Can You Thrive When Times Are Tough? Podcast with Dr. Dan Diamond

Making Positive Psychology Work

In this episode, we explore how it's possible to adapt and thrive, even under extreme circumstances at work and in life as Dan explains how two simple questions can move us towards a thrivers mindset that renews us, or a victim, bystander, or controller mindset that drains us.

Connect with Dan Diamond:

Website: dandiamondmd.com

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You’ll Learn:

• [02:37] - Dan explains how power and purpose shape a thriver’s mindset and how it can improve our performance and wellbeing at work.
• [04:40] - Dan shares how our victim, bystander, controller, and thriver mindsets get shaped and how we can free ourselves of mindsets that don’t serve us well.
• [09:13] - Dan offers some practical steps we can take to move towards a thriver mindset more consistently at work.
• [16:12] - Dan shares tips for how leaders can help their teams cultivate more thriver mindsets when times are tough.
• [22.49] - Dan explains how we can be intelligent thrivers who don’t burn ourselves out in an effort to help others.
• [25:12] - Dan Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources:

• MPPW Podcast on Facebook
• Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

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