Help for Holiday Stress
1 December 2015
Allison read The show must go on. But at what cost? by Brené Brown and was grateful for another installment of Brown's practical wisdom (and vulnerability).
What We're Reading Now
What William Knows Part II
24 November 2015
Allison asked her eight-year old nephew, William, for more life advice. (They started this tradition last Thanksgiving, and they’ve decided to do it every year for as long as William feels he still has something to say.)
Read This the Next Time You’re Having a Bad Day
17 November 2015
Allison read How to Turn a Bad Day Around by Amy Gallo on HBR.org and nodded her head as Gallo explained some important happiness best practices by Shawn Achor and other experts.
Making Difficult Conversations More Manageable
10 November 2015
Allison read How to Make Sure You’re Heard in a Difficult Conversation by Amy Gallo on HBR.org and appreciated her practical tips on what to do when a conversation gets heated.
Let “The Reckoning, The Rumble, and The Revolution” Start Now
3 November 2015
Barbara read Brené Brown’s newest book, Rising Strong, and learned that if you take risks like Brown recommended in her first two books, The Gifts of Imperfection and Daring Greatly, you will sometimes fall on your face. This book describes how to learn a lesson from the failure, get back up, and try again.
