In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder We’ve all heard how happy people are healthier, live longer, do better in relationships and have a greater sense of well being.  But, what do you do on those days when you just don’t feel happy?  The answer is: you fake…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder A recent article in Prevention magazine cited research conducted at Yale University which found that being optimistic in middle age increases your life span by 7.5 years.  The reason is that optimistic people are able to minimize the destructive effects of…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder A recent issue of USA TODAY reviewed a book  titled Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You written by former Today show host Deborah Norville.  Ms. Norville said that she always suspected that focusing on the positive…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder No one likes to be micromanaged—even the people doing the micromanaging.  As children, we hated it when our parents looked over out shoulders and as adults we resent it when our bosses do it.  Bosses who micromanage, do so in an…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder When it comes to impacting people’s lives, nothing is more powerful than kindness.  As Albert Schwietzer once said: “Constant kindness can accomplish much.  As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.”  Leo Buscaglia put it…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Helen Gurley Brown once said, “The only thing that separates successful people from those that aren’t is the willingness to work very, very hard.”  In other words, successful people persist–they stay the course in pursuing their goals long after most other…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder If you’re looking for a way to cheer someone up or brighten their day, try writing them a personal letter.  Because of the wide-spread use of electronic communication, people receive far fewer letters than they used to.  When people open their…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder The interesting thing about happiness is that the harder you pursue it, the more it eludes you.  Some people think that if they could just have a certain job, car, house or live in a certain neighborhood, they will be happy. …

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder In 1927, three Harvard professors conducted research at a Western Electric plant in an attempt to find out what caused employee productivity.  They found that the simple act of paying positive attention to employees had the dominant impact on productivity.  Today, 80…

In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–REVVED!–Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s because they care about the people they’re listening to.  They understand that no one wants to listen to what they have to say, but those same people are dying to tell their story to someone who cares.  If you’re willing…