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Claiming the Empty Spaces: The Importance of Idle Time in a Fast-Forward World

You’re just about to leave for your dentist appointment when you receive a phone call saying the dentist has been called out on emergency and will have to reschedule your appointment. Congratulations! You are the winner of one unexpected free hour! What will you do with your winnings? Answer your email? Return to the project […]

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Take Control of Your Life

Building Better Lives / Tina Asher

Cindy can’t leave her work as an engineer, work that she now finds unfulfilling, because she’ll lose her tenure. Her thought: “I have no control over the system.” John’s co-worker doesn’t take feedback well, so John works at home each night “cleaning up” the co-worker’s projects so their unit will look better. His thought: “I

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Legacy: What Are You Leaving Behind?

Building Better Lives / Tina Asher

Many of us are asking ourselves the question: “What am I here to contribute?” But we can take that question still further: “What is the legacy I want to leave behind when I’m gone?” Leaving a legacy is not just a practice reserved for the wealthy. It’s a common human trait to want to leave

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The Road Ahead: What Will You Do Differently This Year?

Building Better Careers / Tina Asher

Changing the way things are done can bring opportunities for great success. But reactions to change may be fearful and irrational, which can result in failures, a decrease in quality, and a loss of production. When it comes to work and business, it can be tempting to give in to those anxieties by doing what’s

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Beyond Profit: Uniting Business and Life Purpose for Success

Building Better Lives / Tina Asher

Two bricklayers are working alongside one another at a building site. A man walks by and asks one of them what they’re doing. The first bricklayer replies, “I don’t know, and I don’t care. All I do is slap this crummy mortar on these crummy bricks and pile them up in a crummy line.” The

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Claiming the Empty Spaces: The Importance of Idle Time in a Fast-Forward World

Take Control of Your Life

Legacy: What Are You Leaving Behind?

The Road Ahead: What Will You Do Differently This Year?

Beyond Profit: Uniting Business and Life Purpose for Success

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