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I remember the look in his eyes when I asked one pointed question. ? Surprise, excitement, and RELIEF! He was the regional manager at a growing and well-respected mortgage company. And despite having a team, he was feeling snowed under. ? “What if you were ONLY allowed to work 2 hours a day?” I asked. […]

Let’s talk about one of my FAVORITE things: Nature! There’s this amazing thing called “Attention Restoration Theory” (ART) was proposed by two researchers, Rachel and Stephen Kaplan. The Kaplans discuss four ways we can restore ourselves by being out in Nature. They happen one at a time, over three hours…or better yet, over three days. […]

Author Daniel Pink conducted a “World Regret Survey” during the early part of the pandemic. Some of the universal themes? Not pursuing higher education (on not taking it seriously enough) Turning down opportunities to travel Missing final chances to connect with loved ones Not ending a bad marriage Pink suggests we tend to regret the […]

My friend Barrie Barton has written a book to accompany her AMAZING work as a speech coach through Stand and Deliver Asheville (Stand and Deliver Asheville | Public Speaking and Communication Training). In addition to her groundbreaking Stand and Deliver Asheville training programs, Barton is the Executive Director of TEDx Asheville and Artistic Director of […]

I am in the home stretch of my 6-month Forest Therapy Certification through the ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs). The final call is next week. As one of our last projects, we were tasked with doing a “Harvest” and I was really stuck on what to do. Today I realized […]

“We imbue our things with meaning, but that meaning rests in us, not in the things themselves.” ~ Patti Digh So often, I see people pursuing goals that include expensive things… “If I could just afford the beach house…”“That new Mercedes will make me so happy…”“If I could just reach that next $5M…” When we […]