Author: James Worthington
It’s April, and you know what that means, right? Nope, not rain showers. Not bunny rabbits and baby chicks. Not the arrival of spring. Give up? It’s National Donate Life Month! Holla! OK, so all jokes aside, let’s just lay it on the line: The whole issue of organ donation is (dis)colored by the fact...
Read MoreLet me start by saying: I am all about communication. It’s the bomb. I’ve worked to improve my skills and totally dig enhancing my connection with friends, family, coworkers and partners. Good communication skills help us express our needs while hearing what others are saying, too. The flip side of communication is avoidance, which we’ve...
Read MoreWhen you’re feeling pulled in 50,000 different directions by your boss, your family, your friends, social commitments, etc., chances are it’s time to learn how to say no. You probably think this is easier said than done. Saying yes is the only way to avoid confrontation, isn’t it? Well… not necessarily. When I turned to...
Read MoreIn February 2011, my friend Kristen and I went to Costa Rica for a week. We were excited about the vacation — which included jet skiing, swimming and snorkeling — but as we got closer to the already-scheduled ziplining portion of the trip, I began to get nervous. I hate heights, and I didn’t want...
Read MoreThe Sunday blues. No, that’s not the title of a country song. It’s that palpable melancholy-mixed-with-anxiety that we sometimes experience as the sun sets on our weekend and we contemplate the coming workweek. (Freaky but true: As Christiane Northrup, MD, notes, more people die from heart attacks on Mondays than any other day of the week. Crap!)...
Read MoreBelieve it or not, environment can affect motivation. Ready to whistle while you plow through a ton of work? These eight design tips will help you create a workspace that inspires creativity and improves performance. 1. Let the sun shine in. Natural daylight and full-spectrum light both stimulate and boost mood. And proper lighting in a...
Read MoreTry as we might to be peppy and positive, sometimes life gets the better of us and even the perkiest folks can feel a little blue. What happens next, though, is up to us: Research has found that happiness is 60 percent circumstances and genetics — which means that 40 percent of it is within...
Read MoreAs we learn more about our bodies, many of us are starting to change different aspects of our lifestyle. We are learning more and more just how interconnected our body is with our environment and what we use to fuel our daily activities. Science now supports what common wisdom has always implied – a good...
Read MoreEver heard the term “10x”? In the tech world, it refers to “one employee who can produce the output of 10 mediocre ones.” But 10x can also be applied to products. For instance, Larry Page, the CEO and cofounder of Google, expects his employees to create products and services that are 10 times better than the...
Read MoreFor some time now, optimism has been touted as the one-way route to ultimate health and happiness. Books like Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich and Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret promise prosperity and personal fulfillment with just a few cognitive tweaks to your thinking. However, recent studies have disclosed a few potholes in this smiley-faced philosophy. In...
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