A life of well-being, meaning and purpose.
A life of flourishing isn’t built in big, dramatic moments. It’s built in small, positive actions repeated often enough to change your direction.
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When cultivated intentionally, positivity broadens your thinking, strengthens your resilience, and builds a life that not only survives challenges but thrives in spite of them.
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Continue reading “Flourish Where You Are Planted”“Bloom where you are planted” is an expression to encourage you and me to make the most of what we have, where we are. While we can’t always choose our circumstances or environment, we can choose our attitude and our actions. We can, in fact, choose to flourish.
To thrive in life, particularly in challenging situations, you need more than just a sunny disposition. You need a toolbox of skills that promote positivity from the inside out. These help you build the skills to flourish.
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Positivity is not simply some feel-good idea; it is a way to experience a better way of being; to be healthier, to be more resilient, to broaden our perspective and our responses, to deepen our relationships. Within the Excelerated Life™ program, the three principles of Positivity/Happiness contain foundational practices upon which the Excelerated Life™ is built.
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Continue reading “Pillars of Flourishing”You have the choice to flourish or flounder. By nourishing yourself in the five areas of human flourishing – happiness and life satisfaction, physical and mental health, meaning and purpose, character and virtue, and close social relationships – you are creating your own pillars of flourishing.
Continue reading “Why Character Strengths Matter”Character strengths matter because they give us a framework for learning about and discussing the character strengths which we all share in different combinations. Using our character strengths allows us to interact with the world in a more positive way and to enjoy the benefits of increased positivity.
Happiness and resilience go hand-in-hand. By building your happiness, that is, your positivity and well-being, you can experience all the benefits of increased positivity, including the ability to bounce back quickly when things go wrong.
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When you are flourishing, you experience positive emotions, enjoy good health, physically and mentally, and have close, meaningful relationships with family and friends. Your life has meaning and you are living out your purpose. The good news is, by virtue of being human you contain within you the seeds of flourishing.
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Continue reading “Love To Do And Live To Do”When you bring the special qualities, values, and strengths that are unique to you to share with the world, you are following your purpose. You are doing what you love to do and what you live to do.