Change

Open to Change

Wendy Strgar | Posted 05.30.2012

Wendy Strgar

The only way to open to change is to give up our resistance to it. This letting go is the easiest and hardest thing in the world to accomplish. The power of opening to the present moment and letting things be what they are is a simple act, and in many ways a great relief.

What Did Obama Mean by Change?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.30.2012

Cenk Uygur

Even the most ardent Obama supporter can't in good conscience or sound mental state argue that President Obama has changed the way Washington works. He's just played the game a little better.

The 7 Stages of Graduation Grief

Melanie Deziel | Posted 05.28.2012

Melanie Deziel

I slowly started to realize that this wasn't the death of an identity, but an opportunity to create an entirely new one on my own terms. Finally, as this stage promised, things were looking up.

Change's Darkest Moment

Brian Tolle | Posted 05.24.2012

Brian Tolle

With every significant organizational change effort, there comes a time, usually about six months into the initiative, when the full weight of what is required to make the change happen is painfully apparent to the change agents.

Real Life Lessons from Real Life DoGooders: Don't Get Down, Get Organized

Marc Ozburn | Posted 05.24.2012

Marc Ozburn

This could have just been my individual experience, but the interaction with Occupy Wall Street helped me identify the Occupy movement as a missed opportunity to channel real anger into significant and valuable change.

Align Your Values And Your Life

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.21.2012

Dr. Jim Taylor

"Living your values" means placing greater emphasis on and making a greater commitment to activities, experiences, and people that express those values. It also involves creating balance in your life.

Turning Points in Successful Women's Careers

Adele Scheele | Posted 05.16.2012

Adele Scheele

Some stories are so astonishing that I have to share them to help motivate your own passions. Kim Carter, for example, finished another prison sentence and was left again at the bus stop on Skid Row wondering what she needed to survive this time.

Waiting, Wishing and Blaming: How Is Fear Keeping YOU Stuck?

Jonathan Alpert | Posted 05.16.2012

Jonathan Alpert

People fear change because they fear uncertainty and what they don't know. In fact, fear is the epicenter of all unhappiness. It's what lies behind every problem and is what keeps most people stuck. Change, though, is quite possible.

Fear And The 'Anti-Change Factor'

Guy Finley | Posted 05.10.2012

Guy Finley

It isn't something of which most of us are aware, but we human beings are "marked" with a certain strange feature, and that is: We want to change.

Reinventing Your Life: Changing the World Has to Be Fun

Russell C. Smith | Posted 05.08.2012

Russell C. Smith

Art, design, business, and culture have merged. Experiences and products are all about what someone feels. People act or react, attend or purchase, like or follow because they are drawn toward something.

What to Expect When You're Not Expecting the Unexpected

Laura Rossi Totten | Posted 05.08.2012

Laura Rossi Totten

I believe it's what happens when we are faced with the unexpected -- and are forced to change roles -- that progress can happen.

Straight Rapper Takes On Homophobia (With Some Michael Jackson Mixed In)

Tanene Allison | Posted 05.07.2012

Tanene Allison

When was the last time you heard a rapper start a track quoting Harvey Milk? This video would be the first time that has happened.

Are You Trading Now For Then?

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.04.2012

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

The anxiety of indecision and indecision of anxiety is far more cumbersome to your spirit than the process of revising, reworking, and rebuilding.

The Change You Want To See

Bessie A. Winn-Afeku | Posted 05.04.2012

Bessie A. Winn-Afeku

I wanted to find a creative way to capture the WHY for everyone -- the reason WHY they are the change they want to see. Our "why," or the reason we are the change, is also tied into our purpose on this earth, the reason we were sent here.

5 Tips for Boosting Your Willpower

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 04.28.2012

Christine Carter, PhD

Who among us has not made a plan to get up in the morning and exercise, but then hit snooze one time too many, sleeping through our morning jog?

Rock 'N' Roll Never Forgets

James M. Lynch | Posted 04.27.2012

James M. Lynch

Every generation has a series of songs about not being understood by their parents. When we grow up, we just somehow seem to forget that we were once that misunderstood rock fan.

How To Put An End To 'Self-Sabotage'

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.27.2012

You're frustrated. You feel stuck in a repetitive motion, running at a crazy pace on a hamster wheel-getting nowhere-and perhaps even running the w...

Have You Witnessed the Change?

Valerie Berset-Price | Posted 04.23.2012

Valerie Berset-Price

What is of interest here to note is that for the first time ever, investors have more confidence in a Chinese-owned company than in a European one, which truly puts in perspective how much things have changed in our world economy.

Indulge Yourself

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 04.23.2012

Kathi Sharpe-Ross

Reinventing your life can be exhilarating, rewarding and fun.

The Finer Points of Manifesting Change

Daniel Scott | Posted 04.20.2012

Daniel Scott

If change is vibration, a shift in chords creates another song entire. And if life is vibration as well, there is incredible value in effectively leveraging change to positively affect our lives.

Want To Change Your Life? Don't Get Involved, Get Committed

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

Feelings and thoughts are not changed quickly, and anyone that tells you differently is a huckster. Lasting and meaningful personal change is not like having your oil changed at JiffyLube, as much as we might want it to be.

Habits Are Everything

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 04.20.2012

Christine Carter, PhD

Habits are a critical component of the happiness equation. It is one thing to know what to do to be happy (or to raise happy children, or to create a happy marriage) but it is quite another thing to actually be able to do those things.

Five Ways to Stay Focused During Times of Uncertainty

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.18.2012

Lisa Earle McLeod

You can be productive, happy and successful today, even if you don't know for sure what's going to happen tomorrow.

'My Friends are Leaving me Behind'

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.12.2012

Dr. Irene S. Levine

"I'm scared that we'll lose our bond and drift away from each other like I have done with all my school friends. What do you think I should do?"

It's Time to Rethink and Reshape Our Organizational Cultures

Michele Hunt | Posted 04.12.2012

Michele Hunt

Attracting and retaining the best and the brightest, and achieving extraordinary results is simple; create a great organizational culture -- A Culture For People.