Secrets revealed from Positive psychology, Resilience and the misconception of happiness with Shanon Polly

<p>On the podcast today, I bring to you Shanon Polly</p><p><strong>Shannon Polly</strong>, MAPP is one of the first 150 people in the world who have received their Master in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) degree from the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman.</p><p>She is a leadership development facilitator, coach, speaker, author and founder of Shannon Polly and Associates, a leadership development company in downtown D.C. Shannon works with Fortune 500 companies in two domain areas: executive presence/presentation skills and positive psychology.</p><p></p><p> She is passionate about giving people the confidence to present themselves powerfully in front of a room and overcome the anxiety that often besieges public speakers. Shannon uses the empirical research from positive psychology with her organizational clients to foster positive and flourishing workplaces. She is equally as passionate about sharing the science of well-being and increasing the ‘tonnage of happiness’ in the world.</p><p></p><p>She is a contributing author to Positive Psychology News Daily and is a contributor to the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Positive-Psychology-Work-Appreciative-Organizations/dp/0470683201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393354662&sr=8-1&keywords=Positive+Psychology+at+Work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Positive Psychology at Work</a> (Wiley, March 2011) and a contributing author (along with Dr. Martin Seligman) to <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Psychologie-positive-en-environnement-professionnel/dp/2804182266/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393354607&sr=8-2&keywords=marie+josee+shaar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">European Handbook of Positive Psychology </a>(2013) and the co-editor of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Positive-Psychology-Work-Appreciative-Organizations/dp/0470683201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393354662&sr=8-1&keywords=Positive+Psychology+at+Work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Character Strengths Matter: How to Live a Full Life</a> (June