What makes a great leader? As I have previously written (see: One Secret to Finding Happiness: Using Your Strengths), research seems to indicate that there isn’t a specific trait that makes a great leader. In his 3 decades of research, Donald Clifton found that there is no definitive list of characteristics that describes all leaders. […]
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One of the 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is “Don’t Take Anything Personally.” It is a very powerful agreement, because if we really master this and don’t take anything personally, then we would be able to stop so many disagreements, avoid lots of pain and suffering and reduce drama in our life. However, it
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I used to believe that success looked a specific way: Living in a big beautiful house in a great neighborhood in the hills, working as a VP or higher level in a corporation, having enough money to spend on whatever I want. And I worked hard to achieve that picture. But over the years, I
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Last night I came across Facebook post about a dress that some people see as white and gold and others as black and blue. (See: The internet is losing its composure over this dress that might be white and gold or black and blue) I saw it CLEARLY as white and gold, but when I
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What really makes relationships work? I have written before about the 4 behaviors that sabotage relationships that came out of Gottman’s research in his “Love Lab”: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness and Stonewalling. Based on observing interactions between couples and identifying these key behaviors, he was able to predict with over 90% accuracy whether a couple would
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I just finished watching Shawn Achor, author of “The Happiness Advantage” share some of his research with Google employees. (See: Shawn Achor on Happiness as a Competitive Advantage) He explains that we have a flawed model about happiness and success. Most of us follow the formula that if we work harder, we will be more
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Last week I talked about how to choose New Year’s resolutions that will make you happy. Of course, making resolutions is just the first part – the part that is usually more difficult is actually keeping them. The best way I have found to keep my resolutions is by making them into habits. Many of
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It’s a new year again, a time when many of us set resolutions and goals for the year. At the beginning of last year, I shared how to choose New Year’s resolutions that will make you happy. (See: How To Make New Year’s Resolutions That Will Make You Happy .) If you are in the process
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With lots of discussions going on right now about domestic violence due to the Ray Rice video being released, many people are asking incredulously why his then-fiancée stayed in the relationship. “Why I stayed” tweets and posts are becoming increasingly popular, feeding our desire to understand. Rationally speaking, why would someone who is being abused
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How stressed do you feel right now in your life? We all cope with stress at some point or another. Some of us may even be dealing with stress on a daily basis. How do you currently cope with your stress? When I was younger, my main coping mechanism was just to work longer and
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