Change Your Life with Positive Psychology (Brilliant Business)

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EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE CAN BE IMPROVED WITH POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. It helps build resilience, optimism, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, wisdom, motivation and much more! It wakes us up to the power of feeling good, thinking positively and acting generously. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1 What is brilliant about positive psychology Background and history How positive psychology as an idea came to be The terms of happiness and well being How to measure happiness and well-being What the research says Nothing is in isolation The power of choice Chapter 2 Happiness and psychological well-being Two ways to be happy The happiness formula Happiness and sorrow Happiness as a measure of psychological well-being Psychological well-being How strong are the foundations of your psychological well-being? Happiness and time Happiness and choice Chapter 3 How to build positive feelings and become happier The importance of positive emotions Positive emotion as a positive resource Building positive feelings: how to increase lasting positive emotion Finding flow Becoming present How to become more present Feeling good in and beyond the present moment. . . lasting pleasure Start NOW! Chapter 4 Do more of what you love and set better goals Do you get up in the morning excited about the day? Natural talent Being authentic Remembering flow Finding your strengths Using strengths to express values What do we mean by values? Three importants points to remember about using your strengths Goals Uncertainty Hope Positive thinking is better thinking Positive steps to achieving your goals Past experiences and their influence on your goals Is action in conflict with your values? Goals and fear Improving self-efficacy or self-belief Chapter 5 Emotional well-being: Building better relationships with ourselves and others Emotional control Emotional intelligence Catching your feelings Putting emotional intelligence to work Building a positive relationship with your romantic partner Putting positive psychology to work with your partner and all close relationships Self-regard, your relationship with yourself Chapter 6 How to become more resilient and cope better What is resilience? What makes a resilient person? The role of perception Attributional and explanatory style Taming the gremlin Building an optimistic explanatory style The power of optimism Coping optimistically and building your resilience Emotional coping strategies Chapter 7 Find out what matters Having purpose in your life Why do we need meaning/purpose? How to find meaning Values that identify us socially and culturally Finding what we need and value is just the beginning! Create a mission statement Living authentically Telos Money and fame The cost of materialistic values Chapter 8 Getting wise:Developing your spiritual well-being Wisdom Developing your spirituality The advantages of religious belief and practice Spiritual practices that support well-being Mindfulness Meditation Chapter 9 Positive health: How to build physical well-being and live longer Physical well-being Having fun and getting healthy How to develop healthy habits Chapter 10 Putting positive psychology to work at work Positive psychology applied to performance and achievement Positive psychology applied to business relationships Positive psychology and meaningful work Transformational leadership Happiness at work Afterword Choice Complexity Creativity List of values Useful bibliography References Index