Holiday F Words

Holiday F Words

At holiday gatherings, my family of origin played word games (video games hadn’t been invented yet.) It’s natural, then, that I’d use words to facilitate your fantastic family festivities. Here are a few words related to work, work groups, and celebrations. (Some...
Take a Gratitude Walk

Take a Gratitude Walk

Anyone who knows me, knows that I appreciate a good walk! I am especially happy when I am walking with friends, and also when I am able to walk and collaborate with colleagues by using my phone and earbuds. The benefits of walking are, of course, very well-known. A...
Feeling Grateful With Family and Friends

Feeling Grateful With Family and Friends

Last year at Thanksgiving, I wanted the focus of the meal to be around gratitude. Remembering an exercise I learned in graduate school, I modified it to fit my family and it was a huge success. I am sharing it with you and your family as my gift to you this...
Practicing Gratitude

Practicing Gratitude

“When you’re thankful for what you have; you end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey What do you focus on as you move through your day? Do you wake up to your alarm and think,...
Hacking Your Happiness Chemicals

Hacking Your Happiness Chemicals

All of us need daily doses of each of these happiness chemicals, but how can we get them when we are working? Here are some tips: Dopamine Finish a little task. Keeping track of the things from your to do list that have already been completed can be very powerful....
Widen Your View

Widen Your View

I utilized this thought-provoking video from Procter and Gamble as a discussion starter for a recent D&I workgroup. Take a look: We tend to believe we understand the complete picture, but the assumptions that we make in order to reach our conclusions are often the...
Karen Snyder
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