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Your New Portfolio Management Practice

August 16, 2024

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The Portfolio Manager’s Mini Wiki

August 15, 2024

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Emotions: The Suggestions to Move Your Mouth and Muscles (and the Parts that Help You do Just That)

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Connecting the Dots from Strategy to Tactics to Ops [Graphics]

April 9, 2024

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The Habit Loop and Your Inner Team: Navigating Change with Your Personality Parts

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Unlocking Cognitive Potential: Practical Strategies for Enhancing Executive Functions at Any Age

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Inner Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

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The GREEN, YELLOW, and RED Rooms of The DiSC DiSCO

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Want X-Ray Vision? Step 1: Learn Polyvagal Theory

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Musings on Source, Spirit, Self Energy, Soul, and Parts?

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Memory Research and Terminal Lucidity Illuminate Nonlocal Mind Theories

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What is Superconscious Leadership? [Video]

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Coaching with G.R.A.C.E. (TiQi Version)

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Preventing Burnout and ‘Quiet Quitting’ by Being a ‘Guardian for Goodness’

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Holistic Wellness: What is ‘Traction’ Across all 8 Dimensions of Wellness?

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Near-Death Experience Minus the Death: Discover Nondual Meditation

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Podcast Episode 43: Smash Your Way to Emotional Freedom… My Catchup Call with Shana

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Looking Below the Surface: Applying the Will/Skill Matrix with Compassion

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Podcast Episode 42: Akashic Wisdom for Bold Living with Jeni Holla

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Exaptation: The Evolutionary Strategy for Business Survival and Success

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Beyond Ticking Boxes: How TiQi Leaders Embody Trust

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The Power of Transliminality in Leadership

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Teaching Your Team to Tune Into Polyvagal States… with the Feather-O-Meter 🟢🟡🔴

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Elevate Your Team: Unlocking Higher Mind Leadership

September 24, 2023

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Cultivating an Interconnected Team Culture

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Find Calm in a Single Sigh: The Science Behind a Simple Stress Reliever

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What’s Your Love Mission?

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Why Leaders Need to Embrace Downtime: The Science Behind Work Breaks

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Podcast Episode 41: Face Your Dragon with Brad Axelrad

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The Mysterious Connection: Organ Transplants, Consciousness, and the Unexplained

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The Mind Unbound: Neuroscience, Quantum Physics and Nonlocal Consciousness

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The Serious Need for Silliness: Bringing More Humor, Play, and Joy to Work

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Podcast Episode 40: Getting Psyched Up with Master Hypnotist Jodie Solberg, CHT, CPRT

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Imposter Syndrome: What’s Up With the Internal Fam?

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What’s Up with PMI’s PMP Contingency Reserves Circa 2023?

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Havening for the Other: ‘Flip it to Test it’ then Address it!

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Why We Need to Rethink Saying ‘Emotional Hijack,’ And Talk Embodied EQ ❤️

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The (Superconscious) Accountability Ladder

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Courage: Making a Distinction Between Psyche-driven Courage and Your Quantum Self’s Innate Courage

July 23, 2023

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Neuro-backed Musings on Quantum Change Experiences

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The Neuroscience of Fast and Slow Learning

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Podcast Episode 39: Spiritual Sidekicks: Growth, Friendship, & Soulful Explorations (with Shana Auguste & Jessika Jake)

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Now that’s a Bright Idea… Edison-esque Insight Generation with Kata Coaching + Havening Techniques

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Personality Clashes: How to Coach Your Coachee on Applying DiSC to Improve a Work Relationship

June 18, 2023

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Beyond CBT: Unpacking Thought Errors as Helpful Shortcuts and When to Dig Deeper

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A Special Feature of the Biological Spacesuit: Neuroception

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Well That’s Some Trippy Physics You’ve Got There

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What’s in Play Here? DiSC Style or a Nervous System Adaptation? Or…. ?

