[GET] Entheos 2014 - International Day of Happiness videos with mapp Alumni
Entheos 2014 - International Day of Happiness videos with mapp Alumni
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presents
International Day of Happiness
with
Masters of Applied Positive Psychology Alumni Association,
University of Pennsylvania
Listen and learn from the world’s foremost experts in the application of positive psychology. Each speaker will share usable, practical, evidence-based insights to enhance your well-being personally and professionally. Celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness by learning how to create more happiness for yourself and others and increase the total tonnage of happiness in the world.
The Experts and Their Topics:
Positive Leadership
with Michelle McQuaid
Michelle McQuaid is an author, educator and playful change activator. She has a Masters Degree in Applied Positive Psychology and is currently completing her PhD in Appreciative Inquiry.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• The impact leadership wellbeing has on the leader, their teams and their organizations
• Five simple + playful ways to improve your wellbeing at work
• How to spread wellbeing across your organization
Positive Health: Creating a Healthy, Flourishing Life
with Marsha Snyder MD
Marsha Snyder, MD, is an author, consultant and expert in the field of physician health. She is the founder and Medical Director for the Center for Physician Success and Wellbeing in Bethlehem, PA.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• Individuals who practice positive health live longer , healthier lives with fewer episodes of illness and quicker recovery
when illness does strike.
• In addition to positive movement and a healthy diet, some of the biggest contributors to the building of positive health assets
are positive mind states such as positive psychological well-being, meaning and purpose, and optimism.
• Statistics show that 40-60% of physicians worldwide suffer from burnout or some other form of ill-being. This is unfortunate for
the public because if your physician or healthcare provider actively practices positive health, he/she is more likely to teach
positive health to you, and, thus, you are more likely to practice positive health as well.
Habit, Practice, Ritual: The Art of Daily Well Being
with Jan Stanley
Jan Stanley was a director of leadership learning and development. Jan's focus is now squarely on her passion of applying positive psychology through poetry, mindfulness, collaboration and ritual.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• How to boil the multitude of well-being advice into personalized daily action
• Three types of daily action and the uses of each
• Devoting ourselves to our passions
• Ritual is marking or elevating important moments or activites.
• How to infuse our lives with meaning
• How to begin with small steps, building on them over time
Positive Impact Leaders:
What They do Differently and Why Every Organization Needs Them
with Giselle Nicholson
Giselle Nicholson is a strategy and management consultant, leadership coach, and social entrepreneur. Her expertise lies at the intersection of strategy, management and organizations, and psychology.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• 5 things positive leaders do differently to impact organizational culture
• Why this matters for driving exceptional organizational performance, including real world examples
• Interviews with three leaders on how they focus on building culture and the benefits they’ve experienced
Marshmallow, Muscle, or Mindset? Self-regulation and The Power of Belief
with Sherri Fisher
Sherri Fisher is an education management consultant, workshop facilitator, coach and the founder of Flourishing Schools, Education Director of Learn and Flourish and creator of the POS-EDGE Model.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
In this informal interview, Lisa Sansom interviews Sherri Fisher about what drew her to the study and application of Positive Psychology. Sherri answers questions about replicating strategies that work in schools, at home and in organizations and going beyond merely knowing your strengths to get the POS-EDGE:
• Broadening and building positive emotion and hope
• Being intentional by exercising your strengths and recording their effectiveness
• Reframing the flaws of others as strengths
• Building relationships that support achievement
News Above the Line - Creating Constructive Journalism
with Cathrine Gyldensted
Cathrine Gyldensted is an accomplished and skilled journalist. She specializes in innovating mainstream News and Newsrooms through Positive Psychology research, applications and methodology.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
How positive psychology applications and research are used to innovate CONVENTIONAL news reporting so it creates positive change. Ground Zero is in Denmark, where several large media organisations, newspapers and two national journalism schools are working with what has been coined "Constructive Journalism."
• How journalists portray the news - and what happens when they turn constructive
• News stories as tools for change
• Background for "negative news". The legacy - and the potential for remedy when using Positive Psychology.
