It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters Epictetus Ancient wisdom taught us that it is not the circumstances or events in our life that matter, but the meaning we give to them and how we decide to respond to them. Epictetus was a Greek philosopher who lived [...]
Mindfulness is the new corporate buzzword, trending on Twitter and pretty much everywhere else. If meditation has been on that (ever-growing) list of things you’ll get to when you’re on vacation or things “finally quiet down,” you’ve come to the right place. As one of the first 30 certified teachers of the Search Inside Yourself [...]
You may have heard that if you want to thrive at work and in life you should focus on your strengths, your innate talents, what comes to you naturally. But you may be thinking this can’t be true, seems too easy and probably is an excuse used by those who don’t want to do the [...]
You’ve read a book on emotional intelligence or you’ve attended a workshop and you liked it. You realize that these competencies and skills can help you move forward in your career, be a more effective leader, make better decisions and develop stronger interpersonal relationships. So what’s next? What is the best way to learn and [...]
Dr. Siegel has a unique ability to make complicated scientific concepts exciting and easy to understand and here he is explaining that “flip”. Dr. Siegel is currently clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he is on the faculty of the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and the founding co-director [...]
We often think about life balance as a zero sum game. We assume that if we strive in one dimension then we need to make sacrifices in another. But there is a more inspiring way of thinking, which shows us that we don’t have to make trade-offs or certainly not as often as we think. [...]
Being in the zone, experiencing flow, is this awesome state where we feel at our best and perform at our best. In this state we are so fully engaged and absorbed with the task at hand that all else falls away and our performance goes through the roof. Wouldn’t it be great to be able [...]
Emotions are powerful and drive our decisions and our behaviors. They change us at a cellular level and are transformative. Positive emotions transform our lives for the better by broadening our awareness and by bringing out the best of us. Barbara Fredrickson has spent her career studying positive emotions. She is [...]
What are positive emotions? There is a whole range — from amusement, to awe, to interest, to gratitude, to inspiration — what they all have in common is that they are reactions to our current circumstances. They aren’t a permanent state; they’re feelings that come and go. That’s true of all emotions, but positive emotions [...]
As I am vacationing in Cabo San Lucas the highlight of my mornings is to go jogging on the beach. I feel blessed to enjoy nature’s beauty and warn sunshine while it is freezing cold back home in Chicago. As I run, I feel surrounded by breathtaking beauty and serenity and by the sound of [...]
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