Day 10 – Putting on a Different Pair of Lenses

Stimuli is interpreted in this way by human beings: A) an event happens. B) it passes through the unconscious. C) it goes through a filter. D) it goes to consciousness. That filter is the “How” you interpret the event. Numerous stimuli that passes into the unconscious never passes into consciousness because they get filtered out.…

Day 9 – Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is basically the evaluative part of self-concept (how you define yourself). Some famous psychologists define self-esteem: Albert Bendora – “Those who express a sense of unworthiness are said to have low self-esteem, whereas the person who expresses self-pride are said to have high self-esteem.” Germain – “the judgment and feelings about the self.” Coopersmith…

Day 5 – Practice Engagement

In the last 4 days we’ve worked on goal setting for achievement, starting a gratitude journal for positive emotions, fitness goal setting and baselines, and surrounding yourself with positive motivation for more positive emotion and achievement. Today we’re going to work on Engagement. There are three zones we get into in any given task: (1)…

Day 1 – Begin With a Goal in Mind

This is a blog about how to create lasting change in 99 days. It’s about being courageous, doing things you didn’t think you can do, interpersonal growth (growth with others) and intrapersonal personal growth (growth within yourself) all while using positive psychology. For the next 99 days, every day I will post a blog that…