We are always incredibly grateful to our growing community of like-minded professionals for sharing our mission to uplift others through positive psychology.
As a small token of appreciation, we’re giving away 3 tools from our Positive Psychology Toolkit© for free.
You can download them here.
It turns out that it’s not so easy to pick just 3 tools out of 330+ activities, assessments, and interventions (plus we don’t like to play favorites!)
But when we took a step back and reflected on the collective journey that this year has brought us all on; we knew that tools that would help people make sense of uncontrollable events, reconnect with their values, and move forward in a more meaningful and optimistic way would have the biggest impact.
Read on to learn more about these 3 tools hand-picked by the PositivePsychology.com team, and how they can bring value to the lives of your clients.
‘Valued Living During Challenging Times’ – Seph Fontane Pennock, Co-Founder
Added to the toolkit as part of the June monthly update, this tool seeks to resolve a tension that can arise when challenging circumstances are present in one’s life: we can become so focused on dealing with the problem and regaining a sense of control that we lose track of what matters most in life.
It’s no secret that 2020 has had more than its fair share of challenges, so I picked this tool to help you and your clients reconnect with valued living in spite of whatever personal struggles they may be going through.
‘Valued Living During Challenging Times‘ helps clients identify whether they have lost touch with personal values in the context of a current challenging life event and to re-align with those values through valued action.
‘Doors Closed, Doors Open’ – Lucinda Allen, Operations Manager
‘Doors Closed, Doors Open’ is all about cultivating optimism in the face of adversity and reframing setbacks or rejection into new opportunities.
This tool really resonates with me – in fact, it sums up my last year quite perfectly.
Not so long ago, I was made redundant from my marketing role in a large corporate technology company. The close of this chapter invited fresh energy and perspective about what I really valued in my work. This led me to join the team at PositivePsychology.com, where I have more learning opportunities and the sector is more aligned with my passion for mental well-being. It was a complete change in direction for me, but one that was perfectly aligned to my needs.
We may be afraid of closing doors, and perhaps see them as a risk to our comfort and stability. But sometimes, not having space for a new door to open could be the even bigger risk on our path to fulfillment.
The reflective questions in this tool (like the ones below) will really help frame closed doors as opportunities for growth for you and your clients, perhaps even seeing recent events in a totally new light.
What led to the door closing?
What helped you open the new door?
What does a closed-door represent to you now?
‘Finding Your Ikigai’ – Dr. Hugo Alberts, Co-Founder
I believe every human being has a unique way of expressing their core, true self in work. The positive psychology practitioner would call it “optimal strength expression”, the spiritual person “soul-work” and the organizational psychologist “work engagement”. I don’t care so much about how you call it.
The bottom line is: when you have found your own, unique way of expressing yourself in your work, your work will no longer feel like work. It becomes playful, energizing, and a journey worth traveling.
‘Finding Your Ikigai’ takes a realistic and workable perspective on finding a job using the Japanese secret to happiness. It allows you to express your true self by addressing four essential elements: strengths, skills, values, and money.
Download all 3 free tools here.
We hope you enjoy these 3 free tools and that they will help increase the wellbeing of the people around you. Please leave a comment if you found them useful or insightful – we’d love to hear about it!
All the best,
Seph Fontane Pennock, Hugo Alberts & Lucinda Allen
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I am so grateful for your generosity in sharing these tools. You have sent it at the right time where most of my colleagues at work are so distressed and are asking for psychosocial assistance. Our team can use these tools. You are a blessing!
Thank you for sharing. These tools come in handy. Positive psychology is a wonderful way we can all enjoy our lives. What other goodies you’ll be sharing?
Hi Joanne,
Thanks for downloading the tools. If you are using Windows, you should be able to right click on the file and select ‘Extract All’ without needing to use a particular piece of software to unzip the folder. You can find instructions here. (Unfortunately we cannot email the materials out).
Hope this helps.
– Nicole | Community Manager
Love your email’s chocked full of inspiring tools to use and guidance for personal growth. Thanks a bunch for sharing!! Be Well
Thank you very much I really enjoy the tools and will invite others to join
I believe these tools can help everyone…regardless where they are at in life. Gaining more knowledge and perspective keeps us in growth mindset. I absolutely will apply these to my own life and share with others.
Thank you for enlightening us to focus on the positive amidst the storm we all find ourselves in.
Thank you for this gift . Be blessed
Hi Magdalena,
The tools are still available! If you are using Windows, you should be able to right click on the file and select ‘Extract All’ without needing to use a particular piece of software. You can find instructions here. If you are still having problems, please let us know what the error says and we can try to help.
– Nicole | Community Manager
Many thanks for sharing this, really is very generous – information like this really is manna from heaven for an old dog trying new career of coaching…
Thank you very much this article is very useful for me.
Excellent tools and very pertinent given the challenges we and many others face at this time of instability and uncertainty – many thanks.
Grateful for and very humbled by your generosity. Best wishes to your wonderful team.
Thank you for your generosity by sharing these tools. God bless you more. Stay safe too.
A broad minded person you are, sharing things its self is positive life .God bless you
I am very grateful to you for sharing. Kind Regards MLV
much grateful for generously sharing additional knowledge in this time that we highly need motivation, hope and encouragement to keep us going amidst present adversities, may God bless you more and keep safe always!
So useful! Thank you ?
Thank You for these life teaching exercises…..I hope to from them so that I can share them with my clients.
Again, Thank You.
Thanks so much for these awesome tools. Finding your Ikigai and Door Closes, Door Opens particularly resonated. I can see myself using these tools in my coaching practice. All the best, B
Thank you very much! They are exceptional and can be used in therapeutic work with clients in many situations!
with gratitude psychotherapist Viorica Angela Pascu
Thanks a lot for all the efforts. This is a source for enlightenment
love your constant input in making me learn and grow more with your knowledge. thank-you for regular contents
thank you
Practical. Inspirational. Usable.
Thanks a lot
Hmmm, seems I need to purchase Winzip – is there any other way of receiving these tools?
Hi Monica,
Thanks for downloading the tools. If you are using Windows, you should be able to right click on the file and select ‘Extract All’ without needing to use a particular piece of software. You can find instructions here.
Hope this helps!
– Nicole | Community Manager
Very enriching and positively influencing Really appreciative of your good will…
Thank you for yet another freebie. Love the sound of the ikigai exercise:-)
Thank you brilliant resources to use with clients.
Thank you!
Great initiative to give people smth for free, especially now we need optimism