Busboys and Poets' Wellness Revolution series presents authors Shannon Polly and Kathryn Britton to discuss and sign Character Strengths Matter: How to Live a Full Life.Â
Within this book, you will find stories, research explanations, read aloud passages, and tangible exercises to help people leverage their character strengths for higher performance and happiness.Â
This book honors the late Christopher Petersen whose research has shown that character strengths are ubiquitous across culture and time. From Aristotle to Maasai warriors to Mother Teresa, we all have the same strengths to varying degrees.Â
"This is among the best books in all of positive psychology," says Jon Haidt author the The Happiness Hypothesis and The Righteous Mind. "It takes one of the most important areas of research - the character strengths - and makes it as accessible, as practical, as as inspiring as could be. I particularly love that it is written for sharing. Every couple and every family should have a copy." Â
Author Shannon Polly is a leadership development consultant, facilitator, speaker and coach and founder of DC based consultancy, Shannon Polly & Associates. She is one of the first 100 people in the world to earn her Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman, and helps employees leverage their strengths for higher performance. Shannon facilitated for the U.S. Army’s Master Resiliency Training program where she has trained over 1,000 Army sergeants in psychological resilience. She is a contributor to Positive Psychology at Work, and a contributing author (alongside Dr. Martin Seligman) to European Handbook of Positive Psychology. Shannon is an honors graduate of Yale College and the Georgetown Leadership Coaching Program.
Author Kathryn Britton's coaching expertise is based on at least 20 years experience mentoring individuals and groups of individuals. She came to coaching because it is an ideal profession to apply what she’s learned from people and about positive emotion, resilience, intrinsic motivation, and character strengths to make a positive difference in the world. Kathryn received her BA in English from Stanford, Master degrees in Library Science and Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and MAPP degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a founding member of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) and a charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association.
Proceeds from this book will go to the Christopher Peterson Memorial Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.Â
Event is free and open to all. Full bar + menu available throughout the event.Â
Co-sponsored by Think Local First DC and Positive Business DC
