Are You Getting Enough of What Fuels You?
I was talking with a close friend who was sharing how she was feeling unmotivated and discouraged lately. She wasn’t sure why, but it was really bothering her. As we talked, she commented how [...]
You have heard about personalized medicine – What about personalized positivity?
I find it exciting that we live in a time where advances in science have led to understanding the need for personalized medicine —because we’re all different. We’re even seeing initial findings [...]
Learning About Life and Truly Living – Lessons from a Dear Friend
In the spring of 2015, I reconnected with a past coworker I hadn’t seen in almost 13 years. She’d heard of my new focus on speaking about positivity and had asked if we could meet for coffee. [...]
One of Our Most Valuable Investments – Social connections
Every day it seems like I have so much work I want to get done for my business and around the house. Products I want to create. Proposals I need to write. Marketing, paperwork, filing, [...]
Forget Your Goals! Make Time for Play
As I write this, we are having our first taste of warm spring weather. last week was below zero and today it’s 48 degrees. Ahhhh! What a treat to enjoy and savor the sunshine and warmth. It [...]
A Great Excuse to Spend Time with Friends & Family
I had a few minutes to chat with a friend who just came back from a month in Africa staying with families and volunteering at orphanages. She described how these people lived in mud huts with [...]
Don’t Drive at Night with Your Low Beams – Improve your positivity ratio
If you’ve been to one of my talks, you might have heard me mention the Positivity Ratio. It’s a concept from the work of Prof. Barbara Fredrickson that we need at least 3 positive [...]