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PERMA Positive psychology is the scientific study of human flourishing. No kidding. Martin Seligman is currently the Director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center and Zellerbach Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. When he was voted President of the American Psychological Association in 1998, he essentially invented and promoted the study of positive psychology. He’s authored numerous books on the subject. Seligman first started studying what became positive psychology while working with one of the biggest insurance companies in the world to help them discover the differences in salespeople who had tremendous success versus those who quickly burned out. The goal was to find a way to make better hires. His research discovered that optimism was the common characteristic among successful salespeople within the agency. In one of his more recent books, Flourish, he reveals the five pillars of well-being, which he identified through the acronym PERMA: Positive emotion Engagement Relationships Meaning Achievement PERMA is a five-pillar list of ingredients, but the recipe for living the best life possible is different for every individual. Some people require a greater meaning in their lives, while others focus on engaging work or nurturing relationships. Achievement means just that—people driven by achievement in their lives in order to truly flourish as individuals.