Theory to Practice

DEFICIT LENS

CULTURAL CAPITAL

DOCTOR VS. DOCTOR

The Office

DEGREE ASPIRATIONS

STRADDLERS

MORE DEFINED BY FAILURES THAN SUCCESSES

FEAR OF BEING JUDGED

We Forget What its Like to Not Know

Educational System

FIVE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING

• Career Well-Being
• Social Well-Being
• Financial Well-Being
• Physical Well-Being
• Community Well-Being

HOPE IS A DANGEROUS THING

Biosystems Ecological Model

FRAMEWORK

• Chronosystem
• Microsystem
• Mesosystem
• Exosystem
• Macrosystem

PURPOSE OF EDUCATION

IT'S OKAY TO FEEL THAT WAY!

HAPPENSTANCE

Five Skills

• Curiosity
• Persistence
• Flexibility
• Optimism
• Risk-Taking

PRACTICES

• Open-Mindeness
• Unplanned events as opportunities
• Transform fascinations into opportunities
• Create beneficial unplanned events
• Overcome blocks to action

Self Authorship

Four Phases

• Following Formulas
• Crossroads
• Becoming the Author of One's Life
• Internal Foundations

HOPE IS A GOOD THING, MAYBE THE BEST OF THINGS,

FOSTERING HEALTHY GOAL COMMITMENT

• Authentic Goals
• Approach Goals
• Activity Goals

Happiness-Generating Activities

• Engaging Strengths
• Practicing Gratitude
• Performing Service

THE ART OF ASKING QUESTIONS

Affirmation

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