Profit From the Positive
with Margaret Greenberg and Senia Maymin
Margaret H. Greenberg is a sought-after executive coach by Fortune 500 executives and founder of The Greenberg Group. She holds a BA in sociology and Masters in Applied Positive Psychology.
Senia Maymin, PhD, is an executive coach to entrepreneurs and CEOs. Maymin runs a coaches network and is the founder and editor in chief of the research news site, PositivePsychologyNews.com.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• Boost productivity by "Tricking Yourself into Getting Started"
• Boost employee engagement by "Giving Frequent Recognition and Encouragement"
• Boost resilience by "Don't Quit, Just Quit Being an Expert"
GoZen: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
with Renee Jain
Known as a leading childhood happiness and resilience expert, Renee’s first-of-its-kind online animation programs, GoStrengths! and GoZen!, are systematically tackling the epidemic that plagues our youth today: mental health disorders. 1 in 5 children will struggle with depression before the age of 18, setting them up for a lifetime of unnecessary struggle. Renee has a plan–prevention. By teaching children well-being skills from a young age, it is possible to arm them with the know-how to live flourishing lives. Learn more at http://www.gostrengths.com and http://www.gozen.com.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• Prevention! Reacting to our children's mental health problems (depression, anxiety, stress etc.) is a thing of the past
• Raising EI! Five things emotionally intelligent children do differently and how to teach them to your children
• Be a Zen Parent! Putting yourself first as a parent is a necessary ingredient to nurture the well-being of your family unit
Beyond Self-Doubt and the Science of Self-Confidence
with Louisa Jewell
Louisa is the Founder and President of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association (http://www.positivepsychologycanada.com) and principal of her own consulting practice (http://www.louisajewell.com). Louisa is considered one of Canada’s leading experts on positive psychology and she is a graduate of the ground-breaking Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania. Louisa is an instructor of positive psychology at the University of Toronto and regularly delivers talks, webinars and workshops to audiences around the world.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
We all want to go out and pursue our dreams to bring us to greater levels of happiness, but we know this is easier said than done. How can we stay motivated and focused if we have self-doubt and lack the confidence and courage to go after our dreams? What if we just do not believe we have the talent, skills or knowledge to succeed? Self-efficacy is a person’s belief in his or her ability to succeed in a particular situation and it is known as one of the major factors affecting performance and how people think, behave and feel. In this presentation Louisa Jewell will explore the scientific foundations of self-doubt, what it is and how it manifests. Then she will share with you the science of self-efficacy and the 4 strategies that build self-efficacy and self-confidence. You will learn practical, hands-on tools you can use to reduce self-doubt and build your self-confidence. You will walk away from this presentation feeling stronger and more resilient!
Interview with the Author
with Caroline Miller
Caroline Adams Miller is well-known coach, author, speaker and educator in the fields of empowerment, change, well-being and the science of goal accomplishment. Her fifth book, “Creating Your Best Life” (Sterling 2009), was the first book to connect the science of happiness with the science of goal-setting. Martin Seligman, the “father of Positive Psychology,” said in “Flourish,” that her book “added a major missing piece to the world of coaching” because of its ground-breaking and evidence-based connection between Positive Psychology and success.
goals.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• How goal-setting is immeasurably improved by the inclusion of Positive Psychology research and its applications
• How positive psychology research and its applications can assist in addiction recovery
• A variety of ways that hope interventions can be generated to proactively alter people's lives
SOMO KNOW YO
with Louis Alloro
Louis Alloro runs SOMO Leadership Labs, a place-based intervention to help change-agents build psychological muscle and accelerate impact.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• There's an inflection point in human history
• This requires we remember how to lead + facilitate (differently?)
• With alignment and integration we can accelerate positive change in sustainable ways
PERMA in Motion: Priming Strengths, Joy, and Well-Being
with Elaine Tarantin O'Brien
A passionate trainer, speaker and author, Elaine O'Brien, MAPP, is pioneer in the field of group fitness, positive health, and well-being. Elaine is completing her PhD in Kinesiology: The Positive Psychology of Human Movement, and is an Assistant Instructor in Social Psychology at University of Pennsylvania. She encourages us to Move2Love.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• In this presentation you'll learn about an innovative fitness leadership approach to whole health and well being, applying
positive psychology, and more joyful physical activity training for life.