June 14, 2023

Pets Think, Play, Create

My Dogs Gave ChatGPT Their Own Prompts…

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Iffirmations: $, Astral, Lucid Dreaming, and Mediumship

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Podcast Episode 38: LOL-ing with Gelotologist Barry Taylor

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Podcast Episode 37: Friendship Forward: 2 Solopreneurs Share Their Soulful Adventures

May 31, 2023

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Where Do Emotions Come From?

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My Robot Can’t Comprehend IFS

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The Feather-O-Meter (Fun with Polyvagal Theory)

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EGOs are the Helpers [Part 2]

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Podcast Episode 36: Dialoging with Your Brain with Carol Robertson PhD

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The 4 R’s of the Trauma-Informed Approach

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An Intro to Classic DiSC

May 18, 2023

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Portfolio Management Scenarios – What would you do? [Set 1]

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Body Physiology, Brainwaves, and Spiritual Connection

May 11, 2023

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Podcast Episode 35: Leading with Love: Honoring Truth & Accepting Differences with Shana Auguste

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Define Team Ground Rules

April 23, 2023

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Engage & Support Virtual Teams

April 23, 2023

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PMP + Host Leadership Mashup: Be a Diligent, Respectful and Caring Steward

April 1, 2023

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Host Leader: The Space Creator Role

April 1, 2023

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Buidling a Shared Understanding @ Work

March 11, 2023

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Podcast Episode 34: What’s Your F Type? And the Clutter it Creates with Tonia Cordi

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Podcast Episode 33: We’re More Than Our “Earth Suits” with Violeta Donawa, LMSW, MA, ADS

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Collaborating with Stakeholders… And… Do Dogs Influence Your Project Work?

February 20, 2023

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Podcast Episode 32: Exploring the Extraordinary with Betty Guadagno

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Business Acumen: Connecting the Dots [Doodles]

January 18, 2023

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Pretending the Invisible is Visible

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PMP Skills+ Negotiating Project Agreements

January 15, 2023

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Why Use a Project Charter?

January 12, 2023

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Managing Impediments, Obstacles, and Blockers

January 11, 2023

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Leading with Emotional Intelligence

December 19, 2022

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PMP Skills+ Team Building

December 16, 2022

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PMP Skills+ Team Training

December 5, 2022

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Manage that Remote Team Like the Badass You Are!

November 30, 2022

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Project Success: Empower team members and stakeholders

November 26, 2022

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5 Keys to Supporting Team Performance

November 23, 2022

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Beyond Self-Actualization: A Guide to Implementing Maslow’s Self-Transcendence in Team Management

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Janelle Shane on the Realities of Artificial Intelligence

November 18, 2022

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What Lights You Up? Intrinsic Motivation Self-Assessment [PDF]

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Get Better (and Betterer) at Leading Your Team

November 5, 2022

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Get Better (and Betterer) at Managing Conflict

October 28, 2022

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Lead (the) Well: Connecting the Dots from Business Acumen to Individual Values and Purpose

October 25, 2022

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Getting Better (and Betterer) at Time Management

October 18, 2022

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Podcast Episode 31: Author Vincent Todd Tolman Shares His Amazing Near Death Experience

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Click to Explore: iVCP… Move from “Invisible” to “Profitable”

October 6, 2022

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Podcast Episode 30: Would You Like a Side of Healing with Your Professional Training? Engineer Sachin Karve Shares How He Became a Quantum Healer and How Maybe You Can Too!

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What Phrases Have Scared You Off From Being a Spiritual Adventurer?

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Why I don’t say “Higher Self” or “Higher Source”

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Unleashing Potential: The Power of ‘Not Yet’ and the Growth Mindset in Leadership

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The Fundamentals of Change Management

August 18, 2022

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Daniel Levitin on Reenvisioning the Aging Process

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SQ Pocket Coach – 1st Use Ever

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A Quickie Guide to Empathy at Work

July 18, 2022

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KSA Matrix

July 17, 2022

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Get Better (and Betterer) at Customer Service

June 14, 2022

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Free Project Charter Template (The PMI, PMP Way)

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Developing a Growth Mindset

May 18, 2022

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Quickie Guide to Negotiation and Persuasion

April 18, 2022

Be Lead Well Spiritual Adventures

When ‘Ego is the Enemy’ becomes ‘Egos [plural] are the Helpers’… [PART 1]

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Art & Magik #9: Write That Poem… and… Untangling Overwhelm

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Mindstuff <3

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You May Have Heard of NDE’s but Have You Heard of SDE’s / SCE’s?

