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In 1999, renowned psychologist Martin Seligman invited several rising junior researchers to join him and a few senior colleagues in Akumal, Mexico, to engage in conversation about a new scientific discipline devoted to understanding and applying knowledge about positive psychological phenomena. the first author was one of those fortunate to have been selected to participate in what was the "first conference" on positive psychology, a key moment in this discipline's development. Seligman's aim was for us to collectively outline the theoretical contours and scope of action of the new field of positive psychology (Seligman & csikszentmihalyi, 2000). to put it simply, positive psychology can be defined as the application of scientific methods to identifying key antecedents, correlates, and consequences associated with living a good, full, and meaningful life. thus, for example, positive psychology would be distinct from traditional positive philosophies that also focused on good living