In college, there was a class where we read a book called How Starbucks Saved My Life. It is about an executive who is knocked down and unable to find work. He eventually finds a job at Starbucks and slowly finds his life and luck turn back around. As I look back on that time …
This guest post is written for the Toward Greater Things blog, by Victoria Davenport, TheMaineIdeas.com You may be thinking: “It’s easier said than done, right? You can’t really change your entire life by thinking differently … or can you?” The amazingly short answer is: Yes, you can change your reality by thinking with a new perspective. …
Day 3: It’s All About Perspective dives into a social psychology term called Fundamental Attribution Error. This is an automatic wiring of our brains that causes us to attribute our own behavior to external factors and others behaviors to internal. This frequently results in judgement and perceptions against others that are singular in scope …
Welcome to Day 2 of It’s All About Perspective! Today we dive into the statement of: “Perception is Reality” and the truth (and non-truth) that come along with it. In many ways, perceptions of others can change and affect our lives. As both the giver and receiver of reality, it is important to be …
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It’s All About Perspective is the learning theme this week. Perspective is defined as an attitude toward something or a point of view. Perspective impacts almost everything in our life, whether we realize it or not. Join us on a 5 day journey into how this single concept influences our thinking, behavior, and beliefs on …
Remember a couple articles ago when we talked about how growth is really tough? Well that message has continued to sit with me and last week, I saw someone start a practice that I felt was worth spreading – so now I’m sharing it with you! One of the practices that I feel is critically …
I was presenting at a high school a few months ago and had one of the students ask the question, “When do you know when it’s time to let a friend – a good friend – go?” This thought resonated with me, as I have had the same question come up quite a few times …
I have been a quote person for as long as I can remember. The first website I was obsessed with as a teenager was firehotquotes.com and I would print off pages and pages of quotes that I would then read to myself every day. I have always taken the “learn through others” approach to heart …
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Growth can be tough! Healing, intentionally moving toward your dreams, venturing into the unknown – well, sometimes it means our insides come out and everything changes. I have the You are a BADASS page-a-day calendar and they also said it well: “Growth ain’t for weenies, but it’s nowhere near as painful as living the life …
There was this book I read in graduate school called Six Thinking Hats. It is about the idea to have people intentionally wear different ‘hats’ to play out different helpful roles during important meetings, discussions, etc. I loved this concept – temporarily trying on a role or part for the sake of greater learning. What …
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