Lindsay Doran is a highly successful Hollywood movie producer. With a string of hits to her name that includes Sense and Sensibility, The Firm, Sabrina, Stranger than Fiction and Nanny McPhee, even some of her "misses" could be considered hits. In October of this year, I was fortunate enough to hear her speak at the Austin Film Festival on a panel entitled "The Soul of Story." She spoke passionately for 90 minutes without so much as a sip of water or a glance at her notes. You could hear a pin drop in the room.Doran became interested some years ago in the "Positive Psychology" movement pioneered by Martin Seligman. In his book Flourish, Dr. Seligman identifies five particular qualities that he says make life worth living: Positive emotions, engagement, positive accomplishments, … [Continue reading...]