8 Leadership Skills for Work and Home

8 Leadership Skills for Work and Home

by Michelle Roya Rad We humans need to learn many skills to be able to function most productively in different situations. Learning to be a good and effective leader is one of these skills that can be beneficial both at home while raising children and in the work...
10 Harry Potter Parents, Ranked

10 Harry Potter Parents, Ranked

by Julia Seales Though most of us usually focus on the kids of the Harry Potter series (after all, most of the books take place at Hogwarts, a school for kids), there wouldn’t be such great kids in the HP universe without some pretty wonderful parents. And some of the...
The Answers Are All Around Us

The Answers Are All Around Us

by amandamagee.com Listening to the girls talk about their days at school, I wince at the ongoing drama from their bus rides, I feel the weight of the things one daughter wants to sign up for, and the complete lack of interest another daughter has in anything...
TED Talks – The happy secret to better work

TED Talks – The happy secret to better work

The happy secret to better work We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more...
TED Talks – Everyday Leadership

TED Talks – Everyday Leadership

Everyday Leadership We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.
What Are You Grateful For?

What Are You Grateful For?

by Katherine Schulten We’ve asked this question before, but seemingly every year there is new scientific research showing that being grateful is good for you. According to this article, choosing to be grateful can actually make you happier. For many people, gratitude...