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What matters most to you? question of the month thriving values Mar 02, 2021

Do you know what your values are? This is a safe space, you can tell the truth. I’ll go first. Up until about a year ago I regularly heard people talk about making “values-based decisions” or saying things like “I put a...

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My Year of Discernment (AKA why I side-hustle) best of discernment personal growth thriving Feb 24, 2021

We’ve been spending our time here on Press Release, digging into the question of the month, musing on time spent as a reflection of our values, and learning how to be a star not a blob. But I want to pause on all of that for a minute and...

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From One Wanderer to Another strengths Feb 16, 2021

We've been talking about Strengths this month on the blog, and I know of no one better to describe the impact of learning about your strengths, than my good friend Meredith (that's her in the photo showing off her adventurous side). ...

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The Path to Stardom personal growth strengths Feb 09, 2021

So you’ve decided to become a star, instead of of a blob. Fantastic! But what exactly is “stardom” and how in fact do you get there?

Patience young Padawan, all shall be revealed.

As a refresher, the premise is this…

If...

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What are you good at? question of the month strengths Feb 02, 2021

If I asked you if you wanted to be a blob, I am certain you would say no. You might even be offended. I’ll admit it’s a bit of a trick question. It’s a metaphor (did you expect anything less from me?), but it’s one that has...

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Filling and Fulfilling positive mindset thriving Jan 26, 2021

I'm very excited to kick off a monthly guest blog spot, with this thoughtful piece about the relationship between food and thriving.  The author, Robyn Kiener, is a nutrition coach and the founder of Robyn's Basket, a meal planning...

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Finding "More Time" personal growth productivity thriving Jan 19, 2021

I really struggled with what to call this blog post. It started out as a funny story about my wrestling match between productivity and “puttering”, about how I love a to do list, but also how important unstructured time is for my...

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Do You Love It Enough To Be Bad At It? best of failure stuff my coach taught me Jan 12, 2021

Like most human beings, the mere thought of failing, especially publicly, at something I care about makes my muscles tense up and my TMJ spring into action.  Bracing for physical or emotional threat is a survival instinct, after all. ...

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What makes you thrive? personal growth question of the month thriving Jan 03, 2021

When I was in college and trying to figure out what do with my life, an advisor gave me the following “assignment”—make a list of all of the things you’ve done in your life that you loved doing, the experiences that have...

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