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Cindy Chou

 

Member profile details

First name
Cindy
Last name
Chou
 

Personal information

Bio
Cindy Chou, MAPP, RYT-500, brings over 15 years of experience in the technology industry. At the Trade Desk, she serves as a thought partner for Fortune 500 companies developing ways to connect with their clients meaningfully, at scale.

Cindy is a speaker, facilitator, coach, and CEO & Founder of Micromoments Institute. She was built to thrive in some of the world’s fastest cities: Taipei, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York and London. As a global citizen, the universal truths of being human, connection, and love are the pillars of what drives her and her desire to make her life’s work bringing well-being to people's lives at scale.

Cindy earned her Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied the science of well-being with the founder of the field, Dr. Martin Seligman. Through this experience, she became passionate about the use of Positive Psychology to enable organizations and individuals to thrive. Her master’s thesis, "Micromoments Matter: Finding Agency and Connection Through a Micromoments Mindset,” can be found on Scholarly Commons.
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Professional Information

Employer
Micromoments Institute
Website
Micromoments.co
Professional Area
  • Business
Active Professional Interests
  • Appreciative Inquiry
  • Business
  • Coaching
  • Consulting
  • Human Resources
  • Sexuality
  • Technology
  • Therapy
  • Wellness coaching
  • Yoga
Professional Skills
  • Career Development
  • Consulting
  • Facilitating groups
  • Leadership development
  • Speaking
  • Teaching resilience
  • Writing
Fluent in Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
 

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Speaking Experience

Interested in Speaking Referrals
Yes
 

Publications

Capstone title and abstract
Micromoments Matter: Finding Agency and Connection Through a Micromoments Mindset

Link: https://repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/187/

Abstract: As humans, our tendency is to reduce uncertainty, leading us to want to hold things still rather than accept the inevitable change that comes (Langer, 2009). However, psychological and behavioral attempts to do so can result in clinging to outdated and erroneous information, limiting our perspectives and narrowing opportunities for meaningful choice. In this paper, we merge Western psychology and Eastern wisdom traditions and build upon conceptions of mindfulness from both perspectives, to present our theory of the micromoments mindset as a tool for well-being. We define a micromoment as both the instant opening into conscious awareness of the present moment, as well as the brief stretch of experience that follows, until awareness recedes. A micromoments mindset is the cognitive prioritization toward these openings. It serves as both an entryway into mindfulness and the experience of being more mindful within the micromoment. We argue that tapping into micromoments throughout our days can facilitate factors of well-being, particularly agency and connection, so that we have more tools for living with intention in the world of uncertainty and flux in which we find ourselves. We also present the PEACE framework for optimizing well-being within micromoments.
 

Contact data

Province/State
NY
Country
USA
MAPP Geography
  • USA - NYC Area
  • USA - Pacific Northwest
 

MAPP Information

MAPP Graduation Year
2020
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