A year ago, I was a happy person. I had a wonderful life, and was putting the final touches on a book about practices that contribute to happiness. But then in January of 2022, my world collapsed around me. The…
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Press Play for an Appealing Brand Message
There are four steps for Marketing U – Discover, Define, Design, and Deliver. Step three is about designing marketing materials that reflect brand personality. This includes things like colors, fonts, and graphics, and also an appealing brand message. The following…
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Characteristics of the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types
Myers-Briggs is a popular method to explore personality types. While it lacks in scientific validation, MBTI may be helpful in choosing careers, communication, understanding motivation, and even finding a good match to volunteer oppotunities by Myers-Briggs Type. This post provides…
Improve Communication with Myers-Briggs
The Myers-Briggs personality types are 16 combinations of 8 categories: Extraversion or Introversion – how you gain energy (from people -or- time alone) Judging or Perceiving – how you organize (with order -or- flexibility) Thinking or Feeling – how you…
2022 Calendar to Make Positive Shift Happen
Get ready to make positive shift happen in 2022! View the flipping pdf online, or a 2022 CD Calendar pdf version to download and print for information and inspiration on 12 index size cards that can be displayed in a…
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Positive Shift Happens: the excerpt
Many of the practices shown by research to increase happiness are simple, and most of them are not hard to do. But life is so busy and full of distractions that we often fail to fit the building blocks into…
Scary Screen Reads
With Halloween around the corner, it’s time for horror stories. When it comes to movie adaptations based on books, there are a few available. What’s New From the King of Horror, Stephen King, there are lots of movie adaptations to…
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The Power of a Pause for Positive Shift
Positive shift happens when we practice the building blocks of positive psychology. The first letters of the practices that have been shown by research to increase happiness and well-being, happen to spell BE MEASURING. (although it is not usually important…
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Sharing is Caring
Sharing is the way to create and develop relationships with others and to make a contribution. It is one of the building blocks of positive shift that happen to spell BE MEASURING. • Share simple gifts. Have ideas prepared and…
Know Your Target Audience
A brand is all about communicating in a very targeted way, regardless of whether for a business or on a more personal level. A brand is about getting very clear on purpose, promise, and personality to deliver a consistent position.…
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