| Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine (sm) "Positive Psychology to the Rescue" (sm) May 2007 |
| Published by Maurine D. Patten, Ed.D., CMC Founder & CEO, Patten Coaching & Consulting www.pattencoaching.com |
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| In This Issue: 1. Preview 2. Do You Need Leisure Time? 3. Getting into Action 4. Looing Ahead |
| 1. Preview Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine explores how to progress rapidly from dreams to action. It is a free monthly email newsletter written by Maurine D. Patten, life/business coach and clinical psychologist. Using Positive Psychology, topics are presented from the perspective of Maurine Patten and are provided to help you get the results you want. It will help you manage change, improve your Emotional Intelligence and make better decisions with less effort. Does your life feel out of balance or not as meaningful as you would like? The choices you make in how you spend your leisure time can increase your level of happiness and enrich your participation in the flow of life. According to Martin Seligman, a leading authority on happiness research, it can also make your life more meaningful. This issue focuses on the importance of making time for leisure. Back to Index |
| 2. Do You Need Leisure Time? Having time for leisure is a basic human need. Leisure can be defined as an opportunity for engagement and/or meaning in personally satisfying activities outside of your work or career. These activities:
It is assumed that it takes no skill to enjoy free time. However, evidence suggests that for some people free time is more difficult to enjoy than work. Do you know someone that takes a lap top or Blackberry on vacation because he or she needs to keep working? Back to Index |
| 3. Getting into Action Being able to use leisure effectively can be stressful. Some people get anxious when there is unstructured time to fill. If this happens to you, give yourself permission to learn how to enjoy your free time. Break the time into smaller time frames at first until you are more comfortable. The benefits of leisure are many:
The choices you make in how to spend your leisure time can have the potential to recharge you. It can mean:
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| 4. Looking Ahead Many of us look forward to the longer daylight hours and warmer days of summer. Use this opportunity to choose leisure activities that will increase your level of happiness and make your life more meaningful. The choice is yours. Enjoy. Let me know how you benefit from the choices you make. I look forward to hearing from you. mdpcoach@pattencoaching.com Maurine Patten mdpcoach@pattencoaching.com Back to Index |
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| Mission Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine is dedicated to inspiring and expanding your perspective in order for you to move forward in your personal and professional life. Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine is a publication of Patten Coaching & Consulting; CEO, Maurine D. Patten, Ed.D.; mdpcoach@pattencoaching.com We would like Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine to be as interactive as possible. If you have feedback, comments, topics you would like addressed, or can suggest additional resources to benefit us all, please email us at any time. Send your e-mail to ezinefeedback@pattencoaching.com. Please forward this issue to anyone you think would find Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine interesting and beneficial. Your recommendations help us keep growing, and ensure an excellent exchange of information and techniques. Archives You can read previous issues of Achieving Personal Fulfillment Ezine in our archives on our archives page. |
| About Maurine D. Patten, Ed.D. Maurine Patten, Ed.D has been a clinical psychologist since 1980. Her professional career includes: Assistant Professor at Chicago State University and consultant for education and business. She is a graduate of the MentorCoach program and a member of the International Coach Federation. She is experienced in training and management development for large national and international firms. She has a strong background in working with individuals and couples on clarifying and achieving goals. Dr. Patten has training in coaching, cognitive and family therapy and health psychology. She has published articles, made presentations, and conducted workshops about:
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