John Wooden, the legendary American College basketball coach, encouraged his players to develop their character. He never mentioned winning but his teams won more titles than any other in College basketball history. His view Read more
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Choosing To Follow Positive PhilosophiesThis section provides an introduction to some of the many philosophies and principles that contain elements of the positive encourager’s approach. The articles do not necessarily endorse all aspects of the philosophies. But these are included because they have made a contribution to encouraging people. Jeremy Rifkin describes how our future depends on us developing empathy. This calls for extending our empathy to the entire human family and the biosphere. This RSA Animation brings to life many of Jeremy’s Read more Martin Seligman is recognised as one of the key figures in the growth of positive psychology. In the video above he gives an introduction to the approach. His work led to creating the Positive Read more William Ury has a vast background in negotiation and believes it is possible to solve virtually any conflict. He has written many books on the topic including, with Roger Fisher, the best selling Getting Read more Carl Honoré hit a chord with his best selling book In Praise of Slow. More recently he has produced The Slow Fix. He believes that human beings can enrich their lives by doing some Read more In this short video His Holiness The Dalai Lama talks about his approach to being calm when faced by challenges. It comes from his interactive session with students in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, on Read more Piero has spent much of his career helping people to live fulfilling lives. In addition to working as a psychotherapist, he has written books on many strength-enhancing themes. The titles of these books tell Read more Ron is a generous and gifted educator who has enabled many people to develop as people and professionals. He is the Chief Academic Officer of Expeditionary Learning. The organisation aims to inspire Read more “We are our choices.” Jean-Paul Sartre. “Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.” Albert Camus. “Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the Read more Humanistic psychology was considered to be the Third Force in psychology when it became popular from the 1940s onwards. One force was Behaviourism. This saw human beings as strongly moulded by their conditioning. People Read more |
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