Happiness & introverts

Blog #39 – Happiness & introverts  A few years ago, I was giving a lecture on what behaviours and traits research tells us are most linked with higher levels of happiness when one of the students present raised a hand and indicated that she had a question. I had been going through the typical list…

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Resilience

Blog #38 – Resilience As made clear in our most recent posts, having a sense of purpose and meaning is undoubtedly a good thing and has been associated with many positive health outcomes, as well as achievement in various areas of life. We can think of purpose and meaning as the fuel that gets us…

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Meaning and Purpose II

Blog #37 – Meaning and purpose II Last time, we focused on the importance of cultivating a sense of purpose and meaning in life as it relates to individual well-being. We concluded by referring to Russell Grieger’s three-step process designed to help individuals identify and act on their true ‘passionate purpose’, with the first two…

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