a bunch of things you would like to have resolved in a positive manner this week. 2)  Write down “I am grateful…” statements for each, such as: I am grateful my...Read More

As an Applied Positive Psychology practitioner who works diligently to ‘practice what I preach’, I invest in reflective time each morning.  It is not uncommon that during my reflective time a person or situation for some unknown reason will come into my mind.  If appropriate, later in the day I usually reach out to the...Read More

Imagine if you were so devoted to your work that you created an organization called Project Angel Faces.  Really, sit with that for a moment.  Think of your work.  What would you call your work if you were creating an organization? With my organization, ServingSuccess, I view my work as “dedicated to your success.”  I...Read More

Gratitude.  I dare say, I feel the word gratitude is so overused the word, its use, and its place in human development, have become a cliche’.  Then something happened and I became aware of another perspective. During what has become an almost endless move from one home to another, I have had the opportunity to...Read More