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Did you know that people only retain 5% of what is heard in a lecture? Thinking back to some of the classes I took in high school (I’m looking at you, history), I completely believe that this may be the case. One factor that probably makes this statistic accurate is our short attention spans. A … Read more
Does the challenge of learning something new seem overwhelming? Or have you ever felt at a loss when faced with a new skill you want to learn but don’t know where to start? The key to learning something new is to focus on a specific skill or information that can be immediately applied. This is … Read more
Do you wonder what your dominant mindset is? According to Dr. Carol Dweck, a psychology professor at Stanford University and author of the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, there are two basic types of mindsets: the growth mindset and the fixed mindset. One type is instrumental in a person’s success, while the other … Read more
When a child is born, they have a clean slate. While they don’t know it yet, they’re faced with years of opportunity to create a fitting and unique life for themselves. Unfortunately, many of us don’t realize until much later in life just how much control we have over the directions of our own lives. Part of … Read more
Looking for awesome idea journals? Wonderful ideas often come in like a sudden flood that catches us unprepared. As much as we’d like to trust our ability to recall these thoughts later, chances are there’ll be details that get unintentionally omitted. Sometimes there are so many ideas churning around in our heads that we simply … Read more
These days, it seems as if most people have found themselves in the position of having to reprioritize their time and schedules. Maybe your job has been converted to a work from home position? Maybe your hours were cut or your business has slowed? Perhaps you have been furloughed? Conversely, maybe you always worked from … Read more
Nobody has a perfect life, and anyone who implies that they do is usually attempting to deceive or belittle you to make themselves feel better. Embracing our imperfections is important, especially if you want to be constantly improving as a person. This is why self-education is so important. Self-Education – The Fastest Way to Success … Read more
Although it was almost 20 years ago, I will never forget the unseasonably warm Saturday morning in December I had to wake up and go to an unfamiliar school to take the test that marks the beginning of the end for high schoolers nationwide–the SATs. Even back then, there was debate regarding how well these … Read more
So often, when people talk about wanting to take better care of themselves, they are referring to their physical appearance. Namely diet and exercise. What typically gets forgotten, however, is the importance of one’s emotional well being. Emotional self care is just as important as the other types of self care. In fact, they typically … Read more
It’s easy to simply tell people that they should overcome their fears, but without giving some kind of motivation or reasoning, it’s not very effective. People tend to learn lessons through some kind of anecdotal evidence, which can be offered through storytelling. Stories can be a great way to teach lessons, and over time, they … Read more