#18–We Are the World
What surrounds you? Does your environment stimulate you to enjoy good health? To value true beauty? You are the product of your environment–are you happy with the result? It seems like forever (but...
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How to Create Your Ideal Job
Today, work is killing us. So is non-work. The American Heart Association estimates that 53% of managers working today will die from job stress induced illness. At the same time, university studies...
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So Many of Us Need Good Work
There’s been a huge response to my last blog about creating your ideal career. Many people who responded are over 40–even some over 60!–who find themselves in need of creating a new career that will...
View ArticleThe Right Connections
A recent study from Harvard Business School revealed some startling news. Turns out the biggest barrier between ourselves and work-life harmony isn’t our commute, our workload, or even our boss. It’s...
View ArticleThe Real Secret of Workplace Cheer
Can I be honest with you? I’ve always kind of hated the “Secret Santa” thing at work. Now before you accuse me of being a Grinch, or a Scrooge, hear me out. I’m not suggesting that we all ignore each...
View ArticlePush “Restart” on Your Brain
Yes, we’ve talked plenty before about how to boost our brain’s ability to remember important things. But our brains have a peculiar, contrary tendency. The tendency to remember things that are better...
View ArticleHarnessing the Inner Dynamo
If I’m going to be honest, I have to admit that I hate waiting. As often as I try to develop patience in myself, serenity in unappealing circumstances, and quickness to acknowledge and be grateful for...
View Article#65–How to Choose the Right (Fill in the Blank)
Chocolate or vanilla? Highway or scenic route? Black or dark brown? Does it really matter what you decide in small, mundane choices like these? Maybe not. But how you make these trivial decisions has a...
View Article#91—Fight for Harmony
Hold still for a moment, while I gently remove a core tenet of life satisfaction from your system. (This won’t hurt a bit.) We’ve all been taught that “balance” is the key to achieving happiness and...
View Article(TR#7) Live Longer by Getting Happy!
PONDER THIS: What if you could lengthen your life expectancy by 20% today, just by acting happy? RESEARCH SAYS: Outward expressions of inner joy contribute to heart health, strong immunities, and a...
View Article(TR#82) The One Regret You Can Avoid
WHAT IF… you woke up in the morning looking forward to getting to work? RESEARCH SAYS: The number one life mistake people age 70-100 warn us to avoid is staying in a job you dislike. Yep. That’s...
View Article(TR#89) The Power of No
WHAT IF… saying no was actually better than saying yes? RESEARCH SAYS: Sometimes there’s more value in saying no than yes. If you don’t have time to commit to a new project, do a favor, etc., it’s a...
View Article(TR#113) End Your Workday Right
WHAT IF… how you end your workday is just as important as how you start it? RESEARCH SAYS: “How you end the day is critical, as it has much to do with how you start the next day,” says Lynn Taylor, a...
View Article(TR#129) Who Cares What Others Think?
PONDER THIS: Did you know that the unhappiest people in the world are the people who care the most about what everyone else thinks? RESEARCH SAYS: Constant approval-seeking forces you to miss out on...
View Article(TR#147) What If You’re Not Always Right?
WHAT IF… there’s more than one side to every story? RESEARCH SAYS: Our brains don’t like conflict and disagreement, and they’ll go to great lengths to avoid it. That’s why we naturally gravitate...
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(TR#156) The Three Attributes of Fulfilling Work
WHAT IF… money isn’t the most important reason to go to work every day? RESEARCH FROM EDWARD DECI SAYS: There are three primary factors of fulfilling work, in this order: Legacy: A higher purpose, a...
View Article(TR#178) How to Have a Great Career
WHAT IF…you can be indispensable in your career? RESEARCH SAYS: Leadership researcher, Joe Folkman has found that career success boils down to five major strengths: Character: Trustworthy, optimistic,...
View Article(TR#390) The One Thing That Makes a Leader Great
PONDER THIS: What’s the number one thing that makes a leader great? The answer might surprise you. It’s actually humility. RESEARCH SAYS: It’s true. Researchers have found that personal humility and...
View Article(TR#393) What’s In a Name?
WHAT IF . . . your name holds power? RESEARCH SAYS: I was named after my grandpa, and I’ve always taken a lot of pride in that. He was a hard-working, honest man, and I want to live up to the legacy of...
View Article(TR#399) How to Give Constructive Criticism
WHAT IF . . . how you give constructive criticism in the workplace is as important as the criticism itself? RESEARCH SAYS: Consistent, constructive feedback is essential to a great workplace. We want...
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