Part of the recovery process is similar to how we overcome setbacks. Recently, Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast and western North Carolina is still in recovery from Helene. Some areas in more remote areas of the western NC mountains will be in recovery for the foreseeable future. I was in Boone, NC […]
Mindset
3 Strategies to Keep You Motivated in the New Year
Staying motivated in our “new” normal requires successful strategies. Prior to the pandemic, our lives were fairly predictable – from how we ran our personal lives to how we worked. Our world became upended early on during the pandemic from not knowing the ramifications of the virus, to how long we were going to have […]
Gratitude: Don’t Underestimate This Communication Superpower
I like to think of gratitude as a communication superpower. You might be familiar with research that touts the benefits of cultivating a gratitude habit: higher levels of happiness and well-being, less stress, and greater resilience. Gratitude is a positive communications practice that not only improves my own well-being, but the well-being of others. Here […]