Robert Biswas-Diener & Ben Dean 
Positive Psychology Coaching [PDF ebook] 
Putting the Science of Happiness to Work for Your Clients

Introduction vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1 The Coaching Paradox and the Positive Psychology Solution 1
Foundation I Happiness and Positivity
Chapter 2 Happiness: The Goal We Rarely Talk About 25
Chapter 3 Choosing Happiness: Goals, Relationships, and Positive Thinking 59
Chapter 4 Solid Happiness Interventions 89
Foundation II Character Strengths
Chapter 5 Strengths Coaching 117
Chapter 6 Coaching to Personal Strengths 143
Chapter 7 Coaching to Social Strengths 165
Special Topics in Positive Psychology Coaching
Chapter 8 Helping Clients Craft the Perfect Job 189
Chapter 9 The Future of Positive Psychology Coaching 209
Appendix: Planning Positive Psychology Coaching Sessions 221
Notes 231
Index 251

Robert Biswas-Diener, MS, holds a master’s degree in
clinical psychology from Pacific University and in 2005, founded
Meridian Life Coaching, LC, to provide life coaching services to a
wide range of academics and professionals, He is known as the
’Indiana Jones of Positive psychology, ’ with his studies
taking him to such far-flung destinations as Greenland, Spain,
Kenya, Israel, and India, where he has worked with remote groups of
people traditionally overlooked by researchers.
Ben Dean, Ph D, MCC, is one of the most influential
figures in the world of coaching. In 1997 he founded Mentor Coach
LLC, the first coach training school exclusively focused on
training mental health professionals, which has trained thousands
of clinicians and other mental health professionals throughout
North America, Europe, and Australia. He also publishes several
widely read e-newsletters, including Coaching Toward Happiness,
Therapist as Coach, and e Coach.