Quotes

"any activity which gets you into flow can become addictive." (Bridget Grenville-Cleave, Introducing Positive Psychology)Bridget Grenville-Cleave Introducing Positive Psychology

"Your program should include these two categories: personal development and professional development. Under each category, commit to learning material that will yield both present benefit and future benefit. Put aside regular times each day for your education."Tal Ben-Shahar Even Happier

"Happiness accumulates a bit like compound interest – a little effort today will go a long way tomorrow."Timothy Sharp 100 Ways to Happiness

"self-regulation is both the ability to control our emotions and the ability to persist through challenging, strenuous tasks."Steven Kotler The Art of Impossible

"Researchers have found that across history, suicide rates tend to rise with unemployment—and it’s easy to understand why: Work is a major source of identity, value, and purpose for people. It gives them something to do with their time, a sense of worth, and an opportunity to contribute to society and to support their families. When people lose their jobs, they are losing not only their livelihood, but a powerful source of meaning."Emily Esfahani-Smith The Power of Meaning

The glory days are not behind you, you architect them into your future, by levelling up. Create each day of glory. It’s a choice! Write a new chapter of glory in your life. Make every day a glorious glory dayBrendan Burchard GrowthDay Daily Fire (multiple dates)

"welcome to the twenty first century world. A world in which a growing number of people do not feel that they are fully living their “true selves” – that their life is not full but more like a half-life?"Sarajane Aris et al. Beyond Resilience

"Being social is the most successful form of higher adaptation known."Martin E.P. Seligman Flourish

"Knowing the strengths of our significant others, and sharing our strengths with them, can help us avoid some of the frictions and frustrations that can arise from differences in our personalities, and it can help make the relationship itself greater than the sum of its parts."Suzann and James Pawelski Happy Together

"When we have unresolved issues, we experience an emotional disquiet which can be significantly stressful,"Timothy Sharp 100 Ways to Happiness

it takes just minutes to dramatically shift someone’s mood from neutral to negative simply with news reports."Michelle Gielan Broadcasting Happiness

"This emotional uplift is elevation, and we humans are designed to feel it when we see a morally beautiful act."Robert Biswas-Diener The Courage Quotient

"When you're surrounded by the extraordinary every day, it's bound to become ordinary."Stefan Mumawy Caffeine for the Creative Team

"Make a note of something you learned through conversing with a colleague, reading an article, or listening during a meeting. In your note, include a brief explanation of why what you learned matters, as well as how this knowledge can be applied."Erin Lawn Your Strengths Blueprint

"Habits. It's the 5x5 rule. You are not just the average of the five people around you. You're the average of the five habits you do, the things you eat, the ideas you have, the content you consume, etc."James Altucher Reinvent Yourself

“No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you’re keeping the man-child alive.”Julia Cameron It's Never Too Late to Begin Again

"Living at a time when our society is beleaguered by materialism, generosity is an essential medicine to combat the striving for more."Dave Toycen he Power of Generosity

"Realized strengths are the strengths of which you are aware already and use, which in turn enable you to perform at your best."Kate Hefferon Positive Psychology

"Most of the time when we are blocked in an area of our life, it is because we feel safer that way. We may not be happy, but at least we know what we are—unhappy."Julia Cameron The Artist's Way

Life’s challenges can lead us to profound moments of growth and inspire us to make a positive impact in the world.Unknown

"You have to create goals that are worthy of your failure. It is the Mount Everest of your life, and your mission—everything you strive to do from this day forward—is targeted towards making it happen. You will either reach the peak of your dreams, or fail trying."Scott Allan Supercharge Your Best Life

High-quality interpersonal relationships provide a source of joy and meaning across the lifespan, and they have been identified as one of the most reliable indicators of happiness, health, longevity, and life satisfaction for all ages.Investing in Valued Relationships Diener & Seligman, 2002; Pillemer & Rothbard, 2018 PERMA-Pak, Positive Psychology Toolkit, PositivePsychology.com

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