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Martin Seligman

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The short answer?

Yes.

One famous longitudinal study looked at the health and wellbeing of a group of Harvard students who were examined and tested while they were in school in the 1940s and then every five years thereafter.  At age 25, they were all found to be in good health.  There wasn’t much difference at 30, 35, or 40.  

Then, something happened between around the time they turned 45. The health … continue reading

When faced with adversity, we can:

1. Get stuck (scientific term…) and circle around where we currently are

2. Make it Worse (we’ve all been there…)

3. View the setback as an opportunity for growth

This third path is one of life’s great success strategies.  Instead of being paralyzed by obstacles, we are energized by the challenge and seize the opportunity to grow. 

This week we are looking at some … continue reading