Work engagement means being actively involved with impactful work that absorbs attention. Engaging work is important for well-being. Four Cs of work that is meaningful are: • Contribution (impact) – Work that has purpose and makes a difference. • Challenge…
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Goal Skills – Overcoming Obstacles
Progress toward goal achievement can sometimes be blocked by challenges and obstacles. Handling challenges can take courage, creativity, grit, and resilience. Some of the biggest obstacles are the ones that we create ourselves. Here are some ways to flip obstacles…
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Resources For Goals
When setting goals, consider the benefits of achievement and the resources required. The Economy of Goals means that benefits must exceed the cost in order for us to invest the needed resources. Goals are challenging, by definition. We can expect…
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Pathway to Communication
Want to learn valuable communication skills? The twelve TED talks and books by the speaker below guide you along the way. Links to the TED talks (plus more) can be found at the Communication Pathway board at Pinterest. Amazon affiliate…
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Engaging Creativity
A creative mindset can be critical in solving problems, connecting with others, and gaining clarity. To cultivate creativity: • Connect ideas • Really look • Explore • Ask questions • Take time to think • Imagine and inspire ideas •…
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Sources of Strengths
When we know our strengths, we can be our best. Strengths are important for discovering purpose and choosing priorities and goals. Using your strengths for purposeful AIMS adds meaning and satisfaction to life. Below are details about the strengths you…
Delving Into DISC
Personality types can help you gain insight into yourself and others, and match with a compatible career choice. The DISC personality types are: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness. Try the assessment at www.truity.com/test/disc-personality-test to discover your DISC type. The Career…
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Cultivating Courage
Courage is acting despite fear. Mark Twain said, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” When we think about courage, we often think of the physical bravery of firefighters, emergency response teams, and warriors as…
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Personal Development Micro-habits
Micro-habits are small actions with big impact. The following ideas are possibilites for adding growth and meaning with tiny experiments. Download the Personal Development Micro-habits pdf MIND – Learning and growth • Start the morning with a short ritual. •…
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Ikigai as a Pathway to Purpose
Purpose is one of the Four Ps of positive shift that contribute to happiness. The Ikigai diagram illustrates finding the intersection between what you are good at, what you love, what the world needs, and what you can be paid…
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