In this issue of the MAPP Magazine, five authors explore the challenges women face today in the workplace and in financial systems. They all explore the potential for positive psychology to offer effective solutions, not just to address the individual, but to transform the context.
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Dear reader, let’s think together: What would happen if you are disconnected from your job or studies right now? Who would you be then, and how would you spend your time? How would you see your roles in life beyond the context of work/study, and who are the important people to you?
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AllCoachingFieldsHappiness ExercisesRelationshipsResilienceTaking Action_3 Positive Organizations
Boost Success and Passion: Tell a Better Story
Most of us don’t realize that we have a few central narratives running through our lives because the stories we tell ourselves are so familiar that we don’t even realize they are stories. In my work with clients, I’ve found that it’s often not the events of life that allow or prevent success in love, …
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The 5th European Positive Psychology Conference took place last week in Copenhagen, Denmark on June 23-26 2010. This article covers addresses on the last day, June 26, by Professor Ruut Veenhoven on differences in happiness between Denmark and The Netherlands, Dr. Alex Linley on the future of positive psychology, and Dr. Howard Gardner on the …
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When at Work, Can You Leave Your Heart at Home?
While employers would like to think that people leave their problems at home, the reality is that most people find it challenging to turn off stressors from their personal life when they get to work. Rather than ignore the home-life/work-performance connection, we argue that employers who encourage and support healthy home lives in their employees …
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