Some months ago, I attended a course designed and created by Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, one of the world’s foremost authority on positive psychology coaching. The theme of the course was happiness and discussed a wide range of theories and research results from the study of happiness. Dr. Biswas-Diener argues that happiness is a process not a destination, basically happiness fluctuates between moments of ups and down. Happiness…
During these months I have been thinking that it is important to look at what resources people have to cope with this challenging time. A powerful factor that everyone possesses is character strengths, the symbol of individual differences and specific psychological traits. Character strengths are individual positive traits that display in thoughts, behaviors and feelings. They are the most fundamental resources to leverage when you want to thrive despite…
Facing unknown situations is a specific aspect of life. You choose to move to a new place or start a new job or endeavor. At the beginning, unfamiliar situations require attention and energy to discover and clarify what happens around you. I’m fascinated by the unknown because I can learn something new. In January 2019, I moved…
What do you want to achieve? This is the main question that leads a coaching conversation. I have noticed that clients do not often have an immediate and clear answer. A possible reason is that this person has never thought thoroughly about their life, career or future opportunities. Sometimes, people do not completely control the path of…
Quality of life is a broad concept that encompasses physical, social, psychological, and spiritual being, and most of all an ability to be actively engaged in the world around. The World Health Organization defines the quality of life as “An individual’s perceptions of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems…
