The Power of Positive Psychology in Your Business with Jennifer Card (EP.72)
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English - March 09, 2021 15:37 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 128 ratingsCareers Business Entrepreneurship napo productivity organizer organizing professional Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Positive psychology is a one that has a positive orientation, with a focus on wellbeing, contentment, excitement, cheerfulness, the pursuit of happiness, and meaning in life. Today’s guest is Jennifer Card, a board member of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and an Executive Leadership and Wellbeing Coach, who believes that a leader’s greatest asset is their mind. In this episode, she explores why the awareness and integration of a positive psychology mindset will benefit you and your business, and why spending more time on psychological self-care is critical for leaders who face complex challenges. Stay tuned!
Key Points From This Episode:
Jennifer shares her definition of positive psychology. [00:02:47] Practical tips to manage your wellbeing at work: cooperators appreciative inquiry. [00:04:56] We talk about boundaries and knowing where your line in the sand is. [00:07:04] Jennifer discusses the best ways for boundary setting; illuminating our blind spots.[00:09:14] The importance of taking that self-reflective moment.[00:09:40] How reframing your activities can impact your energy. [00:11:36] Jennifer shares the difference between mindfulness and mindlessness. [00:12:42] Her guidance for self-reflection practices: gratitude journaling and asset labeling. [00:16:09] How looking for the negative is a protective mechanism in our brains; but we can change it! [00:21:05] Why stress isn’t all bad and why we should learn to divvy up between threatening and non-threatening stress. [00:23:17] Building support and the role it plays in being resilient. [00:24:37] Why remaining curious and staying in a state of humble inquiry is so important. [00:27:57] Reconciling with a good approach to sustain a healthy mindset moving forward. [00:29:00] Jennifer shares the different types of mindsets, including fixed and growth mindsets. [00:29:37] Psychological self-care: taking care of your mind, body, and spirit. [00:32:20]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Jennifer Signe Card on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-card-878219139/Jennifer Signe Card Email — [email protected]
EQ @ HQ Consulting — https://eqhqconsulting.com/
Flourish — https://www.amazon.ca/Flourish-Visionary-Understanding-Happiness-Well-being/dp/1439190763/
Learned Optimism — https://www.amazon.ca/Learned-Optimism-Change-Your-Mind/dp/1400078393/
Flow — https://www.amazon.ca/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Mihaly-Csikszentmihalyi/dp/0061339202/
Mindset — https://www.amazon.ca/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322/
When the Body Says No — https://www.amazon.ca/When-Body-Says-No-Hidden/dp/0676973124/
Man’s Search for Meaning — https://www.amazon.ca/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/
Whatever Arises, Love That — https://www.amazon.ca/Whatever-Arises-Love-That-Revolution/dp/1622035305/
NAPO — http://napo.net/join