There is a small nuance in language that I often find myself chiming in on when I see a need to do so. At first, the adjustment seems and sounds small. But in

Note: This is a guest post from Joe Darago, Executive Director of The Hope Effect, and a friend of mine for over 30 years. I come from a big family—five sisters and me—filling every

We live in a world filled with empty consumeristic promises. To get the girl, buy this cologne. To be the life of the party, get this television. To impress your friends, buy this watch. To turn heads,

Never underestimate the importance of removing stuff you don’t need. Encouragement provides us with motivation. It invites us to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs us to work diligently with optimism

Introduction You’re deep in thought working on an important presentation when your boss interrupts with an “urgent” request. Twenty minutes later, when you return to your presentation, your mind feels scattered and unfocused. You

Introduction It’s 3 PM on a Tuesday. You’ve crushed three back-to-back meetings, cleared 47 emails from your inbox, and somehow still have half your to-do list glaring at you from your second monitor. But

TL;DR: Living means having needs. And having needs means there’s always a gap between “how things are” and “how we want them to be.” Closing those gaps? That’s literally problem-solving. You’re hungry, so

You set the goal with genuine excitement. This time would be different. You downloaded the app, bought the planner, told everyone about your intentions. Two months later, the app sends notifications you ignore,