by Dan Collinson | October, 2017 | compassion, Happiness, Julie Ostrow, self-growth, Uncategorized
When is it time to remove yourself from a group or quit a job? How about when you’re in a volunteer group or an organization you joined for fun? You join a group or organisation for fun then something happens along the way and you get that feeling in your gut that...
by Dan Collinson | October, 2017 | Happiness
In my last blog, I talked about happiness and a life worth living. So coming back to positive emotion and inevitably happiness. Positive emotion is “any emotion which leads to growth”. So for me, this brings happiness into question because like any emotion it can lead...
by Dan Collinson | September, 2017 | Happiness, Positive Psychology
“Don’t worry, be happy!” or so the song goes. A few more songs come to mind like “Oh happy days”, “Sha-la-la (Make me happy)” (Al Green), “Happy birthday” but my favourite has to be “Happiness” (Ken Dodd). “Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess” other...
by Dan Collinson | September, 2017 | Education, Kelly Seaward
In a world of increasing pressure on teachers and their students it is very easy to fall into negativity when challenges are never ending and being thrown from all directions. Just as you move through one set of obstacles then the next ones are already in line to...
by Dan Collinson | September, 2017 | Fizza Shah, Strengths
The science of strengths The extensively researched VIA Character Strengths survey presents twenty-four strengths tested by Dr Martin Seligman and Dr Chris Peterson, advocating it as unique strength spotting tool. I feel the use of this questionnaire is best suited...
