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Character Strengths Matter
What are the elements of good character? The Values in Action (VIA) project identified 24 qualities such as creative, authentic, loving, forgiving, kind, persistent, prudent, and brave, calling them character strengths. Character strengths are elements of good character valued across time and around the world.
Ideal resource for teaching and applying character strengths.
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Strengths Challenge
Shhhh! Can you hear it? There’s a revolution taking place in our workplaces, and it’s being led by employees – want to join in? If

Christopher Peterson Fellowship Fund Drive – to honor James Pawelski
What would it be like to have more MAPP students attend from India? How many people’s well-being could they affect in a country with the

The Marshmallow Test
Beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Walter Mischel pioneered work illuminating the ability to delay gratification and to exert self-control in the face

Thriving on Virtual Teams – Free Webinar
The world is flat. More and more teaming occurs virtually. But how do you build rapport when you don’t have a water cooler to

Self Compassion
I was stunned when I first read Kristin Neff’s book, Self Compassion. After having recently taken her assessment online, I realized that I am abysmal

MOOC on Positive Psychology with Barbara Fredrickson
If you want to learn the basics of Positive Psychology directly from one of the most eminent researchers in the field, 2015 is your time.

The Power of Positive Listening
Listening is like driving. Everyone thinks they are good at it. But probably less than half of people really are. That’s why I was interested

The Benefit of a Really Big Rock
Have you ever been asked to do something at work that was so far beyond your abilities that you felt like Sisyphus pushing that rock