Positive Psychology for Less Stress and Happier Workdays

58mGeneral2023-07-20

Authors

Andrea Bonior

Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Professor, and Clinical Psychologist

Course details

Are you trying to minimize stress and create a more purposeful, happy career? In this course, instructor Andrea Bonior gives you an overview of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive strategies drawn from positive psychology, a popular branch of psychology that focuses on what helps people to thrive.

Explore proven ways to remove expectations that you should be happy, embrace all your feelings (not just the positive ones), and connect with others with genuine gratitude. Along the way, Andrea shares tips and techniques for weaving creative risk taking and mindfulness into everyday work scenarios, so you can stay focused on what really matters—proactively flourishing in your role.

Skills covered

Remote WorkTime ManagementWell-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Improve your life with positive psychology

1. Understanding Positive Psychology

02 - Redefining positivity to remove toxic expectations
03 - Exploring different definitions of happiness
04 - Ditching perfectionism for engagement with reality
05 - Beating pressures of performative happiness and productivity

2. Cultivating Emotional Tools

06 - Embracing the full range of feelings
07 - Balancing compassion and professional expectations
08 - Exploring your values and connecting with a sense of meaning
09 - Discovering genuine gratitude

3. Establishing Behavioral Tools

10 - Prioritizing collaboration through interpersonal connections
11 - Observing and adjusting your habits to avoid drains on mood

4. Building Thinking Tools

12 - Weaving mindfulness into your workday
13 - Welcoming creativity, risk-taking, and the growth mindset

Conclusion

14 - Committing to practicing small adjustments