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Is Your Mind Prematurely Aging Your Body?
There is a concept called aging set point, which is that our attitudes toward aging can materially affect the way we age. That there exists…
September 6, 2012
Harnessing Activation Energy
In physics, activation energy is the initial spark to catalyze a reaction. In life, activation energy is the motivation it takes to get off the…
August 30, 2012
Myers-Briggs Doesn’t Lie, I’m an Introvert
Do you have to be an extrovert to be a leader? Jack Welch, famed former CEO of General Electric, once said to be a CEO,…
July 5, 2012
How to Fail
A guaranteed way to increase your odds of failing, to reduce your productivity, to rein in your creativity, to curb your innovation, is to try…
June 28, 2012
No Whining Please
Whining: To complain needlessly, peevishly, in an unreasonable, repeated, or irritating way Okay, life can be tough at times, often unfair. Customers can be demanding.…
June 12, 2012
A Culture of Belief
“All In: How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results,” is a new book by Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick,…
June 5, 2012
Wantology
Wantology is a process for clarifying what we REALLY want rather than what we think we want. Most of us do not put a lot…
May 17, 2012
“The First 20 Minutes”
“The First 20 Minutes” is the title of a new book by Gretchen Reynolds, a fitness columnist for The New York Times. The book asserts…
May 15, 2012
10 Secrets to a Stress-Resistant Life…Plus a Bonus
Here’s a recap of secrets one through five: #1 Re-Interpret Any Negative Experiences #2 Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude #3 Written Goals #4 Build a…
March 22, 2012
10 Secrets to a Stress-Resistant Life…Plus a Bonus
#1 Re-Interpret Any Negative Experiences: There is nothing but that thinking does not make it so. There is a silver lining to every cloud, a…
March 20, 2012
“Thinking, Fast and Slow”
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” is a new book by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman about biases, shortcuts, and cognitive illusions that beset human thinking: – Given…
January 17, 2012