Martin Seligman, Ph.D., is currently Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania as well as Director of the Positive Psychology Center. He is the network director of the Positive Psychology Network and Scientific Director of the Values-in-Action Project of the Mayerson Foundation. In 1996 Dr. Seligman was elected President of the American Psychological Association. His primary aim as APA President was to join practice and science together so both might flourish, a goal that has dominated his own life as a psychologist. Since 2000 his main mission has been the promotion of the field of positive psychology and the training of positive psychologists. Check out his TedTalk on positive psychology here.

Christopher Peterson, Ph.D. is one of the founders and leading figures in positive psychology and has been at the University of Michigan since 1986, where he is Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies and former Director of Clinical Training. He also holds an appointment as an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, in recognition of his contributions to teaching. Peterson is among the 100 most widely cited psychologists in the world. He is a member of the Positive Psychology Steering Committee, a consulting editor to the Journal of Positive Psychology, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the Positive Psychology Book Series Editor for Oxford University Press. He is co-author with Marty Seligman of the landmark volume, Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification and the author of the bestselling A Primer in Positive Psychology, both published by Oxford University Press. Check out his Psychology Today blog, "The Good Life." Chris has taught five Master Classes for MentorCoach, given us numerous public and private interviews, and, with his colleague, Nansook Park, Ph.D., keynoted our Annual Conference in 2007. In 2012, 150 professionals from 10 nations took Chris' two-month "Positive Psychology and Well-Being Master Class." Chris' most recent Interview is here.

Angela Lee Duckworth, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela studies non-IQ competencies, including grit and self-control, that predict success both academically and professionally. Her research populations have included West Point cadets, National Spelling Bee finalists, novice teachers, salespeople, and students.
Angela's research centers on self-control (the ability to regulate emotions, thoughts, and feelings in the service of valued goals) and grit (perseverance and sustained interest in long-term goals. For more than 40 links to Angela's work and to hear her interview, you can submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording, here.

Timothy Wilson, Ph.D. is the Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and a researcher of positive psychology and affective forecasting. His latest book is Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. Of Redirect, Harvard's Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, says, "This glorious book shimmers with insights--an instant classic that will be discussed and quoted for generations."
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Peter Gollwitzer, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at New York University and Professor of Social Psychology and Motivation at the University of Konstanz. He is one of the world's leading authorities on goal attainment and motivation. He is currently studying the psychology of action, self and identity, specifically the question of how goals and plans affect cognition and behavior. He is the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Human Action and of The Psychology of Action. To hear Peter's interview, you can submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording here.

Roy F. Baumeister, Ph.D. is internationally known for his research in social psychology that spans topics ranging from the human need to belong and the effects of rejection to how people seek to make their lives meaningful to the essence of the relationship between the individual and society. In his latest book, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strengths, Dr. Baumeister collaborates with New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control. For additional information about Roy and to listen to his intriguing interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Jamie Pennebaker, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized social psychologist who's endlessly curious about human nature. He's a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers and a consultant to businesses, medical schools, and various federal agencies that address corporate and national security issues. Jamie is the author or editor of 10 books and almost 300 scientific articles. He ranks among the most cited researchers in psychology, psychiatry, and the social sciences. His latest book, The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us, details how the smallest, most commonly used, most forgettable words serve as windows into our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. For more information about Jamie and to listen to his engaging interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Gretchen Rubin is the author of The Happiness Project, an instant and #1 New York Times bestseller. Filled with practical advice, sharp insight, charm, and humor, The Happiness Project is both illuminating and entertaining. Gretchen also writes a popular blog, The Happiness Project in which she reports on her daily adventures in the pursuit of happiness. Gretchen has a wide, enthusiastic following. Happiness Project groups have sprung up from Los Angeles to Enid, Oklahoma to Boston, where people meet to discuss their own happiness projects. More than a dozen blogs have been launched by people who are following Gretchen's example. For further information about Gretchen and to listen to her exciting interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Derek Sivers is best known as the founder of CD Baby. A professional musician (and circus clown) since 1987, Derek started CD Baby by accident in 1998 when he was selling his own CD on his website, and friends asked if he could sell theirs, too. CD Baby was the largest seller of independent music on the web, with over $100M in sales for over 150,000 musician clients. In 2008 in his 30's, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 Million, which he largely gave away. Now his focus is on his new ventures to benefit musicians, including his new company MuckWork where teams of efficient assistants help musicians do their "uncreative dirty work". For extensive information about Derek and to listen to his inspiring interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., is a rising star as a motivational psychologist and as a writer. She is an Expert Blogger for Fast Company, The Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, as well as a regular contributor to the BBC World Service's Business Daily, the Harvard Business Review, and SmartBrief's SmartBlog on Leadership. Her writing has also been featured on CNN Living and Mamapedia. She has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation for her research on goals and achievement. Her work has been praised by Carol Dweck and Matthew Kelly, among many others. Her most recent book Succeed: How We Can All Reach Our Goals (Penguin-imprint Hudson Street Press, 2010) has received terrific reviews. For more information about Heidi and to listen to her compellng interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Alex Linley, Ph.D., is recognized internationally as a leading expert on positive psychology and its applications. As founding director of the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology, Alex works as an organizational consultant bringing to bear his expertise and practical insight in the applications of strengths psychology to organizational development and people practices. Alex has written, co-written, or edited more than 130 research papers and book chapters, and six books, including Positive Psychology in Practice (Wiley, 2004) and The Strengths Book (CAPP Press, 2010). He has served as Associate Editor of the Encyclopaedia of Positive Psychology and the Journal of Positive Psychology, and is currently Co-Editor of the International Coaching Psychology Review. For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., currently a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, is widely regarded as the world’s foremost expert in the study of gratitude. He serves as the founding editor and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology. He is co-editor of The Psychology of Gratitude (Oxford University Press, 2004), and author of The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns (Guilford Press, 2003), and THANKS!: How The New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier (Houghton-Mifflin, 2007).

