Elements of Happiness
Vital Friends
A book that’s been getting alot of press lately is Vital Friends by Tom Rath. Rath also wrote the book, How Full Is Your Bucket: Positive Strategies for Work and Life. He’s also a researcher at the Gallup Organization, where he’s looked at the role of friendships in business. On Gallup’s survey for gauging the…
Read MoreWhat I Learned On My Summer Vacation
My kids just returned to school. And with that, there’s the question, “How was your summer vacation?” This year, my husband and I and our two sons decided to take a 10-day road trip to somewhere in the vicinity of the Pacific Northwest. I say “in the vicinity” because we let our energy and instincts…
Read MoreDaimons
Once again, Kenny Moore, former monk and now corporate ombudsman for KeySpan Energy, has written an insightful article that skewers the sacred cow and makes us think a little harder about what we are here to do. I’ve been bugging Kenny about starting a website to post his writings on. He still hasn’t done it…
Read MoreHow To Make a Teenage Girl Happy
Last month, my teenage nieces (ages 14, 14, and 12) were at my house for Fourth of July. Their mother was out of town and their father wanted to make their nightly call since she had been away. I offered up the phone that I use for my business, as I pay one monthly fee…
Read MoreLittle Black Boxes
I got an iPod nano last weekend. I saved the black box it came in. I’ve been talking up the book, A WHOLE NEW MIND for the last nine months and this weekend, I experienced fully what it means to buy a product from a company that gets Design. I was fascinated and delighted by…
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