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The Happiness Advantage
What if EVERYTHING you thought you knew about how to be happy was flat out wrong? We tend to assume that our external world is…
April 30, 2013
“The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results,” by Bobby Knight
Bobby Knight defines negative thinking as “recognizing, addressing, and removing obstacles to winning” and goes on to say that victory tends to go to “the…
April 18, 2013
16 Things Happy People Do Differently
1. Practice an “Attitude of Gratitude”: Happy people don’t have the best of everything rather, they make the best of everything. 2. Re-Frame problems as…
April 16, 2013
Beware Fundamental Attribution Error
Humans tend to explain outcomes in terms of internal factors such as personality abilities as opposed to the external situation. When one basketball player shoots…
April 9, 2013
No Excuses: Lives of Inspiration
On October 5, 1973, a 4-year-old boy named Josh answered his family’s front door in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Ringing the door bell was Basilo Bousa,…
March 19, 2013
How Would Others Rate Your Social Competence?
What is your social competence score? Your social competence is closely related to your EQ, or your emotional quotient. EQ is your ability to a. …
March 5, 2013
“How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character”
“How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character,” by Paul Tough, a former editor at New York Times Magazine, focuses on the…
February 26, 2013
Self Awareness: Super Achiever’s Secret
How do you react when you find an obstacle in your path? Do you focus on external reasons for failure? See outcomes as beyond your…
February 21, 2013
One Hundred Days of Rejection
Jia Jiang is putting himself out there big time. He is making at least one “crazy request” each day for 100 days in order to…
February 14, 2013
Broken Windows: Why the Little Things Can Be Big Things
Some things set the tone for other things. Norms are established, announcing what is accepted or permitted and what is not. Some things can be…
January 31, 2013
Five Power Thoughts for 2013
Every new year I pick five areas to concentrate on, five areas that I believe represent the highest leverage points of personal or professional growth.…
January 8, 2013