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside, where she teaches courses in social psychology and positive psychology and serves as the Department of Psychology's graduate advisor. Her teaching and mentoring of students have been recognized with the Faculty of the Year and Faculty Mentor of the Year Awards. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology and author of the best-selling The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want (Penguin Press, 2008), which has been translated into 15 languages. Check out her Psychology Today blog, How of Happiness, here.

Todd Kashdan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He has been active in the positive psychology movement since 2000, when he taught one of the first college courses on the science of happiness. Todd is a central figure in positive psychology research, co-editor of the book Designing the Future of Positive Psychology (Oxford University Press, 2011), and associate editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology. He is the author of Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life (William Morrow, 2009). For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Dacher Keltner , Ph.D., is an extraordinary, renowned professor of psychology at UC Berkeley whose research focuses on two time-honored questions. A first is the biological and evolutionary origins of human emotion, with a special concentration on compassion, awe, love, and beauty, and how emotions shape all kinds of judgments. A second is the study of power, status and social class, and the nature of moral intuitions. Dacher [pronounced "dakker"] is the co-author of two best-selling textbooks, one on human emotion, the other on social psychology, as well as Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life, published in 2009 by WW Norton Publishers, and The Compassionate Instinct, published by WW Norton in 2010. For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Mike Frisch, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and former Director of Clinical Training at Baylor University. For twenty years, Mike has been a professor, researcher, therapist, and positive psychology coach. He founded the The Oral History and Education Project of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies to preserve the legacies of preeminent well-being researchers. He is the author of the award winning Quality of Life Therapy: Applying a Life Satisfaction Approach to Positive Psychology and Cognitive Therapy (Wiley, 2005) and co-author of Creating Your Best Life (Sterling, 2009).

Bob Siegfried, Ph.D., is a coach, consultant, and trainer who specializes in engaging individuals, groups, and organizations in embracing and embodying strengths-based change. He draws on appreciative inquiry, positive psychology, and narrative and solution-focused practices in his work. Bob holds a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, and has worked as a psychologist and taught graduate courses in the areas of lifestyle and career development, psychology, performance enhancement, human organization science, planning, action research, and technology innovation.

Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., is currently Professor of Psychology at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya, Israel. A leading proponent of positive psychology, he is an international management consultant, a veteran of the Israeli army, and the author of five books including Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment (McGraw-Hill, 2007). Tal graduated from Harvard College, studied at Cambridge University in England, and received his Ph.D. from Harvard in Organizational Behavior. Tal shot to national prominence in 2006 when his course, "Positive Psychology," had exploded in size to an enrollment of 855 students, the largest class in Harvard's history. For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Kate Hays, Ph.D., has been practicing psychology since 1971, first in New Hampshire and currently in Toronto. With a background in clinical psychology (Ph.D. from Boston University), for the past 25 years she has developed expertise in Sport Psychology, and more recently, the emerging field of Performance Psychology. Dr. Hays has lectured widely throughout North America, England, and Australia. Her latest book, Performance Psychology in Action (APA, 2009), complements the co-authored You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance (APA, 2004). Read her Psychology Today blog, The Edge: Peak Performance Psychology, here.

Shelly Gable, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Gable’s research focuses on motivation, close relationships, and positive emotions. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Positive Psychology Network. She is currently funded by a National Science Foundation CAREER grant for newer investigators. She serves on the editorial board of several journals and received a distinguished teaching award from the Psychology Department at UCLA. In 2005 she received the Early Career Award from the Close Relationships Group of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology; and in 2006 she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Stephen Joseph, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Health & Social Care at the University of Nottingham, where he is co-director of the Centre for Trauma, Resilience, and Growth, and an Honorary Consultant Psychologist in Psychotherapy in Nottinghamshire HealthCare NHS Trust. Stephen’s research interests are in the study of traumatic stress, resilience and growth following adversity, and in positive psychological applications to therapy. Stephen is co-editor with Alex Linley of Positive Psychology in Practice (Wiley, 2004), and co-author with Linley of Positive Therapy: A Meta-Theory for Positive Psychological Practice (Routledge, 2006).

