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Five Books on Money Everyone Should Read
“You either learn to manage money, or the lack of that skill will manage you for the rest of your life.” –Dave Ramsey At the start of a new year and after the holiday spending, money is a topic on many people’s minds. And according to Yahoo finance (July 2024),...
From External to Internal Goals
*Photo by Greg Rakozy “Who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life.”— Fred Rogers (Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood) A few years ago, I was working on my annual goal list and sharing them with a mentor. When I was done sharing my goal list for the...
Give Less Than Your Best
*Photo by Charlie Hammond “Every dead body on Everest was once a highly motivated person…so maybe calm down.” –Anonymous I was recently talking with one of my team members about her training for a marathon. Now, I will say right up front that I am not a runner. I am...
The 5 Most Common Happiness Traps at Work
“Most people climb the ladder of success only to realize it was leaning against the wrong building.” –Stephen Covey Several years ago I had a shot at what I thought was my dream job. My life's passion was leadership and I loved the mission—so it seemed like a great...
Perfectionism—The Number One Joy Killer
In a prior post, I summarized the main findings from the 75-year study at Harvard on happiness. While reading the study, one sentence absolutely jumped off the page at me—"Perfectionism is the number one killer of happiness." Am I the only one who finds that shocking?...
We Aren’t Really Here
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” –John Lennon A few years ago, I was in a particularly busy season of life. I was working full-time, raising a young family, volunteering regularly, participating in community groups, and squeezing in as many...
Have you contracted Device Disease? What research tells us.
“Technological progress has merely provided us with a more efficient means for going backwards.” –Aldous Huxley The Big Idea: According to research, constantly checking our smartphones and email can rewire our brains and our nervous systems into a chronic state of...
