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What Is Mental Toughness, and Where Can I Get Some?

Research into athletes’ mindsets can help every person become psychologically stronger — When someone is described as being “mentally tough,” it typically signals that they’re resilient, self-assured, and bold. Ask any athlete what the concept means in sports, and they will answer, “you thrive in competition,” “you’re self-confident,” and “you can handle the pressure.” But all these statements describe behavior, rather than…

Life Lessons

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What Is Mental Toughness, and Where Can I Get Some?
What Is Mental Toughness, and Where Can I Get Some?
Life Lessons

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Psychological Capital, Your Best Investment Yet

Who are you now, and who are you capable of becoming? — We are all at times overwhelmed by life and lacking in what is needed to take on something new. But according to new research in the field of positive psychology, building psychological capital can help. PsyCap, as it’s typically shortened to, can help you manage who you are now and…

Strawberry2021

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Psychological Capital, Your Best Investment Yet
Psychological Capital, Your Best Investment Yet
Strawberry2021

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Apr 26

You Can’t be Good at Everything Everywhere All at Once

What if trying to be good at everything is a big mistake? Experts in strength-based theory tell us we should invest time and energy in our personalized strengths rather than aiming to be great at everything — ending up mediocre at best. Clinical evidence finds that clients are most animated…

Positive Psychology

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You Can’t be Good at Everything Everywhere All at Once
You Can’t be Good at Everything Everywhere All at Once
Positive Psychology

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Apr 23

The Outliers Among Us: Harnessing the Unexpected for Positive Change

The power of positive deviance — If you are not using ‘positive deviance,’ you may be missing out. But what is it? Positive deviance departs from the typical, breaking from the norm and using unexpected behavior to produce incredible, far-reaching, positive effects. Research shows outliers often succeed against all the odds, figuring out problems others cannot…

Thinking

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The Outliers Among Us: Harnessing the Unexpected for Positive Change
The Outliers Among Us: Harnessing the Unexpected for Positive Change
Thinking

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Apr 18

Finding Ways to Flourish

An evidence-based approach to living the good life Positive psychology uses science to uncover, understand, and share what allows individuals and communities to thrive — or flourish. It’s not simply about finding ways to be happy; it’s about creating a deeply engaging, more meaningful way of living. Backed up by research, it fosters individuals’ wellbeing by identifying and…

Psychology

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Finding Ways to Flourish
Finding Ways to Flourish
Psychology

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Apr 17

Stage Fright in the Bedroom and the Boardroom

Overcoming performance anxiety — If you’ve ever wondered how ‘stage fright’ can impact your success, you’re not alone! Performance anxiety can affect any of us — sometimes in the most unlikely situations. Psychology tells us the following: Whether anxiety helps or hinders performance is related to how we interpret it. Anxiety isn’t all or…

Performance

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Stage Fright in the Bedroom and the Boardroom
Stage Fright in the Bedroom and the Boardroom
Performance

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Explore the Limits

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What I Learned From Studying Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to do something meaningful Have you ever noticed that when you’re really passionate about something, you feel a burst of energy that lasts for hours, even days? …

Motivation

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What I Learned From Studying Intrinsic Motivation
What I Learned From Studying Intrinsic Motivation
Motivation

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Jan 26

From Overwhelmed to Overcoming: The Power of Learned Hopefulness

We all, at times, feel overwhelmed by the challenges we face. Engaging hope can help. After all, psychological research shows hope is more of a habit than a state of mind, and like any other, it can be learned. Learned hopefulness is the ability to maintain a positive outlook in…

Motivation

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From Overwhelmed to Overcoming: The Power of Learned Hopefulness
From Overwhelmed to Overcoming: The Power of Learned Hopefulness
Motivation

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May 12, 2022

Could Positive Psychology Be Your Best Ally Yet?

The science of flourishing needs to be part of your creative model — Four weeks after the pandemic hit in 2020, my employer let me go. It was unexpected, yet so was my sense of overwhelming relief. I’d been a misfit for too long, so I saw this as an opportunity… Two years of freelancing and more than 200 psychology articles later, I…

Psychology

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Could Positive Psychology Be Your Best Ally Yet?
Could Positive Psychology Be Your Best Ally Yet?
Psychology

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Mar 11, 2022

Hope is More Than Wishful Thinking

‘We need hope like we need air’ Hope is stronger than hate. After all, hope is not just wishful thinking; it is a resolve that cannot be broken. The father of positive psychology, Martin Seligman, spent years studying this and other positive emotions and said that hope is “when you expect the best in the future, and…

Ukraine

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Hope is More Than Wishful Thinking
Hope is More Than Wishful Thinking
Ukraine

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Jeremy Sutton, PhD

Jeremy Sutton, PhD

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Positive psychologist and performance psychologist, coach, writer, and consultant. Owner Explorethelimits.com

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