There’s a popular passage of scripture in Romans where Paul says something along the lines of “I don’t understand myself. I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate…I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.” I think we… Keep Reading
Episode 17: What is a Growth Mindset?
People with a fixed mindset believe that their personal character, skills, intelligence, and abilities are fixed traits that cannot be changed. They believe you’re either born with it or you’re not. On the other hand, people with a growth mindset believe that their abilities can be developed through hard work and effort. A fixed mindset… Keep Reading
Episode 16: Building Psychological Capital to Improve Well-Being
Psychological Capital, better known as PsyCap in the world of positive psychology, is the psychological resources of hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism that can help employees perform better at work and increase overall well-being outside of the workplace. We can use the acronym HERO to help us remember these important resources. This episode talks about… Keep Reading
Episode 15: How to Build Resilience to Overcome Hard Times
Resilience is the ability to bounce back after adversity. We will all face hard times and suffering in life. Instead of resisting the hard, resilient people learn to face challenges and stressors, accept mistakes, and grow from failures. This episode will teach you practical ways to increase your resilience and come out of hardship stronger…. Keep Reading
Episode 14: Why and How to Be More Optimistic
Optimism can help us achieve more success at work, home, school, in sports, and every other area of life. An optimistic explanatory style also helps us live longer, healthier lives. This episode discusses the power of optimism and provides practical instructions for how to increase optimistic thinking to improve your life. Side note – starting… Keep Reading