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Explore the power of positive psychology and contemplative career counseling to navigate change and access motivation. Learn to embrace strengths, foster resilience, and align inner and outer life for fulfillment.

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  1. Agenda • Positive Psychology • Strengths Based Career Counseling • Contemplative Career Counseling • Navigating Change • Accessing Motivation

  2. Positive Psychology The study of what is right with Human Beings; who we are at our best Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent" and "to make normal life more fulfilling", rather than merely treating mental illness. Positive psychology is primarily concerned with using the psychological theory, research and intervention techniques to understand the positive, adaptive, creative and emotionally fulfilling aspects of human behavior.”

  3. Positive Psychology: How it came about • Donald Clifton-Gallup Org., Strengthsfinder 2.0 • Abraham Maslow-Humanistic Psychology • Martin Seligman-Father of Positive Psychology

  4. Are You Flourishing?

  5. Mottos to Guide your Strengths Awareness • Energy flows where attention goes • What you focus your attention on expands • Use your best to make you better • What fires together wires together

  6. Strengths Perspective A Deficit Mindset Strengths Mindset Repairing problems Building Capacity Healing wounds Releasing Potential Identifying defects Nurturing competence Studying what’s wrong Studying what is with people right with people _________________________________________________ Negative Bias in the Brain-Rick Hanson, Taking in the Good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPXOASa1shY

  7. Strengths Mindset • Pygmalion Effect • Wizard of Oz • Strengths Blindness How do you mentally prepare for Your clients? How might you be more self compassionate?

  8. Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions • Fundamental to human flourishing • Think out of the box • Push your limits • Think more creatively • Work with the Negative Bias in the Brain • How might you make positive emotions sticker?

  9. Contemplative Approach to the Career Development Model Contemplative Career Counseling seeks to find the congruence between the inner and outer life. Expanding Self-Awareness Applying Knowledge of Self AWARENESS VISION DECISION Integrating External Awareness Expanding External Awareness The Career Diamond Model, Andersen, P. and Vandehey, M. Career Counseling and Development in a Global Economy

  10. What’s Missing? The Story

  11. The Whole PersonHow might you see more of your client? Present moment unfolding The Story energy sense of wonder emotions body sensations images

  12. Theory U

  13. Contemplative Listening

  14. Strengths Spotting Exercise • What are some of the things from your past about which you are most proud? • What energizes you in the present? • What are you looking forward to in the near future?

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