Brian JohnsonChairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic

Flourish by Martin Seligman (Heroic Wisdom Daily)

30 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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A short Heroic Wisdom Daily video (Brian Johnson) summarizing Martin Seligman’s ideas from Flourish. Presents the PERMA framework (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement), urges cultivating hope (belief in a better future and personal agency), and recommends building resilience by reframing adversity; ends with a brief call-to-action to take one step toward flourishing today.

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Today's wisdom is from Flourish by Martin Seligman. Seligman reminds us, and I quote, flourishing is about more than happiness. It's about meaning, relationships and accomplishment. Here's how to flourish today. Focus on perma P E R M A Seligman's framework includes P Positive emotion Cultivate gratitude and joy E Engagement do work that absorbs your attention. R Relationships Build deep, meaningful connections M meaning Align your actions with your purpose and a achievement. Celebrate small wins perma Number two Cultivate hope. Seligman tells us, hope is the belief that your future can be better and that you have the power to make it so. And number three, Build resilience. Adversity is an opportunity to grow stronger. That's Seligman's direct quote. So what's one step you can take today to flourish? Let's make today heroic. See you tomorrow.