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Sharing thoughts on behavior design, strengths, & wellbeing. 

Why Introverts Need Community emotional wellbeing relational wellbeing

Are you energized by time alone or by time well spent with one or two close friends? Do you love alone time and space to tend to your inner world - your own thoughts, ideas, and...

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Navigating Difficult Conversations emotional wellbeing leadership

We've all been there. We've all faced moments in our lives when we need to have a difficult conversation we'd rather avoid. Whether with a co-worker, a spouse, a child, or a...

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Aim to Eat Just a Little Bit Better physical wellbeing

Was eating better on your list of resolutions this year? Did you commit to finally make this the year you followed through? How's that working for you? If your answer is not so well,...

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Honor Your As-Is Body emotional wellbeing physical wellbeing

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you love the reflection? Or does the negativity loop take another spin around your mind and heart? What if you could learn to honor your body...

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The Surprising Benefit of Having a Life Purpose emotional wellbeing physical wellbeing

We all want to live a long and healthy life. We hope that by exercising and eating well, keeping stress at bay, and getting enough sleep, we'll make it to a ripe old age. What if I told you...

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Building Unity Over Division relational wellbeing strengthsfinder

CliftonStrengths. Myers-Briggs. Enneagram. While each assessment reveals a distinctly different way we naturally act, think, and behave, they have one thing in common. Each tool...

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Adopting Empathy When It Doesn't Come Naturally relational wellbeing strengthsfinder

I'm not very empathetic. Of the 34 strengths on the CliftonStrengths assessment, it falls at number 26 on the list, what Gallup would call a "lesser strength." Yet for most of my life I've been a...

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Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? habits

A new year brings new potential, new resolutions, and new hope. And while you may role your eyes at New Year's resolutions (like me), you can actually leverage a fresh start for real...

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Train Your Brain to Build Resilience emotional wellbeing relational wellbeing

How quickly do you bounce back from adversity? Your capacity to recover quickly from difficulties reflects your resilience. Some of us may be quite good at it, but others of us likely struggle. The...

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Who's Filling Your Bucket? emotional wellbeing relational wellbeing

If I asked you to name your mentor, could you do it? Do you have one? Can you picture their face or hear their voice? Or are you still waiting for that right someone? If you don't...

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Emotions and Our Five Senses emotional wellbeing

Have you ever caught a whiff and been instantly transported in time? Ever hear a song and instantly recall a person or event? These sensory experiences often lead to a strong emotional response and...

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Say Goodbye to Normal emotional wellbeing

There are moments in life that shift our future. Sometimes we choose them. More often we don't. A global pandemic was likely not in your plans for 2020, yet because of it your future looks...

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