Dear Meaningful Purpose Psychology and Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose friends and colleagues: Over the last decades, the positive and meaning-centered psychology perspective has inspired a fresh approach to the study of organizational phenomena, and spurred a plethora of new scientific thought, research and practice. As this perspective has gained momentum, some of the most…
Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, LLC will be facilitating the Diagnosing Organizations’ Cultural Meanings: A Logoteleological Approach workshop during the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, Canada, July 28-31, 2016. He will be joining leading psychologists from around the world in exploring meaning-centered approaches to questions of spiritual meaning, human flourishing , and social…
By Luis A. Marrero, M.A. RODP, LLP CEO Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose May 11, 2016 We are happy to offer this abridged format for those who requested a shorter version of OD2.0. Thanks to our readers from around the world for the overwhelming positive response to the longer version of this article. ~ Luis…
By Luis A. Marrero, M.A. RODP, LLP CEO Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose International Network on Personal Meaning: Pre-conference Paper May 1, 2016 “We increasingly understand that we need a very different model of humanity….” 2013 United Nations World Happiness Report We live in a time of paradoxes. On the one hand, there are emerging…
The 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference Spirituality, Self-Transcendence, & Second Wave Positive Psychology July 28-31, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada The premiere second wave positive psychology conference across APA divisions & academic disciplines Embracing the dark side of life Empowering humanistic values Cultivating meaning, virtue & happiness Transcending suffering & terror Keynotes: A. Batthyany, W. S.…
Reprint from the December 3, 2015 International Positive Psychology Association Work & Organization Division Newsletter Luis A. Marrero, MA, RODP, LLC Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose Meaningful Purpose Psychology (MPP) or Logoteleology examines the meanings that successful people, groups, and organizations apply in order to thrive and succeed. This paper gives a brief…
Reprint (with updates) from The International Network for Personal Meaning Newsletter, November 2015 Despair is suffering without meaning. ~ Viktor Frankl LUIS A. MARRERO, MA, RODP, LLP CEO, Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose; Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors of the International Network for Personal Meaning; Chair, Partnership and Membership Committee, Work & Organization Division, International…
© 2015. Luis A. Marrero, MA, RODP, LLP Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose October 21, 2015 How do you know you are making the right decisions and influencing others in a way that inspires genuine follower-ship? What can you do to avoid demanding compliance, which ultimately encourages disengagement? I offer two ideas. First, know what you…
INPM Positive Living Newsletter Aug-Sept 2015 A Bright Beacon in an Uncertain World Guest Editorial Luis A. Marrero, MA, RODP Considering the magnitude of the global problems we face as a species, never before has the mission of The International Network for Personal Meaning (INPM) become ever so relevant and fitting. The INPM is dedicated…
By: Luis A. Marrero, M.A, RODP. Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose. Westfield, Massachusetts July 27, 2015. (Updated June 26, 2018) Background and OriginsThe use of work as a source of learning is not new. Theory and models in the field of quality, Peter Senge’s “Learning Organizations”[1], Kurt Lewin’s “Action Research”[2] and Harold Bridger’s Tavistock “Double…
But what if humans, as a species, actually have a purpose? What if we have something distinctive to contribute – something to give rather than just take? ~ Peter Senge Are we starting to take seriously why we exist? While I have been aware since the late 80’s of a steady public interest in the…
By Luis A. Marrero, author of The Path to a Meaningful Purpose April 7, 2015 We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. ~ Benjamin Franklin Reading the latest news one can easily conclude that our aspiration to form a more perfect union continues to be… well, a work…
There you go again. Ronald Reagan The news from Paris is shocking, and the killing of unarmed civilians inexcusable. Much is being said about who is right and what is right and wrong about the Je Suis Charlie tragedy. Passions are high, indignation abounds. The TV and radio waves are filled with diverse points of view, depending on…
By Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, CEO Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose Author of The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology “A winning culture is one of engagement and individual contribution to an important mission and purpose. Human beings are not looking for company-bought goodies — they are looking for meaningful, fulfilling…
“Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence. Each person deserves a day away…
May 31, 2014 Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, LLP Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose “When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.” ~ George Elliot I was pleased when this May 2014 I finished another successful Meaningful Purpose Psychology (Logoteleology) Laboratory; this time…
What you mean, masters you. From author Luis A. Marrero’s unpublished book: The Meaningful Purpose Leader According to the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer, “We are clearly experiencing a crisis in leadership.” Being close to the middle of 2014, have we since learned, and made improvements? Here is what the 2014 Edelman Trust Report states: “Events…
“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Are you happy? Is your life uplifting, inspiring and joyful? If not or unsure, allow me to share a few things about how to make your life delightful. As part of my research for my books and articles on meaningful purpose…
I read with great interest an article by Adam Grant, a Wharton professor, titled, “The #1 Feature of a Meaningless Job”.[1] Professor Grant points to research that reminds us that people want meaningful jobs that contribute to something worthwhile. Moreover, he states a well-known fact for those of us with many years of work experience…
Luis A. Marrero, M.A., RODP, LLP Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone’s task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.” —…
“Man is originally characterized by his “search for meaning” rather than his “search for himself.” The more he forgets himself—giving himself to a cause or another person—the more human he is. And the more he is immersed and absorbed in something or someone other than himself the more he really becomes himself.” ― Viktor E.…
(Because this blog is read by a global audience with different backgrounds and interests, we do not cite sources with the same rigor as we would in psychological journals. For those interested on the scientific sources of logoteleology, please read “The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology“. ) and Meaningful Purpose: A…
The Overview Effect.. A must see… Luis A. Marrero
Meaningful Purpose Psychology came to being as the result of one fundamental problem: Why is it that despite the availability of answers, humanity’s most pressing problems persist? For instance, reading the news on my mobile this morning (January 6, 2014) I read a well-written article published by Katie Zezima and Samantha Henry, from the Associated…
Shouldn’t the survival of humanity too be contingent on whether or not men arrive at a common denominator of meaning? Shouldn’t it be contingent on whether or not people, and peoples, find a common meaning, become united in a common will to a common meaning? Viktor E. Frankl, The Unheard Cry for Meaning. On my…
An optimist and a pessimist were asked to briefly explain the benefit of the social sciences. The optimist gave for an answer, “To help humans get along.” The pessimist replied, “To prevent humans from killing one another”. Now that many are celebrating the holiday season, I believe it is appropriate to write a blog on the…
“…subjective well-being research is now showing that in all cultures, and even from infancy, people are drawn to pro-social behavior, and that they are happier when they act pro-socially.” ~ United Nations Happiness Report 2017 In my previous blog I wrote: “After many years of research, including reading what seemed like an endless list of…
“Successful living”. Those two words are so often (mis) used that for many the two combined have become a cynic’s oxymoron. “When has living successfully been a reality for the many?” I‘ve heard. And such is a fair question. That is why years back I turned to psychology to learn what the field had to…
People who will most benefit from reading ‘The Path to a Meaningful Purpose‘ are those who hunger for answers to four fundamental existential questions: Who am I? What matters in life? What is meaningful and meaningless? What is my life purpose? Why am I here? How do I successfully achieve my life purpose? “The Path…
This blog answers: What is the key message of “The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology”? What do readers take away from the book? As I explained in a previous blog, logoteleology or meaningful purpose psychology is an optimistic and positive method that challenges the notion that personal and social self-inflicted suffering…