Hello! I’m Marcus, a positive productivity coach. I’m currently pursuing a Master in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
You’re busy, so I’ll keep it short.
You want to be happier. But you have so many things to do. You’re uncertain about what you have to give up to be happier.
Happiness leads to productivity. Research has shown the direct relationship between wellbeing and increased output. Happiness – improving your wellbeing – will allow you to do more, not less.
So choose happiness.
I’ll show you how.
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POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Positive psychology is the science of optimal human flourishing. This means creating the conditions for us to do our best work – through elevating our wellbeing.
By leveraging on positive psychology concepts like flow, strengths, high-quality connections, purpose, and accomplishments, you’ll see dividends in the form of greater engagement, better communication, and of course, higher productivity.
We all want to do more. But that doesn’t just mean fulfilling KPIs and earning more money.
It also means doing more of what we love – be it spending time with the people we care about, having more time for easeful and joyful activities, and doing meaningful projects that align with our values.
Doing more also means understanding the full cost of our actions – and ensuring that our productivity is positive productivity.
It is an evidence-based field with copious research papers on the efficacy of elevating our wellbeing. More importantly, it is applicable in a wide variety of contexts such as for schools, the workplace, and coaching.
The basic tenet of positive psychology is that when you are at your best, you can do your best. Since the dawn of time, humans have known that to be true – and deep down, you believe it too.
Output = Effort ÷ Time is a false equation.
Output = (Resources + Intangible Costs) ÷ Time is the true equation.
Effort is a resource – but once it is depleted, we draw on other intangible costs, such as our health, relationships, or mood to fuel the output. But this is inefficient and harms us.
Positive productivity is about being efficient without harming ourselves – and doing more in a way that fulfills all of us.
SERVICES
I provide live group facilitation (virtual or in-person) to help teams or individuals experience growth or wellbeing – quickly.
My group-based, experiential experiences covers a range of topics such as:
I provide one-to-one or small cohort (4 or fewer) sessions to help with behavioural change, decision clarity, and self-leadership.
For individuals, this transformational support helps you to achieve the goals you want with greater ease & more fulfillment – positive productivity.
For organisations, this transformational support helps to find achieve better outcomes through sustainable alignment & synergistic workflows – positive productivity.
I provide customised wellbeing curriculum/experience design for both public or internal-facing learning.
My behind-the-scenes wellbeing consultancy gives you bespoke, branded, and scalable L&D assets.
As a learning designer (DDDLP-trained), I bring over 10 years of learning design experience through the lens of positive psychology.
Taking Stock While it’s important to do, it’s just as important to be. To stop, to appreciate, the savour, to reflect, to consider, to breathe. And that’s what I’m doing here. It’s not going to be my usual productivity-focused article. It’s going to be about my thoughts on my Master’s education. My Master of Applied…
Cleaning your mind No, this is not about dirty thoughts. This is about unnecessary thoughts that clutter your mind – just like how random objects strewn about in your house may end up cluttering the place. So just as we need to clean the house to maintain the hygiene of the place, and just as…
Unresolved post-credit scenes Do you remember the post-credits scene for Iron Man (2008)? Chances are, probably not – because it’s already been resolved. The scene has Nick Fury talking to Tony Stark about the Avengers, which paid off in the multitude of Avengers movies we now have. However, I’m sure you remember that Harry Styles…
What folks are saying about MARCUS
Business Coaching
Marcus helped me pinpoint several small, actionable steps to optimize processes and achieve more intentional outcomes with realistic goals in place. After the session, I feel more empowered and clear about how to support both myself and my business.
C. Koh
Founder, Pilates studio
Project Management
Marcus is assertive AND flexible. When changes are made he doesn’t leave them hanging and open ended but gives a resolution that makes project move on. He knows what needs to be done. He is very organized and very decisive.
A. Nomura
Project manager, technology congolomerate
Reframing Mindsets
Kudos to Marcus, he was very patient and skilful and gave many useful prompts for the students to be able to share more.
Teacher
St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School
I am not a therapist, so I am not qualified to provide therapy.
Positive psychology is a branch of psychology focused on the character strengths and behaviors that allow individuals to build a life of meaning and purpose—to move beyond surviving to flourishing.
Basically – it’s the study of optimising your life to maximise potential in a healthy and sustainable way.
Consultation
Tell me what who you are, how I can help you, how I should contact you. I’ll handle the rest.
Happiness for Busy People 