Happy People Have More Smarts and Stamina
with Marie-Josee Shaar
Marie-Josée Shaar (MJ) designed a health promotion model that makes habits of health easy. She is a wellness program designer and facilitator offering continuing education to health coaches, and a keynote speaker for corporate wellness programs. She has a bachelor in Organizational Behavior from McGill University, and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from University of Pennsylvania. She is also a certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant, Personal Trainer and Wellness Culture Coach.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• How to find time for better habits of health in your busy schedule
• About a wellness model that will improve your health behaviors more easily than what you've already tried
• How to use and preserve your self-discipline to benefit your habits of health
• How to work social pressure creatively to move those around you towards greater health and wellness
The Only Thing Constant is... Change Management
with Shannon Polly
Shannon M. Polly is a corporate communications trainer, facilitator and speaker and founder of Shannon Polly and Associates, a leadership development company in downtown D.C. She has been an assistant instructor in the MAPP program at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a contributor to the book, Positive Psychology at Work, has developed curriculum for the higher education version of the movie, Happy and is a facilitator for the Master Resiliency Training (MRT) program for the U.S. Army. The Army is the largest consumer of positive psychology in the world today and has plans to train all 1.1 million soldiers in resilience. Shannon M. Polly is a corporate communications trainer, facilitator and speaker and founder of Shannon Polly and Associates, a leadership development company in downtown D.C. - See more at: http://positivebusinessdc.com/about/about-the-team/
Positive Psychology Views and Coaching
with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya
Emiliya is President and Founder of Flourish, an organization dedicated to utilizing research based tools to enable individuals and organizations to flourish. Emiliya fuses the best of Eastern philosophy with Western science to provide people with holistic tools for increasing their happiness, well-being and sense of flourishing. She draws on research from positive psychology, neuroscience, sports psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, kinesiology, body mechanics, nutrition, yoga, complimentary alternative medicine, spirituality and energy sciences.
Whole Body Wellness
with Kayleigh Pleasv
Kayleigh Pleas, MAPP, is a wellness and positive psychology coach and yoga teacher. Kayleigh completed her master in applied positive psychology (the science of wellbeing) at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman. Her research and work rest at the intersection of how the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind, and how their interaction can be leveraged for wellbeing. In her private coaching practice, Kayleigh employs scientifically proven methods from positive psychology, neuropsychology, nutritional science, and mind-body medicine to address the entirety of the human person—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
Coaching Using Positive Psychology
with Deb Giffen
Deb Giffen is Director of Innovative Learning Solutions for Wharton Executive Education at the University of Pennsylvania. As a lead program designer, she works with a wide range of Wharton's global clients to create highly-customized programs that not only build advanced leadership skills but also accelerate the achievement of the companies' top strategic priorities.
Above and Beyond Perseverance: Introducing Sisu
with Emilia Lahti
Emilia Lahti is a mental toughness trainer and a researcher whose work is focused on understanding how individuals can rise above challenges and come out of hardship with a newly discovered, profound sense of strength, purpose and adaptability. Her ambition is to create practical, empowering solutions that alleviate human suffering and increase well-being on a global scale, leading to a more positive human future. Emilia wrote her MAPP master´s thesis on the Finnish construct of sisu, (meaning extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity) under the mentorship of Dr. Angela Duckworth, a pioneer in the field of grit and self-control.
In this talk you‘ll learn:
• What is this strength potential called sisu
• Why we should re-imagine adversities as opportunities
• Why, when talking about happiness, we must also discuss hardship
Your Host
Masters of Applied Positive Psychology Alumni Association, University of Pennsylvania
The MAPP Alumni Association is pleased to host this conference on behalf of the graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania. These individuals come from all around the world and represent a wide variety of professional backgrounds including education, health care, military, coaching, business, fitness, research, humanities, and many others.
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