It's one thing to know who you are, know what your strengths are, know what you're motivated by,

what you're passionate about and what you want to do. But if that doesn't have a context,

an ecosystem, a community to exist in, you're not necessarily going to get the pleasant emotion

that's associated with it. So I think it's really this kind of nice combination of me and we,

right, these mean needs and these we-needs and finding ways for those to fit together.

Hello and welcome to the Psychology Podcast. Today we welcome Dr. Nick Holton to the show.

Nick is an international speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. His work focuses on helping

individuals become better versions of themselves through the application of the cutting-edge science

of human flourishing, a synergistic development of both peak performance and overall well-being

and fulfillment. He works with individuals, teams, businesses, and organizations ranging from

professional athletes, NCAA programs, educational institutions, first responders, and fortune-100

executives. He is co-founder of the Anti-Fragile Academy and he also hosts the podcast Floresh FM,

which is sponsored by the Human Floreshing Program at Harvard and the Department of Education at

Oxford. Nick has worked with clients, given talks, and delivered trainings across the US,

Europe, India, Australia, Uganda, Singapore, Mexico, and South America. In this episode,

I talked to Nick Holton about human flourishing. Our current education system is primarily

concerned with teaching academic subjects. While building knowledge is essential, this is not

enough to allow students to self-actualize. Nick points out that young people's need to matter

should be addressed as well. To facilitate human flourishing, we need to embed the different

principles of positive psychology both inside and outside of the classrooms. Nick and I believe

that education can transform society for the better, and we exchange ideas on how we can build

an ecosystem that fosters holistic development. This is a topic really near and dear to my heart,

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