Kathryn H Britton


Habits & Health episode 18 with Kathryn H Britton, co-author of the book "Character Strengths Matter" and we discuss the importance of positive psychology and effective ways of making it work for you.

Topics discussed include:

  • The work of Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson in positive psychology and Character Strengths
  • The structure of the Character Strengths Matter book
  • Resilience
  • What are character strengths?
  • How to find out your signature strengths
  • The Golden Mean
  • The WOOP framework
  • Chief Sitting Bull
  • Looking at multiple sides of the same question
  • Kathryn's writing workshops
  • The creative part of writing
  • Encouraging people to write about experiences during this pandemic
  • Habits, planning and thinking
  • Pythagoras and his wife Theano
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Links:

 
Books:
 Character Strengths Matter:  How to Live a Full Life.   Here's the Amazon link:  https://amzn.to/34m2hNO
 
Smarts and Stamina: The Busy Person's Guide to Optimal Health and Performance -
 
Catalogued 220 videos, associating them with topics that are relevant to listeners and coaching clients. To see the full range of topics, go to https://mycoach.zone and click on the Tools menu.
 
Favourite quote:
“It is common sense to take a method and try it.  If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Oglethorpe University address, May 22, 1932
 
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