How to Flourish Instead of Languish with Dr. Maike Neuhaus

Dr. Maike Neuhaus is a digital nomad and flourishing coach who aims to help us identify “what am I happy to struggle with” to guide us into a growth mindset. Her research background is in positive psychology and self-leadership. She helps individuals and organizations understand what humans need to flourish to create impacts that excite them in life or at work. She broadens our minds in terms of different opportunities for what to do with a psychology background. Tune in for a number of gems, including, but not limited to:

• I want to keep it real here for your listeners—I couldn’t find my purpose early on—I’ve been struggling with it the greater part of my life.
• I leveled up and skilled up—learning about positive psychology and self-leadership—and created my own business...and while it looks nice and flourishing, it didn't feel that way all the time.
• Research started with the curiosity that there are those who are flourishing those who are languishing
• Positive psychology as a way to explore what’s happening rather than just pathology of “what’s wrong”
• I used to be an expert once...admitting that is uncomfortable...but in a PhD you start to understand all the things we don't know. You carry the risk of not being right... (and remember) your intention is to be of service.
• Languishing, isn’t defined as the opposite of progress; but it has to do with stagnation. Flourishing is fully alive and with purpose
• Why is academia great: Forefront of knowledge; explore and expand our knowledge base; pleasure and privilege
• How is it most failing: Academia lost time to just think, converse, and have headspace
• Direct quote, “academy crushed my soul”
• My favorite self-care activity—now habit—is to ask myself, "what do I need right now?" Ask first thing when you wake up: how am I? What do I need right now? Repeat throughout the day.

More at: https://www.theflourishingdoc.com/