Inspirational

Picture this. On Friday morning you rush to the hospital with a sick child. Your partner is crying and you’re suffering from chronic lack of sleep. You cancel your 11 a.m. consultation with a potential client who’s clearly annoyed. At 4 p.m. you’re supposed to start a brand-new college teaching job. Luckily the doctor gives […]

Improving the performance of a team member is not a one-way street. Your team members will trust and follow you only when they feel you put in an effort to make their life and work-life better. If you remember one thing about this process, let it be this: Your team will always remember how you

Who we are as people, and the skills we accrue, have the potential to be a great determinant of our success in both our personal and professional lives. Research has previously shown that the big five personality traits play a large role in our lives, from influencing career choices to predicting life satisfaction.  Outside of

Let me start by saying a couple of things self-care is not. Self-care isn’t: An excuse to continually be unhealthy. A cheat day every once in a while is fine (encouraged even, because balance), but you can’t use “self-care” to justify poor habitsSpending excess money on yourself that you don’t have. Debt has never done

During the past two decades, coworking spaces have provided companies, entrepreneurs and remote workers with a different way to work—one that’s convenient and flexible, has low overhead and sidesteps many of the challenges of the traditional office setting. These spaces have become an increasingly popular refuge between the distractions inherent at home and the many

When people think about pursuing something, the first thing they normally do is look at their resources to determine whether or not it can be done, which is always a wise thing to do. But where most people fail in this process is taking stock of the wrong things, like money. “How much money do

What are the best meditation retreats in the U.S.? If you search online for beautiful, peaceful and spiritually productive wellness retreats, the breadth of options and opinions may be confusing. Many of the lists you find are created by travel agencies, so we have taken a fresh look at the top meditation retreats around the

Shabnam Mogharabi is one of the co-founders of SoulPancake, the media company that introduced us to Kid President and countless real-life stories intended to build community and generate hope. Mogharabi tells Karen Allen how SoulPancake came to be, why she eventually left her post as CEO and how to find work that aligns with your

Queen Elizabeth II left behind a legion of admirers and mourners when she died September 8 at the age of 96. In what is perhaps the most famous line of succession in the world, her son Charles automatically became king upon her death. However, there was still a clear and detailed succession plan in place

As the Schultes drove in their motor home across the U.S. in 2016, Ali and Patrick told their children they’d be meeting friends once they got to the campground. Ali remembers her daughter Ouest looking up and asking, “How do we have friends everywhere we go?” The only life Ouest had ever known was on