I have a very simple Dr. Success challenge to start your new month. Dr. Success Challenge: Answer these questions: Do you have a tendency of describing your day as ‘crazy busy’? If so, how do you feel when you describe your day that way? As an experiment, when asked, describe your day as ‘happy busy’. ...Read More
The book, Delivering Happiness, by Zappo’s CEO, Tony Hsieh has ‘paid it forward’ in many ways. A business culture development book grounded in the research of Positive Psychology, has brought back the soul an inner city school’s culture on one coast and is seeding the resurrection of a city’s community soul on another. A few...Read More
The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky is an outstanding resource. It dispels all the myths we hear ourselves say about why we are not happy or how we will be happy when — and she does it using excellent research. Here is my suggestion: 1) Buy the Book! The Myths of Happiness 2) Read...Read More
Lifetime learning enhances happiness (feelings of well-being) and watching comedy clips can enhance test scores. Seems like a win, win, win. A one minute reminder to enhance your learning. https://www.servingsuccess.com/audio/30/mp And scientific proof watching comedy enhances your test scores. http://deliveringhappinessatwork.com/happiness-increased-productivity-says-research/Read More
This is important brain stuff so pay attention. I do not ever remember recommending a one-hour learning video. I have the video attention span of a ant (yes, automatic negative thought) and I just don’t like to sit that long. Here comes the however — this is worth the time and can potentially motivate you...Read More
In 2009 I wrote a blog about the productive use of social networking in business and personal development. Several years have passed and I believe it is time to state the obvious. When using social networking, adult professionals should set an easy to remember guideline: Only post what you want to amplify and magnify. Remember,...Read More
The legendary Michael Jackson came to be known as many things during his short lifetime, but I never remember ‘spiritual teacher’ being one of them. I, however, was sent on a mission to find the lyrics of Jackson’s Man In The Mirror after reading the following passage by the 1920s spiritual philosopher, Ernest Holmes: “Life...Read More
I teach “free is not a business pricing strategy”, however, I do have a high appreciation of free offers – especially when they help take a step in exploring who you are, why you react the way you do, and how to best use all that information to create the greatest you. One such free...Read More
In 2009, I was asked by a radio station manager in the Chicago area to create some one-minute inspiration spots. I invested a lot of time and money having the spots produced, and was very satisfied with the end product. I am not sure how many of them were aired prior to the station manager...Read More
Goal setting – including the writing down of the goals – always reminds of flossing. Flossing is something I know I should do, yet miss more days than I wish. During a dentist visit over 15 years ago I was given a mental anchor about flossing that applies to many things in life — but...Read More
