A few months ago, our long-term colleague, Dr. Denny Coates, published a book about the teen brain. The title of the book is How Your Teen Can Grow a Smarter Brain. Importantly, Dr. Denny’s book is not written for scientists or other medical professionals. It is aimed at both parents and teens themselves! The Teen… Read More»
In a recent article, I shared research from Dr. Shaun Achor’s masterclass podcast on “Discovering Happiness,” including one of five scientifically-proven happiness strategies: the Gratitude Happiness Habit. In this article, I’ll briefly summarize the four other happiness strategies, three of which take just two minutes per day! But first, I want to share with you… Read More»
At the gym, I’ve been listening to a Calm mindfulness app masterclass called “Discovering Happiness.” The presenter is world-renowned happiness expert, Dr. Shaun Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage (and his new book, Big Potential). At the end of the podcast, Dr. Achor shares five scientifically-proven strategies for increasing your happiness level. In effect, each… Read More»
Two recent vacations left me thinking about the ways in which coaching can help people focus on the most important things. On both trips, we were fortunate to have great tour guides. Our tour guides asked us lots of questions to get us engaged in the learning process. Similarly, effective coaches ask questions to open… Read More»
Last summer, Dennis, my brother (Glenn), and I spent four days in New York City. We had such a good time that Dennis and I decided to spend another four days in NYC last month and visit some places we didn’t get to see last year. Of course, we loved visiting iconic buildings and famous… Read More»
I recently wrote an article on Motivation is Garbage! I’m not just making that up. There’s a science behind why we can’t rely on “motivation” to get things done. It has to do with something called “habit loops.” But more about that later. You have these incredible ideas. And what you think is missing is… Read More»