I was stunned when I first read Kristin Neff’s book, Self Compassion.  After having recently taken her assessment online, I realized that I am abysmal in regards to self-compassion.  But I’m going to be compassionate about my low score! I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Neff on Wake Up Happy from Live Happy magazine this week.  She had some great things to reiterate from her book. As Kristin said, self compassion is not contingent on success.  You must relate to yourself kindly.  This is available when we succeed or when we fail.  If self worth contingent on success we start becoming afraid of failure. We don’t really want to even try because the consequences are too devastating.  The myth that most of us believe is that self criticism motivates us. I was having this conversation with my writer brother… …

Frequently we like to alert our readers of great opportunities to learn about positive psychology and positive business.  Here is one of those opportunities. It’s local to DC and it has a great lineup of speakers! The Leading to Well-Being Conference: Facilitating Leadership for a Well-Lived Life at George Mason University on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Mason Inn & Conference Center. The conference is co-sponsored by MasonLeads and the Center for Consciousness and Transformation.  The conference format includes featured keynote speakers and interactive breakout sessions. Since conference enrollment is limited to 375 attendees, early registration is recommended. Keynote Speakers   Dr. Daniel Goleman is an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional groups, business and professional audiences, and higher education institutions.  Dr. Goleman is the author of numerous best-selling books including Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence.  His most recent book, The Brain and Emotional Intelligence:… …