Living a Life of Happiness and Meaning - Jessie Brodmerkel
The Balanced Athlete Car Convos; About Purpose, Balance and Play!
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Show Notes
In this episode I speak about the positive phycology practice called PERMA and how you can use this to craft a life of happiness ad meaning in sports, careers and every aspect of living.
Parent and Teen Athlete PERMA
PERMA is a positive psychology practice developed by Martin Seligman. It provides a structured approach to well-being through five distinct elements: Positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishments. When combined with Ikigai, it helps offer a powerful methodology to find alignment between internal passions and external contributions, promoting a balanced, powerful a fulfilling life. PERMA helps bridge the gap between goal setting and action plans and deeper emotional psychological and existential questions that some face. It can help:
- Discover your passions and align with societal needs.
- Cultivate meaningful relationships
- Achieve balance between ambition and satisfaction
- Enhance emotional resilience- handle life’s challenges
- Foster continuous improvement
P- Positive emotions – the foundation of well-being, this includes joy, gratitude, serenity, hope and inspiration. This element focuses on increasing the frequency of positive emotions in daily life which leads to greater overall happiness.
E- Engagement – This refers to being fully absorbed in activities where experiences flow. Remember, flow is the state where time seems to stand still, one is completely immersed in what one is doing. This aspect of PERMA emphasizes that being engaged in meaningful activities leads to fulfillment.
R- Relationships – Positive relationships are essential to well-being, and meaningful, supportive relationships provide the love, care and sense of belonging that are integrated to a happy life.
M – Meaning – This is about feeling connected to something larger than oneself. Whether it’s contributing to the community, connecting with spiritual or religious beliefs or perusing work that impacts society positively, meaning provides a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
A -Accomplishment – The desire to achieve, accomplishment is a natural human drive. Setting goals, experiencing success, and getting recognition all contribute to one’s sense of competence and self-worth.