I sat back in a creaky wooden chair and thought. Memories of high school flashed through my mind. Back then, achieving high marks in class had always been my priority….
Why audiobooks are the wave of the future
The year was 2010 and I was reading my first book on sales. Fresh out of high school I was starting my first job as a personal trainer at Bally…
Should you plan your life?
I ripped a copy of my “definite major purpose” off the wall, crumpled it into a ball and threw it in the trash. I was tired of having a plan…
Why likability might be more important than your college degree
A young man in a black polo slid a few pieces of paper toward me on the wooden desk that separated us. My eyes looked down at what he had…
The positive side of routine
What did you do this morning? What did you eat for breakfast? Did you shower, exercise or read? Whatever you did, it is likely that you had some sort of…
Is dance a form of communication?
“Tango is a language,” the energetic blonde said at my dance lesson. “I have been all over the world—Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia—and even though I might not speak their…
Passion or Money ? Finding the reasons why we choose our profession
It was Dec. 17th, 1903, and the Wright Brothers were attempting to fly a plane in Kitty Hawk, N.C. But not everyone knows that Orville and Wilbur were actually the…
Research suggests “Explanatory style” changes the way we react to stress
Psychologist Timothy Wilson wrote in his book, Redirect, that positive thinking can only get you so far. He pointed out that homelessness, for example, cannot be cured by simply changing…
New Year, New Goals
The passing of a new year signifies something special. It marks the shift from old to new; embodying hope, faith and belief. The month of January reminds us that if…