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Big Idea: Met Life & Optimism
Met Life & Optimism . What does Met Life have to do with optimism? Quite a bit. Met Life was one of the first organizations to work with Martin Seligman (our resident optimism guru) to... More »
Big Idea: How’s Your Explanatory Style?
How’s Your Explanatory Style? You know that little voice in our heads? Some call it your “internal dialogue.” Scientists call it your “explanatory style.” Imagine something bad happens–whether it's losing your job, or getting in... More »
Big Idea: Optimism & The NBA
Optimism & The NBA Martin Seligman is an optimism guru ( see 3 P’s ). He took his theories to the sports arena and found some fascinating results. His question: Could a sports team be... More »
Big Idea: The Three P’s.
The Three P’s. Martin Seligman wrote an awesome book called, “Learned Optimism.” (Yes, you can (and should!) learn optimism!) Big Idea? The Three P’s: Permanence, Pervasiveness and Personalization. The Three P’s make up your “explanatory... More »
Some Inspirational Wisdom and Stuff
We're going to be tweaking the blog tools to allow for "articles" to be written and shared with our community. That's gonna rock. In the meantime, here are some articles I've written that you might... More »






