New Thinking New Power With Dr. Paula

Episode 16 is the 3rd part of the GROWTH MINDSET series. For this week's episode, I offer ways that you can flourish in your current condition, even if it is not your ideal situation.   Strategy #1: Examine your character. Our character is the aggregate of who we are; thoughts, feelings, and behaviors it’s “what’s inside every one of us.” A great resource for discovering your strengths is the Character Strengths Survey. Take this survey, and once you’ve pinpointed your strengths, think about how you can use them to the best of your ability. This way you can spend less time dwelling on the things you don’t like about yourself and more time living a fulfilling life by emphasizing the parts that you do like. Strategy #2:  Be adaptable. What makes us adaptable?  One primary way of becoming more adaptable is to improve your coping mechanism.  Your coping mechanism is what you usually think or how you usually react in the face of stress or trauma to help manage difficult emotions.  Many of us start whining or compl