# The Positive Perspectives Blog

Positive Perspectives is a blog focused on personal growth, life coaching insights, and inspiring perspectives that help readers think differently and live brilliantly.

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## [The View from the Sycamore Tree](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/the-view-from-the-sycamore-tree)

_2026-08-12 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

Reflective essays exploring perspective, assumptions, and better questions that help us see ourselves and the world more clearly.

## [The Tyranny of the Prototype](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/the-tyranny-of-the-prototype)

_2026-07-23 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

Reflective essays exploring the assumptions, stories, and conclusions that shape how we see the world and what happens when we choose to examine them.

## [You Didn’t Let Me Finish the Story](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/you-didnt-let-me-finish-the-story)

_2026-07-15 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

We all observe. We all interpret. The question is whether we've allowed someone to finish telling their story before deciding what it means.

## [In Search of Common Ground](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/in-search-of-common-ground)

_2026-07-09 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

Two people can share the same faith yet reach different conclusions. This essay explores how differing interpretations, not beliefs, shape disagreement.

## [Don't Snap. Stretch.](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/dont-snap-stretch)

_2026-07-01 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

An old song. A father's love. A lesson in resilience. What if the labels you've accepted aren't the story you have to live?

## [The Lost Art of Wondering](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/the-lost-art-of-wondering)

_2026-06-24 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

The stories we never question often shape us the most. What happens when we pause long enough to examine them?

## [The Day I Realized Nobody Cares About My Résumé](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/the-day-i-realized-nobody-cares-about)

_2026-06-18 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

A patient needed water and socks. That simple moment taught me a lesson about service, significance, and the legacy we leave behind.

## [The Research Comes Before the Amen](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/the-research-comes-before-the-amen)

_2026-06-10 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

A reflection on truth, leadership, and intellectual humility.

## [A Doctor, a Nurse, and an Entrepreneur Walk Into Orientation](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/a-doctor-a-nurse-and-an-entrepreneur)

_2026-06-03 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

The Space Between Success and Stability

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## [A Lot of Wisdom Never Goes Viral](https://positiveperspectives.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-wisdom-never-goes-viral)

_2026-05-27 · Jason L. Hanna, PhD_

What Babel, modern culture, and my grandmother’s 90 years taught me about what really lasts.