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Getting Started with Lucid Dreaming

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5 Benefits of Lucid Dreaming

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Intro to Host Leadership

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PM Microcourse: Project Schedule Management

March 18, 2022

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Podcast Episode 29: Invite Art into Your Life with Jillian Prause

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Art & Magik #8: Philosophical Doodles…The Tao Verse 2

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5 Keys to Manage Project Scope

February 18, 2022

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Art & Magik #7: Digital Tracing

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Art & Magik #6: Shrinky Dinks

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Art & Magik #5: Early Morning Philosophical Doodles

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Art & Magik #4: Paint What You Love

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How I Escaped Ever-Stressed Mode: 7 Easy (and Fun) Tips

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Coaching Myth Busted: Your Emotions Only Come from Your Thoughts

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Episode 28: How Do You Know if Your Job is Working for You? with Becca Ribbing

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Art & Magik #3: Calming Mandala Art [DIY and PDF Options]

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Art and Magik #2: Find Your Flow

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Art and Magik #1: Exploring What-ness and Who-ness

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Stakeholder Matrix [PDF]

December 19, 2021

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Episode 27: Befriending Your Inner Ladder with Sarah Chopra, Naturopath

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Episode 26: A Different Take on the Victim Mindset with Justin Martin

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Episode 25: All Parts Are Welcome with IFS Guide

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Episode 24: Getting to Know Your Parts with Michael Forlenza

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Episode 23: Australia’s Leading Doctor Coach Shares her Work and Tips, Featuring Sharee Johnson

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Episode 22: How to Get From Hope to Happiness with Dr Ruth Mary Allan

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5 Tips to get Started on Connecting With Purpose

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How to Brush Your Chihuahua’s Teeth (Great for Pomeranians and other small dogs as well)

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Adjustable Fill Pillows are a Thing, and, Um… Why Aren’t we Napping?

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Well, Call me an Insta-Fan… Douglas Noll a.k.a. How to be Better at De-escalating!

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Putting the You in Universal Values

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Be Better at Helping and Supporting Others

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EBT App Review & More!

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Episode 21: Embracing Honor with Pastor Greg Hendricks

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Episode 20: Talking Badassery and Such During Quarantine

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Episode 19: The LAUGH Model for Escaping Ever-Stressed Mode

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Project Quality Metrics and Exception Plans

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Episode 18: Turning Troubles into Triumph

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Your Company has a Mindset… Is it a Good One?

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Episode 17: Find Your Joy-Flow with Mary Kay Morrison

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Why You Shouldn’t Settle When it Comes to Work

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Get “CLASSY” in Conflict

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The 5 Emotional Intelligence Factors that Impact Your Health!

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The Tolls of Emotional Labor & How to Help Yourself

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The Preparatory Set – A Flash Mob Under the Hoodie

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What Are the 8 Dimensions of Wellness?

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Update from Jes, Re: The Barker

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How F*ed Am I? Take the Workplace Toxicity Quiz

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Episode 16: Importance of Self-Care & Daily Habits with Nikki Buckstead

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Taking a Peek “Under” Our Emotions (and “The Long List of Limiting Beliefs” audio and text)

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Episode 15: Enhance Your Inner & Outer Flow with Acupuncturist Julie Bear Don’t Walk

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Episode 14: Better Relationships for Betterer Wellbeing with Kate Dreyfus

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Episode 13: The Art and Science of Transformation with Michael Sapiro

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Episode 12: Be a Versatile Communicator with Holly Slone O’Donnell

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Episode 11: Take Consistent Repeated Action with Confidence Coach Cornelius Simon

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Episode 10: Get Comfortable in the Uncomfortable with Liana Vizcarrondo

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Is Your Workplace Compassionate or Callous? 23 Question Quiz!

