Category: Personal Growth

A compass with "core values" written where the needle points north

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You Got to Have Some Never, Nevers

Never, Nevers are your core absolutes, parts of you that are foundational to your very being, central to your identity. Some come

The words "Life is short, choose happiness." in colorful letters on an off-white background

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Life is Too Short

Life is too short to squander in strife. The longer I live, the more I’m willing to let bygones be bygones, to

Illustration of a hand scattering little red hearts on the ground like planting seeds, with red heart flowers sprouting up

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A New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep

Ten Thousand Smiles, Ten Thousand Acts of Kindness. What if you made a New Year’s resolution to do some combination of doing

A sign that says "start each day with a grateful heart"

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The Christmas Spirit: Let it Linger

The Christmas Spirit refers to the emotional and cultural atmosphere of the holiday season with its themes of joy, generosity, and goodwill,

Drawing of a man standing in a gray space looking at an open door with a sunny sky and bright colors outside

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Is the Universe a Friendly Place?

Einstein famously remarked that the most important decision you will ever make is whether or not to believe that the universe is

Photo of a young woman in a raincoat standing outside in a light rain while the sun shines through. Her head is tilted up to the sky and she is smiling

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Exchanging Winks with the Universe

Crazy idea I know but what if the Universe is conspiring to HELP you? What if the Force is on your side?

A group of friends standing in a circle with their heads together, looking down and smiling at the camera

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What Fires Together Wires Together

‘What Fires Together Wires Together’ is from Hebb’s Rule, a neuropsychological theory explaining the increase in synaptic efficacy arising from one cell’s

A man and a woman, both in business suits, standing looking at a whiteboard. The woman is teaching the man something

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The Secret Superpower of Success

Learn this and you will go far, no matter what your field or chosen endeavor. Ignore it and you will never reach

An American flag and the words "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

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I Woke Up in America

When I get that polite “How are you?” greeting, I frequently reply “I woke up in America and that is a great

6 green apples in a line; 1 has a sticky note on it that says "bad"

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The Bad Apple Effect

I’m going to combine several of my favorite sayings: 1) ‘You tend to become the sum total of the 5 people you

"Words have power" written on a chalkboard. The "O" in "words" is a red heart

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Speaking Gently: Three Gates Plus a 4th

The great Sufi poet, Rumi, believed that before we speak, our words should pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it