Positive Education for Adults with Molly Dahl

KEY POINTS

  • As a teacher, what you model is what you get.
  • We teach who we are. 
  • Your body’s intuition is more powerful than scientific research.

Positive education is the process of teaching and learning that emphasizes the development of emotional intelligence, empathy, and self-awareness. It helps individuals learn to be more compassionate towards others and cope with life's difficulties.

Join me in this exciting episode of the Business and Happiness Podcast as I engage with Molly Dahl and chat about Positive Education for adults. Molly has been teaching, presenting, and speaking for over 30 years. She is an accomplished author, teacher, presenter, coach, entrepreneur, and businesswoman with over 20,000 hours of experience under her belt, sharing life-changing and life-enriching knowledge, wisdom, and practices.

Molly has presented at conferences and workshops worldwide to educators, leadership teams, entrepreneur groups, administrative organizations, and students. 

She is a lively, engaging, and dynamic presenter who touches the hearts and opens the mind of participants. Her sense of living life to the fullest with passion and flair is infectious and sure to inspire you to live your Unique Genius on most days.

Molly is a certified instructor of Cultivating Emotional Balance, yoga, meditation, and the Spanish language. She holds a certificate of Positive Psychology from the Wholebeing Institute and a Master’s of Educational Leadership from Shenandoah University.

Tune in!

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:58] What’s in for you in today’s episode

[02:46] Positive education pre and during the pandemic and how to approach it 

[07:15] Reasons why everybody should fall in love with a positive education

[09:29] Modelling your child based on who you are

[12:25] What makes Molly’s classes so different from the other educators

[16:09] What’s positive education and why the concept is not well implemented

[20:41] Your definition of terms creates your experiences in life

[25:06] How Molly teaches Resilience and how can educators teach it better to kids

[32:10] Molly’s thoughts about the role of Research before finding solutions in society 

[34:10] Why anti-research approaches are the best ways for Braco and Molly

[38:50] The three natural stages of adolescent brain development 

[41:32] How do you know that you have intuition? A case study

[45:20] Your body is a better source of information than any research. Listen to it

[48:25] How she manages her business and still have a happy and meaningful life

[55:08] Teaching what you live is more comfortable

[59:19] Why the quality of your life is depended on the quality of your mind and body

Notable quotes

  • “As the adults start cultivating their practices of well-being and happiness based on research and practices of positive psychology, it shifts who they are in the world.” -Molly Dahl.
  • “Teachers get what they model to their students.” -Molly Dahl.
  • “When children grow up, they will be and do what they saw at home, not what you told them.” - Braco Pobric.
  • “I don't know what makes you happy. But I do know that if you don't go after your dreams, you will be unhappy.” - Braco Pobric.
  • “Your body will tell you the story. If you listen to it, you'll do fine. If you don't listen to it, you’ll get stressed out and sick..” -Braco Pobric.
  • “The parent models, and then the child mimics that behavior”- Molly Dahl.
  • “We are a compilation of our lived events”- Molly Dahl.
  • “The quality of mind determines our experience.”- Molly Dahl
  • “ Your today's legs are not your yesterday's legs or your tomorrow's legs.”- Braco Pobric

Book Recommendation;

  1. The Art of Emotional Resilience by Molly Dahl: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Emotional-Resilience-Cultivating-Compassion/dp/1663209839/

 

Connect with Us Today!

Molly Dahl

Websites: https://www.mollydahlspeaks.com/

      https://www.youthpositive.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollythedahl/

 

Braco Pobric

  1. Get access to all Life Success Academy Courses and Live Coaching:  https://www.academyoflifesuccess.com/
  2. Text me - 718. 500. 0831 
  3. Connect with me 

Life Success Academy - Website, Facebook Page, LinkedIn LSA Page, Facebook Group

Braco's Website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube,

Podcast iTunes, Podcast Amazon, Podcast Spotify, Podcast Google