We wrote “How People Matter” because, as psychologists, we believed it was an important but largely neglected topic. Ora, who lives with FSH, a form of muscular dystrophy, brought a unique perspective to the topic.

If you work with groups or communities, you should embrace the role of asset seeker. As an asset seeker, we look for sources of resilience, strength, and ingenuity in the people we work with.

We reach out to close others when we are in need of support, but we also want to share our good news and happy moments.

The death of my parents in a car accident when I was eight-years old had become, in people’s eyes, a deficit in my life. Instead of focusing on my strengths, many acquaintances, teachers, and relatives used to focus on my “tragedy.” Pity was not exactly what I needed, but nobody had the psychological insight to make feel valued and help me add value

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, pay now or pay later, a stitch in time saves nine. We all know the logic of prevention, but few industries and few sectors take it seriously enough to invest in them the required resources.

We need to make others feel valued all the time, and not only when their body or soul are compromised.

The reason I move continents every few years is to get rid of junk in our house.