Phil Zimbardo, Ph.D., is perhaps the most distinguished psychologist alive today, having served as President of the American Psychological Association, designed and narrated the award winning PBS series, Discovering Psychology, and published several hundred professional articles and fifty books. His latest book is The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life (Free Press, 2009). A professor emeritus at Stanford University, Zimbardo has spent nearly 50 years teaching and studying psychology. His areas of focus include time perspective, shyness, evil and madness.

Daniel Gilbert, Ph.D., is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Director of Harvard’s Hedonic Psychology Laboratory. He has published numerous scientific articles and chapters, several short works of fiction, and is the editor of The Handbook of Social Psychology. He has been been awarded the Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology by the American Psychological Association, fellowships from both the Guggenheim Foundation and the American Philosophical Society, and has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Research in the Behavioral Sciences. He is author of the bestselling book, Stumbling on Happiness (Vintage, 2007). For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Daniel H. Pink, J.D., is the author of four provocative books about the changing world of work, including the New York Times bestsellers, A Whole New Mind (Riverhead, 2006) and Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Riverhead, 2009), which together have been translated into 28 languages. His articles on business and technology appear in many publications, including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Wired, where he is a contributing editor. Dan has provided analysis of business trends on CNN, CNBC, ABC, NPR, and other networks in the U.S. and abroad. He also lectures to corporations, associations, and universities around the world on economic transformation and the new workplace. For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation. Her research has highlighted the critical role of mindsets for success in business, sports, and education, and for self-regulation and persistence on difficult tasks in general. Her recent book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Ballantine, 2007) has been widely acclaimed and is being translated into 17 languages. She has also co-developed Brainology (www.brainology.us), an award winning online program that helps middle school and high school students gain confidence and motivation to learn by teaching them about the brain, how to strengthen it, and how to apply brain-friendly study skills. For much more information and to listen to his her interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is a world renowned professor of psychology at Harvard University. Her most recent book, Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility (Ballantine, 2009), is currently being adapted for a movie with Jennifer Aniston. Dr. Langer has also written the bestselling books, Mindfulness: The Power of Mindful Learning (De Capo, 1990), and On Becoming An Artist (Ballantine, 2006). She has described her work on the illusion of control, aging, decision-making, and mindfulness theory in over 200 research articles and six academic books. For extensive information about Ellen and to listen to her wonderful interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Carol Tavris, Ph.D., is an acclaimed social psychologist, writer, and lecturer who has sought to educate the public about the important contributions of psychological science and to explain how pseudoscience can lead us astray at best and, at worst, cause enormous personal and social harm. Her latest book, with Elliot Aronson, is Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts (Mariner, 2008), which has been translated into 11 languages. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and on the editorial board of Psychological Science in the Public Interest. For much more information and to listen to her interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Elliot Aronson, Ph.D. is currently Distinguished Visiting Professor at Stanford University and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has published over 130 research articles and 22 books, including the award-winning The Social Animal (Worth, 2007), and, with Carol Tavris, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) (Mariner, 2008). His latest book is his memoir, Not by Chance Alone: My Life as a Social Psychologist (Basic Books, 2010). Elliot was chosen by his peers as one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century. He is the only person in the 110 year history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its major awards: Distinguished Research (1999), Distinguished Teaching (1980), and Distinguished Writing (1975). For extensive information, videos, links, and the Introduction to Not By Chance Alone and to listen to his extraordinary interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Anthony Grant, Ph.D., is a coaching psychologist. In January 2000, Anthony established the world’s first Coaching Psychology Unit at the School of Psychology at Sydney University where he currently serves as Director. The unit offers certificates and masters degrees in Coaching Psychology, Organizational Coaching, and Applied Positive Psychology. He served as consultant to ABC’s hit TV series, “Making Australia Happy”, and his coaching research and practice have frequently been reported in international media. He has co-written and co-edited seven books on evidence-based coaching and has many coaching related publications in the peer reviewed and professional press. His books on coaching have been translated into eight languages, and he is widely recognized as a key pioneer of coaching psychology. For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.

Tayyab Rashid, Ph.D. is the Director of Applied Research for the Values in Action Institute, a position he balances with his post as psychologist with the Toronto District School Board. Tayyab is a trainer in positive interventions with the Positive Psychology Centre at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, where he completed his pre-and post-doctoral clinical training with Marty Seligman. During this training, Tayyab devised and empirically tested a new treatment for depression called Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) which treats depression by building positive emotions, character strengths, and meaning. His research has won several awards and has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has also been featured in Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Globe & Mail and Toronto Star. For much more information and to listen to his interview, click here. You'll be able to submit your email address and instantly receive the links to the recording.