Changing lives and transforming communities through the Science of the Positive and Positive Community Norms
All of us experience the gravitational pulls of people, problems and cultures in our lives through rules, expectations, norms, and traditions. These unseen forces are the Hairballs of your life, but they are not your life.
Read MoreIn fact, it is in finding meaning and purpose through connecting and serving others, that we are 'wired' as humans.
Read MoreThe inner strengths we need to build healthy, thriving lives, are built from positive experiences.
Read MoreOne of the reasons that making changes in our lives can be difficult and scary is because we are moving into new, uncharted areas of our lives.
Read MoreLiving life with your head in the clouds is so very important in this fast paced, techno world we live in.
Read MoreThe fact is, we really are social beings, and we are influenced by our perceptions of others, especially the Positive perceptions and opinions.
Read MoreStudents who attend schools where they feel treated with respect are less likely to start smoking cigarettes or marijuana.
Read MoreForgiveness is really about correcting misperceptions. Begin by gently telling yourself, “Maybe, just maybe there is a tiny little resentment cling-on somewhere in my body that I could release.”
Read MoreThe Positive Community Norms Framework "fosters cultural transformation by addressing many different audiences throughout the community for the purpose of growing positive norms and thereby improving health and safety."
Read MoreGreat spiritual teachers have always used the natural world as classroom examples of life.
Read MoreMy wife and I were recently reflecting on how fast our children are growing up. This brevity of life is such a beautiful reminder about why we need to choose to embrace the things that really matter--to Soar Each Day.
Read MoreA middle school football team takes a fledgling player under their wing and executes what may be the most successful play of all time.
Read MoreIt is impossible to verbally claim something positive like being “way ahead” without creating a cognitive dissonance—a gap between your words and your perspective. Your mind begins to try to resolve this gap.
Read MoreThis article is about challenging the math in a study on positivity and it is a reminder that to apply the Science of the Positive in our lives, organizations, and communities, is to recognize the importance of all four essential stages - Spirit, Science, Action, and Return - that comprise it.
Read MorePerception is everything, because what we focus on as being true in our everyday lives is what we actually create as our reality. We become that which we perceive.
Read MoreThis is what hope looks like. Coming together amidst our differences to protect those who can't protect themselves.
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So often when we meet people and we ask them how they're doing, they tell us that they're busy. Not happy or sad. Healthy, full of longing, or curious about the world and themselves. Just busy.
Read MoreDoing good, more than just feeling good, has a positive cycle back to our immune systems.
Read MoreI want to take a moment to honor and acknowledge the field of Positive Psychology.
Read MoreOur problems are always a result of the way that we perceive the problem. Stated differently, the way that we define the problem IS the problem. However, we don’t realize that our view of our situation is the problem and so we actually work to maintain our problem as we invest our energies into solving it from this false perspective. This is why perception is everything.
Read MoreThrough The Montana Institute, Dr. Jeff Linkenbach and his team provide executive coaching, organizational consulting, and transformative leadership development based upon the Science of the Positive. TMI also provides training and capacity building on the Positive Community Norms, an approach to improving health health and safety based on the Science of the Positive. Join us at one of our PCN Trainings or at the Montana Summer Institute in Big Sky.
