Learning From Our Worst Conversations [video]
Some conversations just don’t go very well. You know the ones — you were completely blindsided by someone or totally lost it yourself.
Conversations are not what we think they are. On the surface it may look like we’re engaging in a simple “ask and tell” trading of information, but neurological and cognitive research reveals something very different. From […]
HOW TO STOP PROCRASTINATING, GET STUFF DONE — AND GET A LOT HAPPIER
I could tell the moment I said it that I’d struck a chord.
“Procrastination has almost nothing to do with a lack of willpower or poor time management. Procrastination is an emotional issue — it’s about short-term mood regulation.” (more…)
How Your Strengths Can Hold You Back
You’d think most of the people I encounter show up blindsided by a serious personal or professional crisis — a divorce, death or health crisis, or the loss of a job, partnership or long-term friendship.
That’s actually not the case. More likely the person simply wakes up one day and says, “I can’t do this anymore.”
How Givers Get Ahead — Way Ahead [video]
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I heard Dr. Alex Gerrasimides mention that her husband, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, encountered some blowback when he signed a resolution committing to a multi-year Compassionate Louisville campaign on November 11, 2011.
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