by Lesley Lyle | March, 2016 | self-development
Last year, I posted the following on Facebook as one of my Happy Monday People posts. ‘I’m just killing time…..’ How many times have you heard and used this expression? I think it should be banned from our vocabulary. Those 10 minutes...
by Lesley Lyle | March, 2016 | Education
Simple? Changing the lens, is it really that simple? The idea came to me when I was watching Shawn Anchor’s TED talk, ‘The happy secret to better work’ when he discussed his time at Harvard and how he truly believed that all the students who attended Harvard would...
by Lesley Lyle | March, 2016 | Brain chemicals
Altruism feels good, but a deeper knowledge of the good feeling reveals a core of selfishness. There’s nothing wrong with selfish pleasure in good deeds, but like all pleasures, we’re drawn to seek more of it. You can become so dependent on the good feeling you get...
by Lesley Lyle | March, 2016 | Strengths
A frequent saying from someone with Responsibility is, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” People with responsibility are especially talented at taking psychological ownership for what they say they will do. Managers were asked what their two favorite StrengthsFinder...
by Lesley Lyle | February, 2016 | Clarity is . . .
It’s February. Traditionally here in the northeast part of the United States, it’s frigid, blustery and white. The sun only shines when it wants to. The ground is hard. The ice creeps up at whim, This is also the time of year spent on reflection. Reflection of our...
