This is a slide deck from my Spring 2021 section of The Art of Self-Coaching at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Course materials are archived at https://www.edbatista.com/the-art-of-self-coaching-course.html.
4. Photo by Theresa Thompson [link]
Remarks on happiness 15 mins
Discussion & debrief 35 mins
Strengths & meaning 10 mins
Debrief & for next time… 10 mins
Outside of class 25 mins
Agenda
7. Warm-up
Now it’s your turn
In breakouts with your group
30 seconds for each person’s joke
8. Room First Last Room First Last
1
David Vasquez
1
Joe Mills
Jed Paul Kristina Garrido
2
Abe Kumar
2
Valeria Martinez
Mitchel Peterman
3
Becky Bauer
3
Jeff Macdonald
Brenton Howland Yaritza Vargas
4
Alex Kim
4
Isabel Andrade
Camilla Zanon di Valgiurata
5
Aidan Quealy
5
Charlotte Weiss
Brigitte Hackler Takara Ashley
6
Jane Conroy
6
Shilpa Kannan
Julius Niehaus
7
Bianca Jackson
7
Melody Tamir
Jessica Kaushal Truman Liu
8
Alex Comerford
8
John Woloszyn
Jenny Zhou Nicholas Tandy
9
Alex Kopco
9
Lauren Phelps
Jisha Kambo Weston Reynolds
10
Betsy Arce
10
Morgan Wiley
John Drago
Shared interests
10. Positive
Photo by Donna Tomlinson [link]
psychology
Eudaimonia
The highest human aim
Flourishing or fulfillment
Distinct from mere pleasure
11. Positive
Photo by Donna Tomlinson [link]
psychology
Eudaimonia
Happiness does not lie in amusement…
…but in virtuous activities.
~Nicomachean Ethics, Book X Ch 6
42. A discussion
Class Prep, Part 2
What would you like to try?
What experiments might you run?
How will you hold yourself accountable?
43. Room First Last Room First Last
1
David Vasquez
1
Joe Mills
Jed Paul Kristina Garrido
2
Abe Kumar
2
Valeria Martinez
Mitchel Peterman
3
Becky Bauer
3
Jeff Macdonald
Brenton Howland Yaritza Vargas
4
Alex Kim
4
Isabel Andrade
Camilla Zanon di Valgiurata
5
Aidan Quealy
5
Charlotte Weiss
Brigitte Hackler Takara Ashley
6
Jane Conroy
6
Shilpa Kannan
Julius Niehaus
7
Bianca Jackson
7
Melody Tamir
Jessica Kaushal Truman Liu
8
Alex Comerford
8
John Woloszyn
Jenny Zhou Nicholas Tandy
9
Alex Kopco
9
Lauren Phelps
Jisha Kambo Weston Reynolds
10
Betsy Arce
10
Morgan Wiley
John Drago
Shared interests
47. Meaning
The pleasant life is the successful pursuit of the
positive feelings, supplemented by the skills of
amplifying these emotions.
~Martin Seligman
& purpose
48. Meaning
The good life is a life wrapped up in successfully
using your signature strengths to obtain abundant
and authentic gratification.
~Martin Seligman
& purpose
49. Meaning
The meaningful life has one additional feature:
Using your signature strengths in the service of
something larger than yourself.
~Martin Seligman
& purpose
64. Signature
Characterized by…
Sense of ownership & authenticity
Interest in continuous learning
Feeling of excitement
Desire to use it
Invigoration
strengths
69. Debrief
What am I taking away from today?
What am I motivated to do?
What questions remain?
70. To sum up
Photo by Pranav Yaddanapudi [link]
Happiness matters
So do intentional activities
Intrinsic motivation is essential
Meaning & purpose matter even more
Signature strengths may be paths to eudaimonia
80. And a story…
Experiences that involve feelings of vulnerability
Embarrassment, remorse, guilt, shame
Use the sheet to identify 5 stories
You’ll choose which one to tell
4 minutes to tell it
81. Photo by Luz Adriana Villa [link]
Weeks 6 and 7
Class will run ~5 minutes long
82. Other items…
I’ll email links to slides on my site & class video
Weekly assignment due Tuesday 9pm