Professor, Consultant, and Speaker in Leadership, Psychology, Neuroscience & Mental Health.Hello! My name is Fabio Appolinário. People who know me as a psychologist and professor, often addressing topics related to the human mind and socio-emotional skills, are sometimes surprised to learn that my original background is in the field of Computer Science (Systems Analysis). I worked in this field for a decade in the 1980s, back in the era of punch cards!In the 1990s, I decided to change the course of my career and pursued studies in Psychology. I specialized, opened a private practice (which I still maintain to this day), and delved deeper into research (I was a researcher at the Laboratory of Applied Informatics in Psychology at USP, completed my master's degree in 1998, and finally my Ph.D. in 2001).Around that time, my wife (who is also a psychologist) and I founded the Institute of Positive Psychology and Behavior, bringing to Brazil a knowledge that was still incipient in these parts: research on happiness, personal strengths, and positive emotions. Concurrently, I developed an academic management career: I was a Coordinator of MBA courses, Director of Post-Graduation, and Pro-rector of Development at a university in São Paulo. I never completely left academia: today, I am a professor at Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), which is considered the 7th Best Business School in the World according to the Financial Times Ranking. In FDC's Executive MBA, I am responsible for the area of 'Decision Making in Complex Scenarios' (it may sound strange, but remember: it's all psychology after all...).In essence, my work revolves around the development of individuals and organizations, nurturing human potential in all its exuberance (including physical and mental health).Other activities I take very seriously include martial arts (especially Karate), the systematic study of Classical Philosophy, Mythology, Taoism, and Vedic Philosophy.Education:MSc, PhD in Psychology (2001), Postgraduated in Cognitive-constructivist Psychotherapies (1996) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (2005), BS in Psychology (1995) and Bachelor of Business Administration / Information Technology Analysis (1985). Other lato sensu postgraduations include: Neurosciences and Physics of Counsciousness, Science of Homeopathy, Artificial Intelligence (in progress).Memberships:American Psychological Association - APAJoseph Campbell FoundationKosmos Society - Harvard University Department of the ClassicsJapan Karate Shoto Association - JKSBooks:BR: bit.ly/45uRCxRUSA: amzn.to/44Qh9BD