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Episode 9: Put Yourself on Your Schedule with Ethan Freckleton

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Episode 8: Manage Your Thoughts with Aneesh Chaudhry

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Episode 7: Perfectly Imperfect with Lainie Ishbia

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BE WHAT?

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Episode 6: East Real Food with Katie Farina

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Episode 5: Check Yourself with Jen Polite

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How I Lost 50 Pounds (Plot Twist: Diets Don’t Work)

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Episode 3: Find Your North Star with Arthur Woods

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LaughBox – Interview with Jessika Jake

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Episode 2: Find Your Stern Librarian with Jerin Jones

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That Time I was a Total A**hole in Yoga Class

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Eazl Livestream – Trends in Wellness with Jessika Jake

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Behind the Meme: Choose Kindness

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Workplace Toxicity Quiz

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“Do One Thing That Scares You Everyday” Why should I? And What Exactly Should I Do?

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Self-Care Check-In to Download & Color!

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That Time I Almost Got a Remote Control For My Tongue… but Then Got Hypnotized Instead

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How an “Opposite Action” Can Make Things Better

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The Playful Ritual Challenge – Take it!

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The Art of Phrasing – 9 Thought Shifts to Try on for Size

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Now Try This: Make Some Music

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You Can’t Petfool Me!

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2017 Summer Wellness Bucket List

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7 Signs You’re Burning Out

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5 Tips for Sticking with Your Goals

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3 Tips to Squash Compassionately Address Those “Sticky” Negative Thought Patterns

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Our Epic Review of Casper: Buy One

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Cause I’m Happy… The Happiness Prescription

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Life’s “Second Act”

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Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There!

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Now Try This: Office Selfcare

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What is a Microbiome & Why Should I Care?

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What’s the Difference Between Meditation and Mindfulness?

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Mindful Mornings or Coffee & Contemplation?

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Time’s The Science of Exercise – Highlights (Part 1)

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Wellness Design Sprints

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To Fluff or Not to Fluff?

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Strike a Power Pose – 9 Poses to Try Today

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Now Try This: Laugh Your Way to Health

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What’s the Difference Between Matcha and Mate?

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Quick Zucchini Pasta

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Passive vs Aggressive vs Assertive

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No, It’s Not A Personality Clash – The Difference Between “Personality” and Aggressive Behavior

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The Art of Phrasing – 9 Thought Shifts to Try on for Size

by Jessika Jake

Cognitive reframing involves identifying and then changing the way you look at a situation, based on “reframing” a thought. It’s about shifting your perspective to see things in a new,

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You Can’t Petfool Me!

by Jessika Jake

I had a friend who kept telling me to watch Petfooled, watch Petfooled, did you watch it yet?… watch Petfooled. Naturally, I ended up doing just that, and I highly

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7 Signs You’re Burning Out

by Megan Wasserman

In the age of seemingly unattainable wellness and constant connectivity, with people loading their schedule with 5am workouts, 12-16 hour workdays, healthy cooking, moderate coffee consumption, and a plethora of

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5 Tips for Sticking with Your Goals

by Megan Wasserman

Have you ever noticed that we Westerners are obsessed with setting goals? If you’re not making six-figures, you should be. If your scale is tipping over 115 lbs, you better

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3 Tips to Squash Compassionately Address Those “Sticky” Negative Thought Patterns

by Jessika Jake

As with all content on this site, these ideas are meant for personal development and wellness and not intended to be a substitute for getting professional guidance and help. 2021

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Our Epic Review of Casper: Buy One

by Jessika Jake

June 2016: My daughter recently bought a Casper California King and a pillow. When I visited a week or so ago, she told me I needed to get one. I said:

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Cause I’m Happy… The Happiness Prescription

by Jessika Jake

Here’s a great video on the importance of happiness! In prescribing happiness, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is not talking about indulgence and hedonism. He is talking about fulfillment, purpose, connectedness,

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Life’s “Second Act”

by Jessika Jake

Looking for novel wellness inspiration? Well, my dear readers, you need not look further than Netflix. In particular, set your eyes and ears towards It’s Always Sunny, Season 7, Episode 1,

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