BRX Pro Tip: Positive Psychology
Stone Payton: And we’re back with Business RadioX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, today’s topic, positive psychology.
Lee Kantor: Yeah. I read a lot, and I’ve been reading a lot about positive psychology lately. And some of the stuff that I was reading reminded me of what I didn’t know about it. A lot of people think positive psychology is, “Oh, just think positive and think happy thoughts,” and that’s really not what it is, and that’s really not what it’s about. Positive psychology kind of focuses on building up your real strengths and focus on building resilience. And it does that through cultivating positive emotions and meaningful relationships and really purposeful activities. If you do those things, that’s really at the heart of positive psychology.
Lee Kantor: And some of the things that maybe you didn’t know about, it talks about actively using your top strengths. And those top strengths could be creativity, or it could be kindness. And if you do that, if you’re actively using your kind of superpowers, that’s going to increase your mood and your motivation more than trying to fix some of your shortcomings or your weaknesses. And a lot of people focus in on fixing and building up your weaknesses, and positive psychology believes that you’re better served by really doubling down on your strengths.
Lee Kantor: And another thing that people maybe don’t realize about positive psychology is that it’s not about ignoring those weaknesses or those hardships, but it’s about equipping you with the tools like mindfulness and giving yourself grace that help you grow through those challenges. And I find that if you can incorporate small positive psychology practices daily, that can really make a big impact and really transform how you feel, your mood, your stress levels. It can transform how you perform and how you connect with people in your personal life, as well as your professional life.
