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5 Tips for Getting Undesirable Emotions Under Control
Every day, our emotions may come into play based on the situations that arise. In fact, with what’s happening in the world today (Covid, rising unemployment, stay at home order, etc.), emotions are more rampant and heightened than ever before. According to James Gross, an emotion researcher at Stanford University, emotions are a brief response […]
read moreDo What You Love- Love What You Do
The alarm rings at 6 am and wakes us from that beautiful dream. When you open your eyes are you excited or do you dread getting up? How we feel about the day and our life is solely dependent on how we view the tasks we get to do over the next 16+ hours of […]
read moreHow Discovering Your Purpose Can Make You Happy
Being in “transition” again has forced me to take a deeper look at the life I’ve built both professionally and personally and to ask myself if I am proud of the legacy I am leaving. My parents are truly my benchmark. They have always lived purpose filled lives. My dad was a doctor for over 50 […]
read moreHow Gratitude Can Improve Your Business
Why is it that over the past decade we have heard so much about the power of gratitude? Oprah has talked about it. Deepak has extolled its virtue. We’ve heard about it in church, at schools, and in the media. Where we don’t hear about it enough is in big business (or many businesses). And yet, […]
read moreFind Your Passion in 5 Easy Steps
If you want to live your best life, then you need to find your passion and follow it. Sounds easy doesn’t it? It actually isn’t that hard so it’s surprising that so many people don’t do it and seem content to exist rather than living a life of happiness and success. To change your life […]
read moreThe 6 Essential Elements of an Efficient Business Process
Whether creating new business processes or refining existing ones, you need to make sure your documentation is effective. You’ll take each task involved in your business and break it up into steps that are easy for anyone in your organization to understand. How do you know if your business practices are efficient or not? There […]
read moreHow to Solve Problems Using ‘Pros and Cons’ Lists
Professional or Personal Problems come in all shapes and sizes, but one of the most common types of problems is needing to choose between two possible solutions. In these cases, you may find yourself forced to pick between two equally viable options. When this happens, you may end up trapped in indecision. Often this doesn’t […]
read moreHow Defining A Problem Can Lead to Its Resolution
Problems or challenges pop up pretty much every day. They can be perceived as small or large depending on how much they affect or disrupt our lives. For many people, the initial reaction to any seemingly insurmountable problem is to panic. For example, let’s say your car won’t start and you’re stuck in the middle […]
read moreEffective Problem Solving by Overcoming Functional Fixedness
Everyone has problems and learning to solve them is an incredibly important skill. If you are a manager or leader, this skill is something you use multiple times a day. Being able to effectively solve problems is not just nice to have, it’s a must. However, the specific problem solving skills required will always differ […]
read moreEmpowering Habits for a Better You
All of us want to be a better person whether it’s to make us better leaders or better friends and family members. We know that by improving ourselves, we can be stronger for those who need us. But figuring out how to do that consistently can be challenging. Here’s some habits that can help you […]
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