Myers-Briggs is a popular method to explore personality types that can help in choosing careers, communication, and understanding motivation. This post provides an overview of characteristics of the 16 possible combinations of eight traits within four dichotomies. The Myers-Briggs Personality…
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Positive Shift Happens: the excerpt
Many of the practices shown by research to increase happiness are simple, and most of them are not hard to do. But life is so busy and full of distractions that we often fail to fit the building blocks into…
The Four Ps of Positive Psychology Practices
Positive shift happens when we practice the building blocks of positive psychology. The first letters of the practices that have been shown by research to increase happiness and well-being, happen to spell BE MEASURING. (although it is not usually important…
Keep a Candle Burning
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Dedicated to the positive people in my life, and to those who have touched my life and departed from this earth. Keep a Candle Burning Keep a candle burning to guide us through the night.…
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Show Your Promise
A promise is a pledge; a vow that you will do something. That’s what personal branding is all about. Promise is also potential. You must know what your potential is before you can make a promise that you will realize…
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The ABCs of Impact
Impact means making a difference, and we want to have an impact in the world through our work and lives. Purpose is one of the four Ps of positive shift, and an important part of our happiness. To have an…
The Building Blocks of Positive Shift: BE MEASURING
The building blocks of positive shift are not complicated. You likley have heard of some of them before. Many of them are simple, and most of them are not hard to do. Why, then, do we often fail to practice…
Development Plans Are Not Just for Work
While Performance Plans for work may be called a Personal Development Plan, work is only one small part of personal development. To make a plan for personal development, try the Life Area Energy Level Gauge to see which life areas…
Brain Basics
Brain Facts: The human brain weighs about 3 pounds and is 75% water. It uses about 20% of the oxygen in the body. The brain is very complex, but a few Brain regions at Brain Basics include the prefrontal cortex which is responsible…
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The Not So Big Life
Remember Tom Hank’s character in the movie Big, who wished that he was bigger? When we are young, we naturally want to grow bigger and stronger. We see the world as an exciting place that we want to explore.…
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