It’s the holiday season! And we’ve just come through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Did you get a dose of dopamine finding some great deals?! Here’s the science behind why we love shopping! A study in the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that shopping...
The Thanksgiving season is upon us and with it, lots and lots of wishes for gratitude and things that we are grateful for. If I think about the categories that my gratitudes often fall into it would be things like relationships and resources. My relationships —...
Well, I’ve debated about whether to make this public, but I’m letting the cat out of the bag. I’ve got a big birthday coming up. And I’ve noticed that I’ve had both a sense of pride over the pretty sweet place I’m at in my life… and I’ve also noticed a bit of worry...
Encourage Your Brain: Halloween Edition It’s the Halloween season! (And I’m wearing the fingernail colors to prove it!) So often at Halloween, we think about costumes: What will I wear? How will I dress myself (or a partner or a child)? What appeals to me and makes me...
https://youtu.be/vBTttWKWh2s There’s a quote attributed to Dick Cavet that says “It’s the rare person who wants to hear what they don’t want to hear.” So the question I ask myself is, how do you get people who don’t want to hear, to hear? * How do you get the coaching...
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