strengths Tag

NB: this article is taken from the Gallup Organisation's site (link below); although it refers to Americans there's evidence that suggests the findings would apply just as much to Australians and, in face, most if not all people anywhere!  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The more hours per...

I was chatting with a friend the other day about racism and discrimination when I was reminded of many discussions I’ve had with clients about the way they seem to discriminate against themselves! A similar theme came up on The Happiness Institute’s Facebook Page recently highlighting...

by Joe Wilner from Psych Central One of my favorite contributions of positive psychology is the classification system to help people uncover their strengths as human beings. Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman are the two researchers whom created the ‘Values in Action Inventory of Strengths’ (VIA-IS), which...

A few short weeks ago I went and saw, and thoroughly enjoyed, The King's Speech which is based on the true and fascinating story of King George V and which includes a stellar cast including Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Guy Pearce and Helena Bonam Carter (to name just a...

Achieving happiness requires nothing more than practicing a few simple disciplines each and every day. What are these happiness disciplines? Happiness is...

Putting your strengths to work by Jeremy McCarthy for Positive Psychology News Daily OK, so you_ã_ve taken the VIA Survey to determine your character strengths. And after reading one (or several) of Tom Rath_ã_s books on strengths and leadership, you_ã_ve taken the Strengthsfinder 2.0 test to...