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.
How to Build the Skills to Help You 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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Continue reading “How to Build the Skills to Help You Flourish”Positivity and Flourishing
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 “Positivity and Flourishing”Pillars of Flourishing
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.
Why Character Strengths Matter
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 Is the Way
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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Continue reading “Happiness Is the Way”Components of Flourishing
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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Love To Do And Live To Do
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.
Practices To Help You Flourish
Do you feel stuck, living a middling life, getting by OK but not thriving? Or are you excited to get up in the morning, looking forward to a day of meaningful and enjoyable activity? You have a choice. Will you choose the downward spiral that leads to languishing and worse? Or will you choose to take the upward path, an upward spiral to help you flourish?
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Continue reading “Practices To Help You Flourish”Excelerated Positivity: Gratitude
Research shows a correlation between feeling grateful and overall life satisfaction. Expressing gratitude is one of the surest ways to increase your positivity and well-being. In addition, you’ll improve the well-being of others when you express your thanks to them.
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