I first became interested in the science of happiness when the coach training program I was taking offered a course in positive psychology with Chris Peterson, University of Michigan. I am so happy that the focus of psychological study has expanded to include what happens when things are going well for people. Dr. Martin Seligman’s vision to declare positive psychology as an area of study has reulted in so much learning about what helps people be their best.
What makes people want to change for the better? What’s going on with the people who see the glass half-full and not half-empty? How do they know this wisdom which for many, remains painfully elusive?
There is hope for people struggling with the half-empty glass. Empiracally researched information about how to see things, face things, and approach things with less fatalism is coming forth through the work of the positive psychologists. For those of us who need hard core scientific proof- it’s happening.
