Amanda Gore - Wired for JOY!
December 2013
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How to Enjoy the Holiday Season
STOP SPINNING! This post is about how to enjoy the Christmas season despite being sober! (oops I meant sane!)
No one could convince me that the world is not spinning faster! Time really has sped up and I seem to be working harder than I ever have before. Feeling overwhelmed is a pretty common situation - UNLESS - I CONSCIOUSLY STOP SPINNING!
Read more here (http://www.amandagore.com/how-to-enjoy-the-holiday-season/)
The Secret Weapon of Team (and Family) Success
Last year I read an excellent article published in Harvard Business Review (HBR Magazine April 2012: The New Science of Building Great Teams by Prof. Alex Pentland). As the chief scientist of MIT Media Lab, he is the head of a team who have developed a device that measures team performance through a set of criteria they identified.
To summarize, Professor Pentland says that the PATTERNS of communication are the most critical element for team success. These patterns relate to
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Want to be Happy? Look for the Positive
One of my favorite books is “Positivity” (http://www.amazon.com/Positivity-Top-Notch-Research-Reveals-Change/dp/0307393747) by a leader in positive psychology, Dr. Barbara Frederickson. There is an interesting comment in her book about a ‘positivity ratio’. She claimed it was important for a flourishing life, in my words, your joy and success. In positive psychology ‘flourishing’ basically means being a happy, successful, fulfilled, purpose driven person who enjoys growth and development!
Read more here (http://www.amandagore.com/look-for-the-positive/)
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