There is a short list on which I keep the names of people whose work I admire in any given field.  I find keeping such a list stops me from wondering in the ‘woods’ of an Internet search on any given topic.  When it comes to those I trust in the field of applied positive...Read More

Many of you know I have been diligently putting effort toward attracting a larger venue for my media work with positive psychology.  Today was an example of one of those days that had wonderful stuff in it, and then the not so wonderful. My day started with a beautiful email from a participant in a two-year...Read More

My last post was about Tipping Points and Positive Psychology. That theme continues with a message of hope that the high school students of today will be able to transform their ‘contagious power’ into the power that fuels contagious compassion. Leaving a legacy has never been high on my list of things to be concerned...Read More

A table. Nutritious food. Twelve people. I am not describing a scene from the Bible, but a community table at the Red Mountain Spa. The metaphor of the Last Supper is appropriate though when you experience what happens when 12 strangers gather around one central theme. In the case of the community table at Red...Read More

  Creating a state of human flow – enjoying an activity so much that you lose track of time – has been one of the many substantive fields of work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He wrote, “Flow is a source of psychic energy in that it focuses attention and motivates action.” (p. 140, Finding Flow). ‘Flow’...Read More

Wanted to share a note I got from Ryan Niemiec, author of this week’s featured book, Positive Psychology at the Movies. If others are interested in one of the extensive handouts from the book (a comprehensive list of films categorized by each of the 24 character strengths), they can get it for free at: www.hogrefe.com/books/978-0-88937-352-5.html...Read More

Okay so this may seem a bit strange. Each month I feature a book on AM Arizona which I feel represents some aspect of how to bring Positive Psychology alive in your life. This month I am really not recommending the book so much as what the book teaches. Positive Psychology at the Movies by...Read More

Appreciate (v): to judge with heightened perception or understanding. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary Success Challenge: Observe things you take for granted. A warm cup of coffee when you get to the office, your computer operating as it was intended, the phone working or the person who hands you your ticket at the train station. What...Read More

Rarely does a week go by that someone does not say to me, “How do you stay so positive?” or “How can you be so resilient?” In the confusion of losing our savings, our investment in a business, and the business itself, I did not initially realize that they were not asking a rhetorical question...Read More

I would not be Dr. Success if I did not support and spread the work of others. That is what I do, in part, in sharing the work of great authors. Well, today’s entry is two for the price of one. The review that follows was written by Craig Galati, President of Lucchesi Galati Architects,...Read More