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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

The crowd cheered wildly as a giant red heart covered in glitter and gold moved confidently across The Masked Singer stage. No one knew whose sparkly red leggings were popping out from under the Queen of Hearts costume. But the voice inside commanded the room, transforming Sia’s “Bird Set Free”

5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

What are long-term financial goals and why are they important? Long-term financial goals are your money objectives that will take more than a few years to achieve. Your long-term goals are an important aspect of your financial health. These goals provide motivation, direction and discipline when managing your finances. In

How to Use ChatGPT: Working With Generative AI

To call ChatGPT a large language model (LLM) chatbot barely describes its vast importance as a marketing, communications and PR tool. Its generative AI model is not a panacea that will replace humans on your creative team. Rather, ChatGPT serves as a robust tool that can increase personal and team

4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

Nearly half of Americans have three friends or fewer, according to a May 2021 study from the Survey Center on American Life. Americans also report “having fewer close friendships than they once did, talking to their friends less often, and relying less on their friends for personal support.” Although the

The Love Languages at Work: The 5 Languages of Appreciation

He wants to hold your hand, but you want to talk. You want a hug at the end of a terrible day, but he wants to go on an adventure. Not being in sync with your partner can feel like relationship doom, but  there could be a simple fix with

Athlete Diana Flores Empowers Millions of Young Girls Through Flag Football

Diana Flores moves so quickly you could miss her—but that would be a mistake. Flores is the captain and quarterback of the Mexico National Flag Football team, and the sport’s global ambassador in partnership with the NFL and the International Federation of American Football. She’s competed in several national and

How to Make a Vision Board to Kick-Start Your Goal Setting

Simply put, a vision board is a collection or collage of images, words, pictures and symbols that are meant to serve as inspiration to you. Think of it as a visual representation of the things that are important to you—your goals and dreams that you want to achieve in life.

Taking the DiSC Assessment Can Make Teams More Effective

What does Wonder Woman have in common with a personality assessment tool that helps teams work more effectively? They’re both the creations of American psychologist William Moulton Marston, who also invented an early version of the polygraph. His 1920s book Emotions of Normal People laid the groundwork for the DiSC

How to Deftly Handle Conflict With Your Boss

Conflict fuels drama. Think about it: Would we be as captivated by the story of Romeo and Juliet (or by The Real Housewives, for that matter) without the family feuds, fractured friendships and forbidden love? But unlike these often-entertaining escapes, knowing how to handle conflict with your boss can have

Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

The crowd cheered wildly as a giant red heart covered in glitter and gold moved confidently across The Masked Singer stage. No one knew whose sparkly red leggings were popping out from under the Queen of Hearts costume. But the voice inside commanded the room, transforming Sia’s “Bird Set Free”

5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

What are long-term financial goals and why are they important? Long-term financial goals are your money objectives that will take more than a few years to achieve. Your long-term goals are an important aspect of your financial health. These goals provide motivation, direction and discipline when managing your finances. In

How to Use ChatGPT: Working With Generative AI

To call ChatGPT a large language model (LLM) chatbot barely describes its vast importance as a marketing, communications and PR tool. Its generative AI model is not a panacea that will replace humans on your creative team. Rather, ChatGPT serves as a robust tool that can increase personal and team

4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

Nearly half of Americans have three friends or fewer, according to a May 2021 study from the Survey Center on American Life. Americans also report “having fewer close friendships than they once did, talking to their friends less often, and relying less on their friends for personal support.” Although the

The Love Languages at Work: The 5 Languages of Appreciation

He wants to hold your hand, but you want to talk. You want a hug at the end of a terrible day, but he wants to go on an adventure. Not being in sync with your partner can feel like relationship doom, but  there could be a simple fix with

Athlete Diana Flores Empowers Millions of Young Girls Through Flag Football

Diana Flores moves so quickly you could miss her—but that would be a mistake. Flores is the captain and quarterback of the Mexico National Flag Football team, and the sport’s global ambassador in partnership with the NFL and the International Federation of American Football. She’s competed in several national and

How to Make a Vision Board to Kick-Start Your Goal Setting

Simply put, a vision board is a collection or collage of images, words, pictures and symbols that are meant to serve as inspiration to you. Think of it as a visual representation of the things that are important to you—your goals and dreams that you want to achieve in life.

Taking the DiSC Assessment Can Make Teams More Effective

What does Wonder Woman have in common with a personality assessment tool that helps teams work more effectively? They’re both the creations of American psychologist William Moulton Marston, who also invented an early version of the polygraph. His 1920s book Emotions of Normal People laid the groundwork for the DiSC

How to Deftly Handle Conflict With Your Boss

Conflict fuels drama. Think about it: Would we be as captivated by the story of Romeo and Juliet (or by The Real Housewives, for that matter) without the family feuds, fractured friendships and forbidden love? But unlike these often-entertaining escapes, knowing how to handle conflict with your boss can have