How Losing A Job Can Be A Good Thing
When I was terminated from my job in 1998, I didn’t know then what I know now. For 11 months I’d been trying to “stick it out” even though I’d known this wasn’t the best company for me...
Tagged: Self Help
You Don’t Have To Go It Alone
When you’re trying to make something big happen in your life, you don’t have to go it alone. Find someone who you can talk to about your dreams, goals and plans. Nurture relationships with...
Neuroscience and Negativity
Did you know that it damages you to complain often, as well as listen to constant complaining? And I don’t mean that it will simply make you feel bad to be in such a...
Letting Go
Last night Tom Cassidy and I tried to record some upcoming lessons for the course on Udemy that we’ve been rolling out one week at a time. And we simply couldn’t do it. Either...
Two Wolves Parable
The Cherokee parable about the two wolves teaches us that we are the ones who choose our attitudes.
Positivity Ratio
“How much positive emotion do we need to flourish?” is a question posed by Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and author of the book Positivity. She says it can be answered by what she calls the Positivity Ratio.
Inspiring Story: A Young Man Makes His Idea A Reality
He’s funny and has had a brilliant idea, which he’s taken to market. It’s called DryBath™ – a product that allows millions of people who don’t have access to clean water to bathe. It’s a cheap, convenient lotion that you rub on your skin.
Inspiring People: folks with hearing disabilities have productive jobs
I was goofing off this evening, looking through some You Tube videos, and I stumbled on this one, “Deaf People DO Have Interesting Jobs.” It’s a simple video, but it really gave me a tremendous lift, so I just had to share it.