Personal Development
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A Silent Retreat at a Monastery Taught Me How to Hold My Space at 52
Three days at a Quebec monastery helped me stop filling every silence and finally learn how to hold space for myself. Here’s what changed.

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Hit a Home Run with a Second Career

Ken Griffey Jr., a 13-time MLB All-Star, transformed his passion for photography into a rewarding second act after retiring from baseball. Career change consultant Joseph Liu shares insights on how...
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My AI Life Coach: How’s ChatGPT as Career Counselor?

It started with a simple request: I typed “roast me” into ChatGPT. Its response poked fun at everything from the fact that I wanted to “freshen up” my web development...
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Teaching John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success to a New Generation

Learn how parents, educators, coaches and employers can teach the building blocks of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success to new generations.
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How to Win the Day

If you’re feeling defeated, motivational speaker James Whittaker wants to help you “win the day.” “Any person in that situation where they just feel like they have no control over...
Speaker James Whittaker entering a stage.

Easy Ways to Boost Your Photography Skills and Benefit Your Business

Now that everyone carries a camera in their pocket, it can feel like we’re all expected to excel at photography. However, like any art form, taking a good photo isn’t...
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What Peonies Can Teach Us About Learning From Those Before You

One writer’s journey to keep her mother’s favorite flowers, peonies, alive in her garden, and the life lessons she gleamed along the way.
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How Personal Growth Counseling Helps with Personal and Professional Success

Discover how personal growth counseling can help you build confidence, overcome obstacles and achieve lasting success in both life and career.
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How Family Travel Rewired Our Lives—and Our Future

As soon as my daughter Ailigh could read, we gave her a job at every airport: get us to the gate. It was our way of teaching her to find...
Megan Padilla and her family

HQ: The Trait That's Just as Valuable as IQ

In a world that’s increasingly dominated by technological advances replacing a human’s personal touch, Shake Shack founder and restaurateur Danny Meyer reminds us that our emotional skills and ability to...
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