by Jess Hopkins | Positive Psychology
I’m so exited to be connecting with you after a few months of being off the grid! As you may or may not know, I am officially a new mom to a precious 9 week old baby girl, Vivian. And, although I am technically still on maternity leave, I just had to reach out...
by Jess Hopkins | Positive Psychology
High performers are often lauded for their impressive feats and extraordinary accomplishments. But behind closed doors, many top performers struggle with a debilitating character trait: perfectionism. Perfectionism is not black and white, but rather this quality...
by Jess Hopkins | Positive Psychology
Leadership as a discipline can apply to a variety of roles these days, and certainly isn’t limited to traditional leadership roles like C-suites and executives. Leadership is present in practically every day-to-day function: parent, student, teacher, manager,...
by Jess Hopkins | Positive Psychology
Change is a tricky topic. We all struggle with it in one way or another on a personal or professional level. We say we want to change, we feel motivated to follow through, and yet, invariably we see little to no progress. What gives? Based on years of research,...
by Jess Hopkins | Positive Psychology
There’s no shortage of how-to books these days: how to create better habits, how to increase your productivity, how to leverage your strengths, etc. But, simply knowing how to accomplish your goals isn’t sufficient for achieving top performance. New research is...
by Jess Hopkins | Positive Psychology
For many years, the consensus was that once you reached adulthood, the human brain couldn’t generate new cells and you were more or less in a state of neural decline. Thanks to modern science, we now know that this notion is false, and that everyone has the capacity...
