You can eliminate depression without making someone happy. You can cure anxiety without teaching someone optimism. You can return someone to work without improving their job performance. If all you strive for is diminishing the bad, you'll only attain the average and you'll miss out entirely on the opportunity to exceed the average.
Shawn AchorThe greatest competitive advantage in our modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.
Shawn AchorHabits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.
Shawn AchorWhen a manager openly expresses his faith in an employee's skill, he doesn't just improve mood and motivation; he actually improves their likelihood of succeeding.
Shawn Achor