I grew up in the former Soviet Union, and my parents and I were considered second class citizens because we were Jewish. I’ll never forget the logbook in my school: Next to your name it said “Jew” if you were…
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Strengthen Your Emotional Fitness With These 5 Practices
Nataly Kogan
Posted in Connecting, Health & Wellness, Leadership/Management, Nataly Kogan, Resilience, Stress Management/Life Balance
Tagged with: connection, emotional fitness, Gratitude, intentional kindness, meaning and purpose, Nataly Kogan, self-care
Susan Cain’s New TED talk: The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days
Do you mysteriously enjoy sad songs and rainy days? Have you ever experienced what C.S. Lewis called “the inconsolable longing for we know not what”? Our artists, writers, and wisdom traditions have for centuries explored the hidden power of the…
How to Make Sure the Time You Spend Online Helps You Flourish
Last year, according to a Gallup study, global fear was at an all-time high, fueled by stress, worry, sadness and pain (and that was before the coronavirus pandemic changed everything). Further research has found that large amounts of unfocused online activity drives fear,…
Tagged with: Amy Blankson, digital balance, digital citizenship, digital flourishing, digital wellness
Using a Technology Halo to Increase your Customer WOW Factor
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Posted in Connecting, Customer Loyalty, Leadership/Management, Scott Klososky, Social Technology/Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized
This article by Corey White of Future Point of View, Scott Klososky’s consulting firm, was first published on Technology Story. A quick keyword search on Google reports that in the month of October the term “digital marketing” was searched 135,000…
4 Ways to Make Yourself Immune to Secondhand Stress
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Posted in Attitude, Communication, Connecting, Health & Wellness, Michelle Gielan, Shawn Achor, Stress Management/Life Balance, Uncategorized
Make Yourself Immune to Secondhand Stress by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan was first published on Harvard Business Review. Over the past decade, we have learned how our brains are hardwired for emotional contagion. Emotions spread via a wireless network…
How to Speak Well…and Listen Better
Dr. Nido Qubein
Posted in Communication, Connecting, Dr. Nido Qubein, Nido Qubein, Persuasion and Influence, Uncategorized
10 ways to be better at both sides of the conversation There are two sides to every conversation, and both are essential to the art of communication. So, how are your conversation skills? Think about it: Are you a smooth…
The Selfish Reason You Should Be Extremely Generous
A few weeks ago, I was passing through Phoenix airport. I’d just picked up lunch and was looking for a place to eat it. I stumbled upon a huge seating area attached to a fast food restaurant. With the exception of…