Time spent with those that you trust and that care about you is good for you, and being around such people can make you feel more connected. Such social connection, it has been found, improves physical health and mental and emotional well-being. Social connection could be just as critical as…

Interested in making a deeper connection with someone that you may have just met? Here are some practical ways to connect with someone on a deeper level. Practice “active listening”. People are attracted to good listeners! Active listening involves demonstrating concern, using non-verbal cues which show understanding such as nodding…

No, it’s not the words you say. A smile. Smiling is huge, huge, huge in conversation. Why? Read on… Lets them know that you are not a threat When you first meet someone you are trying to subconsciously assess if this person is a threat. A smile lets that person…

We all have fears. Your fears are unique. Maybe you fear public speaking, or you fear speaking to that attractive person or you fear standing up for yourself. We all have fears. These fears come from the feeling that by engaging in that activity we might lose something, we might…

1 year ago I was at rock bottom — anxious (too anxious to walk the street), lacking confidence & self esteem, with many limiting beliefs about myself. I was trapped in my life, being in my room alone for long periods of time and always hanging around the same people…

“Your presence is a gift”. One of my role models/coach/mentor said this to me and I have never forgotten it. This sentence can completely change your life if you allow it to. Most of us walk around thinking that we are not positively impacting those around us. We might feel…

Question. What do you take seriously? For most people, if you work, you take your work seriously. This means you show up on time, you follow the rules, you try to do your best and you encourage others to do the same. Why do we take work so seriously? Because…

“What are you gonna do for 2 hours?” my colleague asked me incredulously as the teacher indicated I could leave and take a 2 hour lunch. The question filled me with wonder and I really felt that just that sentence alone describes the distinction between how some people think and…

What is the most important thing you should do every day? A lot of us know that our mornings matter. …