My husband and I recently adopted a sweet and timid 5-month-old puppy from the local animal shelter, who we named Bambi. When we first brought him home, he was terrified of everything and relied on ...
As a parent with one daughter in college and one applying soon, I can appreciate what Today Show contributor Amy McCready means when she says that she dropped off her oldest child at college and ...
Stress, challenges and failure are a part of life, but how we emotionally respond to them can shape our future. As Shakespeare put it, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” — ...
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When things don’t go as planned, the “burnt toast theory” serves as a reminder that the bigger picture may be unfolding in ways you cannot yet see. Small inconveniences often feel frustrating—missing ...
Imagine a situation where you have worked really hard and spent weeks pouring late-night hours into a major project, completely confident that a promotion is around the corner. Instead, your manager ...
My dad liked to tell me my emotions were controllable. He would tell me to turn a negative emotion like frustration into a useful one like motivation. He would tell me to leverage a positive emotion, ...
Challenges and hardships are inevitable in both personal and professional life. How we perceive and respond to life’s roller coaster often determines our overall well-being and success. And that takes ...
The word 'reframing' unexpectedly led me to look back on my past.Recently, while studying career consulting, I had the ...