Jim McGuire arranged for his wealth management firm, Robert W. Baird & Co., to cover the cost of his CAPP experience as a professional development opportunity. After coming across Martin Seligman’s TED talk about a year prior and dabbling in positive psychology reading ever since, he was looking forward to earning his Certificate and sharing […]
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Videographer/Photographer Interns needed in 7 Cities!
THE FLOURISHING CENTER IS LOOKING FOR VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER INTERNS NEW YORK, NY – The Flourishing Center (TFC) seeks photography and videography interns to join our fall cohorts of the Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) program, a six-month personal and professional learning program now offered in NYC, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, and Toronto. The […]
Student Spotlight: Caroline Gordon-Elliott
Caroline Gordon-Elliott is exactly what CAPP is all about. She’s a screen writer, a mother, a wife and an individual who always strives to better herself through the constant action of self-reflection and altruism. Despite many life challenges, she consistently shows up for her friends, her family and her writing career which influences countless others. […]
Student Spotlight: Emily Wyner
Emily Wyner is no “whiner”. Far from it. Emily studied anthropology at Tufts University in Boston and is now a Compliance and Data Systems Specialist at a non-profit public health corporation. When asked “how does one go from majoring in anthropology to working in technology?” she replied “it’s about looking at the world through the […]
Student Spotlight: Nathaniel Johnston
New Yorker Nathaniel Johnston, a recent CAPP grad, is a photographer and creative mind specializing in environmental portraits. Nathaniel describes his creative vision in a unique way that encourages comfort and excitement: “I pride myself in getting people who are normally uncomfortable in front of a camera to relax and be themselves. I thrive […]
Student Spotlight: Mark Groves
CAPP Grad Mark Groves is a specialist in the area of human connection, author, speaker and sales consultant. He’s in love with science, psychology, and uncovering the mysteries of what makes great relationships work. We dare you to spend some time on Mark’s Instagram page #createthelove and not feel: 1) incredibly inspired, awake and motivated […]
Student Spotlight: Carrie Bell
Carrie Bell, a graduate of the CAPP program, is an artist, educator, and seminar leader. On her website, she calls herself a social artist, a person who seeks to enhance human capacities in the light of social complexity. She has formal education in dance, fine arts, education – and now positive psychology! After years as […]
Student Spotlight: Evan Schmiedehaus
Evan Schmiedehaus has been working in the same corporate setting for the past 22 years. You’d think this would make him an older man, but oh no. In 1997, he started as a stock boy and not just in any corporation. Evan was part of the launching of Whole Foods Markets in their hometown of […]
Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology
Here are a few quotes by Martin Seligman, considered by many to be the “father” of Positive Psychology. “I believe it is within our capacity that by the year 2051 that 51 percent of the human population will be flourishing. hat is my charge.” “Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most […]