1 January 2011
Allison read Turn Your Face: How to Be Heard and Get What You Want Most of the Time by Barbara J. Linney. (In fact, you could say she lived it.)
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Entries tagged with: New Year’s Resolutions
Gratitude for Room to Grow
1 January 2013
Allison read Rachel’s A Year in Review blog post about the stack of books in her ‘must review now’ pile and reflected on how helpful it is when important people in our lives give us a little space to work on a challenging goal (or maybe even a resolution).
Tell Me a Story
15 January 2013
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, Allison read some of her favorite excerpts from Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table by Julian Bond and Andrew Lewis and paused to celebrate the power of persuasive speech (as well as a beautifully curated history of the African American Civil Rights movement).
The Secret to New Year’s Resolution Success
31 December 2013
Allison read The Most Important Thing You Can Do In The New Year To Lose Weight, Get Sharper And Live Longer on The Huffington Post this morning and was happy to see another story dedicated to the secret ingredient for success in all aspects of our lives.
Promiscuous Fitness and Other Resolutions
6 January 2015
Allison read How to Find the Right Exercise Routine—and Stick with It! (again) and appreciated three of her favorite things: a good laugh, an efficient way to reinvigorate her workouts, and great advice for making ANY important change.
Resolve to Change for Just One Month
12 January 2016
Allison read How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions by Austin Frakt and appreciated an economist’s very practical approach to achieving New Year’s resolutions (or any goal that matters to you).
Strategies for Making an Effective New Year’s Resolution
3 January 2017
Janie read Gretchen Rubin’s 9 Tips if You’re Making Work-Related New Year’s Resolutions, and found some suggestions to help pursue her goals.
The First Book You Should Read This Year
6 January 2017
Eden read Crucial Conversations and realized how much of what makes conversations difficult happens before we even open our mouths.
Confidence + Creativity
19 December 2017
Eden read Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David Kelley and Tom Kelley and learned that creative confidence isn’t just for “creative types.”
Managing Your Expectations
5 January 2021
Barbara read How to Manage Your New-Year Expectations by Courtney Rubin and was grateful for some practical advice on how to navigate her emotions while continuing to adhere to pandemic restrictions.
