Marty Seligiman

           Have you creative people lost your mojo during Covid?  Could you use a little help in regaining your motivation?  Try  PERMA 

Marty Seligman started it – learning more about him  from wikipedia 

Martin Elias Peter Seligman (/ˈsɛlɪɡmən/; born August 12, 1942) is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of well-being and positive psychology.[1] His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psychologists.[2] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Seligman as the 31st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]

Seligman is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology in the University of Pennsylvania‘s Department of Psychology. He was previously the Director of the Clinical Training Program in the department, and earlier taught at Cornell University.[4] He is the director of the university’s Positive Psychology Center.[1] Seligman was elected president of the American Psychological Association for 1998.[5] He is the founding editor-in-chief of Prevention and Treatment (the APA electronic journal) and is on the board of advisers of Parents magazine.

 

 The PERMA Model represents the five core elements of happiness and well-being designed by American psychologist and educator Martin Seligman. PERMA stands for Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishments.

 

  • Positive Emotion – it takes a little more work to see the silver lining. – but there are tools to use to gain that positive Emotion.
  • Engagement – being engaged in doing something exciting – sewing, quilting, crafts
  • Relationships –see friends and have face to face conversations
  • Meaning – Do meaningful work which is different for everyone.
  • Accomplishments. –.Things we do because we love to do them.’

It’s a great model to check on yourself  – especially when you are feeling less than creative and without spirit.  

 

 

 

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Starting Again 2024

Happy New Year.

Question of the year 2024 – from 2023. What’s working for you?
I’m a list maker, so I’ll begin.

Working for me # 1 – Sleep Habit

I end every day writing a list, surprise, right? I write not just thinking about – it’s easy to go to bed and think oh, that went well or that was good. But writing it down and, in some cases, noting how that happened? When I write how I made that happen, I’m surprised to learn that I planted a seed a few days, weeks, or months ago, and the outcome started growing. The result is incredible, and I am grateful. The acknowledgment of that outcome is in my writing at night.

I write the three things I’m grateful for during the day. The results are fascinating.
1. Most importantly, I get a good night’s sleep. I haven’t stuffed my mind with useless trivia or negative thinking.
2. It helps me reflect on the things or circumstances I created to support that good part of the day and how I can repeat them.

Working for me #2 – Website Building

I am learning how to build my website again. Paul taught me in 2010 to develop my website from scratch. It served me well for many years. The new one is one in WordPress but with Elegant Themes and DIVI. I love it! I love working on it and figuring out the puzzle. Yes, it would be faster and easier if I hired someone to do that for me. But I’m not in a rush, and yet I am in a hurry. The joy of working on it outweighs the time it takes.

1. Learning Divi
2. Researching the best templates and methods of communication

Working for me #3 – Envisioning Possibilities

I have chosen a new set of words to define the purpose-driven vision workshop I’ve been doing for years. Although, many people find the terms interesting and exciting to follow, I was bored with the words.
I believe the concept is strong and still stands, but PDVB? Even the acronym looked stoggy.
Advanta Strategies is over 20 years old and it is my main business, this year I added a spark to it.
1. I purchased a new URL
2. Using Divi – created a website for people to sign up. www.envisioningpossibilities.com

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