Most self-help books focus on how you can achieve more. How can you do more, be more… and do it all faster. This article takes the opposite tack: how and why you should simply sit and be still. The practice of mindfulness - being fully present and aware of the here and now - leads to successful … [Read more...] about Successful Living through Mindfulness
Wellness
Time Management: Get Rid of Brain Clutter
Better time management isn’t the only solution to feeling overwhelmed. You may have a case of “brain clutter.” When you're feeling stressed and unproductive, your first instinct might be to look for a better system: A better system to manage your time A better system to manage your … [Read more...] about Time Management: Get Rid of Brain Clutter
The Past as Prologue: How Experience Shapes You
Life is full of daily lessons. We interpret experiences; tag them as good, bad or neutral; file them into memory (or not); and create stories about ourselves. If you want self-awareness, take a look at how experience has shaped your stories. “Many leaders point to their childhoods as the source of … [Read more...] about The Past as Prologue: How Experience Shapes You
The Science of Happiness:
5 Ways to Improve
Are the happiest people blessed with luck that bestows a better life and fewer worries? Or, should we attribute their emotional fulfillment to character strengths and mind power?
Happiness research, a field known as “positive psychology,” is chockfull of relevant findings. Some of the latest … [Read more...] about The Science of Happiness:
5 Ways to Improve
How to Improve Your Brain at Work
Let’s face it: You’re getting older, and work isn’t getting any easier. If being asked to do more with less isn’t enough, advanced technology and a rapidly changing marketplace mean you must stay sharp to remain a competitive asset to your customers and bosses. How can you maintain your edge? “You … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Brain at Work
Choose To Be Well
As modern brain scientists study human behavior, they find that we operate more unconsciously than previously assumed. It’s not that we’re automatons without free will or that we lack rationality and refined decision-making skills. Our brains (specifically, the frontal cortex) simply drive us to … [Read more...] about Choose To Be Well