Recently I spoke at an event where participants were able to send the speakers questions after the conference. I received some great questions, but one in particular really made me think. It was a simple question, but one that took me a while to answer. “Where do you want to be in 10 years”? I’ve [...]
No Complaining
When life gets us down, it is all too easy to fall into the trap of complaining (trust me, I’m guilty too). Unfortunately, not only does complaining not fix the problem, it actually makes the situation worse. Perhaps you’ve seen the following: Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become [...]
One Chocolate at a Time
Do you ever have a stressed, overwhelmed, ready to throw your hands up and give up kind of day? I had one last week. We’re having some major issues with Evan and the pressures of that, work, and life got to me. Even when you know a bunch of productivity and stress management strategies, it [...]
Are You A Firefighter?
When you were a kid and people asked you what you wanted to do for a living, chances are at one point you said you wanted to be a firefighter (I know I did). You’re a grown up now, and I’m willing to bet that only a handful of people reading this post are actually [...]
The Tetris Effect
Have you ever played the game Tetris for long periods of time? If so, it’s possible you’ve experienced what is known as the Tetris Effect. In studies where gamers were asked to play the game Tetris for hours on end, they started seeing shapes everywhere, both in their sleep and while awake. This will be [...]
What Do You See?
Last week’s post began to explore the book, The Happiness Advantage by Sean Achor. Achor provides great research based evidence to support the importance of happiness and how to increase your level of happiness. This week we’ll explore three of the strategies Achor suggests. 1. Our interpretation of reality changes our experience of that [...]
The Happiness Advantage
I’ve been reading a fantastic book, The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. It provides great insight into what makes us happy and how to be happier. For the next few weeks, I’ll share with you some of Achor’s strategies, but I’ll start off by setting the foundation. Apparently, we have it all backwards. We have [...]
Everyone is a Genius
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ― Albert Einstein You’ve heard me talk about leveraging strengths, and you’ve probably heard me tell the story of the poor little bunny who ended up in a [...]
Are You A Victim Of The Pike Syndrome?
You may have heard of the famous research experiment where a northern pike (a fish) was placed in one-half of a large aquarium, with numerous minnows swimming freely (and visibly) in the other half of the glass divided tank. As the pike became hungrier, it made numerous unsuccessful efforts to eat the minnows, but only [...]
The Only Thing Constant Is Change
“In the end it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are”. -Max Dupree Lately I’ve been asked quite a bit to speak on the topic of change. Times are changing, and people are having a hard time keeping up with it. Organizations are restructuring, [...]
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