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TCC Culture: We Hold Ourselves Accountable: We Expect the Best and We Regularly Inspect for What We Expect
Core to the culture of The Collier Companies is accountability. We hold ourselves accountable. To our Residents and Customers, to our Team Members, to our…
March 2, 2010
Happiness Is a Skill
As with any ability or trait, people tend to be born with a certain innate level of happiness. Like most things, we can get…
March 1, 2010
Getting Past the Past
The mental game is a huge part of success in life. A little bit of self-confidence can take you a long way. Much confidence comes…
February 24, 2010
Everything You Say is an Affirmation
Everything you say is an affirmation, a statement of belief that your body and mind hear, respond to, and attempt to fulfill, make true. Your…
February 10, 2010
Learned Optimism and Explanatory Styles
“Learned Optimism” is a book by Martin Seligman that I read about 15 years ago and have since counted among my favorites. Dr. Seligman, who…
February 9, 2010
The Secret of Happiness is…
Connection. When we feel connected to others, we are most content, most happy. One terrific way to connect? Commit! “People who commit to relationships are…
February 4, 2010
The Grass is Greener on the Other Side of the Fence Because…
We all know that more money does not automatically translate into more happiness. Unfortunately, that knowledge tends to be an abstract, intellectual one. Too often…
February 3, 2010
WSJ: Thinking Happy Thoughts at Work?
The Wall Street Journal has gone New Age. Or maybe Wall Street is finally just catching up with the wisdom of our grandparents. In a…
January 28, 2010
Leadership and Perceptions of Power
“People impute all kinds of things to leaders, and sometimes it is thinking of them as disproportionately powerful and imagining them to be much more…
January 22, 2010
The Perils of Ageism
Your beliefs strongly affect your reality. To a large extent, in ways small and large, our beliefs create our reality. How we see the world…
January 20, 2010
The Power of Internal Validation
Where do you get your sense of validation? Your sense of self? Your sense of approval? “I am who I am every day. I don’t…
January 19, 2010