Category: Growth
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”Maya Angelou
“The only journey is the one within.” Rainer Maria Rilke
“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” Indira Gandhi
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu
“Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Spread love wherever you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Mother Teresa
3 Ways to Help Elderly Loved Ones Live Independent Lives
any elderly people crave a sense of independence as they move into their later years. If you want your loved ones to feel safe and cared for while allowing them a sense of freedom, then have a read through this article for some great ideas of how to achieve this. Use Home Delivery Food Services... Read more
What is empathy and why is it good for us?
In today’s world of 24-hour news and social media, our lives are exposed to other people, or to juxtapose, their lives are exposed to us! The influence of media is such that it can mispresent a person’s knowledge of specific events. Depending on the angle the media is taking, we are so often influenced to... Read more
3 Important Lessons On Sustainable Well-being in Leadership
Recent challenges have triggered much interest in the “epidemic” of employee burnout. Articles and podcasts highlight that 76% of employees will experience burnout at some point in time, offering leaders tips to support their team’s well-being and prevent such ends. However, as is too often the case, such studies fail to address that leaders, too, have... Read more
Are happy people complacent?
By Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener Many people harbor the idea that happy people lack motivation. New research gives us reason to doubt this long-held assumption.Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedin In this post IntroductionSqueaky Wheel ThinkingThe Power of Positive ThinkingConclusion Introduction Two decades ago, I packed my bags and headed to Kolkata, India (or Calcutta,... Read more
International Week of Happiness at Work
Happiness at Work should be a top priority for all companies. Because this is good for employees: when they are happy at work, they are better parents, friends, neighbors, they are more likely to give to charity and do volunteering work. Don’t we all want to have nice neighbors? Yes we do! But also because... Read more
What would happen if you didn’t sleep? – Claudia Aguirre
In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. Claudia Aguirre shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep. Lesson by Claudia Aguirre, animation by TED-Ed.
Forgiveness: The Key to Being a Better Person?
Learn about the latest research in the science of forgiveness with Dr. Amrisha Vaish of the University of Virginia. Research shows that even young children are drawn to those who show forgiveness toward others, suggesting it's an innate and important ability for our species. So why do we all sometimes struggle to do it? Go... Read more
Five Ways to Flourish!
‘New year – new me!’ It’s a catch phrase often echoed at the beginning of a calendar year. One filled with hope, with optimism and with a desire for change. But what do you do when you turn around and not only are you the same person you were yesterday, the day-in-day-out challenges of the... Read more
The Evolution of Cooperation
It’s easy to take cooperation for granted. Children team up to complete a project on time. Neighbors help each other mend fences. Colleagues share ideas and resources. The very fabric of human society depends upon working together. Cooperation is also ubiquitous in the natural world: lions collaborate on hunts, flowers share nectar with bees, and... Read more
The Psychology of Purpose
Reviewing six decades of research into the meaning, development, and benefits of purpose in life Modern scientific research on human purpose has its origins in, of all places, a Holocaust survivor’s experiences in a series of Nazi concentration camps. While a prisoner at Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and two satellite camps of Dachau, Viennese psychologist Viktor Frankl noticed that... Read more
4 EQ Steps to Find Motivation
Why is it so hard to get motivated some days while other times you easily find a well of inspiration and drive? Self-motivation is essential to achieving our goals both personally and within the context of a team or an organization. Motivation is one of the core competencies of emotional intelligence, and recent studies find that personal... Read more
Prayer, Relationships, and Health
Over the course of dozens of studies, Frank Fincham has compiled an impressive list of ways that prayer and forgiveness make a difference. Frank Fincham, who holds an endowed chair of the Florida State University College of Human Sciences, is a former Rhodes Scholar with an Oxford doctorate and a long track record of insightful... Read more
The Most Needed, but Counter-Intuitive Leadership Skill: Self-Compassion
Let me confess that I was a reluctant convert to self-compassion. Before I really understood it, I thought it was soft, squishy, and something I didn’t need. But a few years ago, my colleague tricked me into reading the book Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff when I’d agreed to do a book club together, and let him pick... Read more