A Novel Goal for 2024

Happy 2024! I hope 2024 is a year of mini-failures 👎🏼 and growth 📈 for you! Seriously! As someone who has HUGE FEAR 😨 of failure, I’ve learned to embrace the growth (and mindset) that comes from initial horror 😱 and following improvements 🥇 that failures trigger.

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Worldwide Unhappiness: It’s Real, What Can YOU Do?

  Learning the extent of worldwide unhappiness is not fun. But it is important. Below are some shocking findings: 🔴72% of women worldwide (nearly 2 billion) report that they are either struggling or suffering. 🔴10% of women reported having no close friends in 2021, up from 2% in 1990. 🔴15% of men reported having no […]

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A Road Map for Employee Engagement

Do you know how to create employee engagement? What comes first? Happiness at work or engagement at work? In the world of organizational behavior, we know that happy workers are more likely to be engaged. But this doesn’t tell us much. My favorite line from one of my graduate professors was “correlation does not prove […]

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The benefits of a curious mind . . .

Is curiosity a gift or a curse?  When parents are riddled by questions from their insistently inquisitive children, the answer may seem like the later. But research shows that inquisitive people have an edge on the rest of us, who may be less inquiring. Here are 5 benefits you (or your inquisitive child) may naturally […]

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Two Tips for 2015

Here are two research-based tips that could lead to a better year ahead. First, train your brain to concentrate on the positive. The TEDx talk below explains the phenomenon we have all experienced: we quickly forget the highs we encounter on great days, but the lows we encounter on disappointing days linger. Sadly, our failures […]

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Join StrengthsFinder Enthusiasts!!

Do you know your strengths? Are you interested in meeting new people who want to improve their professional and personal lives by using their strengths every day? Consider joining the Indianapolis StrengthsFinder Enthusiasts group at Meetup.   This is a group for StrengthsFinder people in the Indianapolis-area who want to be more intentional about using […]

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STOP! Be Grateful . . . It’s the Key to Happiness!

[ted id=1880] During the post-Thanksgiving hustle of holiday shopping, end-of-year work deadlines, and increased social activities, we can easily forget to be grateful. While most of us make a conscious effort to stop and give “thanks” during Thanksgiving, the acknowledgement of our blessings tends to fade over the course of the year. Why is it […]

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Great Career Advice . . . But Is It Realistic?

Have you read the book or seen the 2006 movie “The Pursuit of Happyness?” Actor Will Smith portrays the life of Chris Gardner – a single-father with a rags-to-riches tale. The most poignant period in the movie occurs when father and son sleep in a public bathroom at night while the father learns to become […]

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