During one of my recent live keynotes, someone asked me what the biggest time wasters are. I immediately thought of mindlessly scrolling through social media, but I thought of an even bigger time waster: complaining.
Spreading What’s Going Well at Starbucks
You are What You Consume
The Question That Changes Everything
The What’s Going Well mindset movement needs you. Look around, and you must admit the world needs positivity right now. The What’s Going Well mindset is not one of those movements or ideas where you’ll want to sit on the sidelines. If you do, the “Negaholics” will win—in your communities and workplaces.
What's Going Well Mindset: Your New Superpower
Why There is Resistance to a What’s Going Well Mindset, and How It’s Wrong
Since we only have the capacity to focus on a fraction of what we encounter, our brains are constantly filtering what gets our attention. In this filtering process, our brains are easily distracted because we are wired to pay attention to any new stimulus, especially if we perceive it to be a threat to our survival. This filtering causes us to have what psychologists call a negativity bias.