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Would you spend $200,000 on something if it didn’t make you happier?  As it turns out, you can invest over $200,000 on a top MBA program these days and while you will on average earn more and have a better network upon graduation, that $200,000 investment does not guarantee you will feel happier. I’m grateful to have attended […]

Mindful Parenting – How to Be Present For Your Children….in Less than Five Minutes a Day! Mindfulness is a conscious choice.  You can choose to reinforce neural pathways that are connected with feeling more happy and relaxed by focusing on the positive in any given situation and by practicing gratitude. Compassion includes a sense of […]

I was recently at the Sundance film festival in Utah with some girlfriends. We spent our days watching movies – inspiring and depressing; drinking red wine; eating pizza; and popping into the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory for a spontaneous candied apple covered in caramel and snickers bars. (Yes, the apple was delicious.  No, I haven’t […]

While some people are skeptical of our intuition, scientists who study the phenomenon say it’s a very real ability that can be identified in lab experiments and visualized on brain scans. Double Vision Human eyesight might seem straightforward: The eye receives images, the brain processes them. But we actually have two vision tracks–one conscious, the […]

Most people would rather sleep walk through life than have to recognize they are not happy. It takes courage to acknowledge that you are not satisfied with your life and that you want to create more happiness and joy. Have you seen the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt? Do […]