Fifteen Things I Learned in August {2017}

August was a good month for me. It was also a tremendously challenging month. These past four weeks have been a time of emotional and spiritual refinement: I’ve peeled away layers of ...

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Twelve Things I Learned in July {2017}

Inspired by Emily Freeman, I spend time at the end of each month taking stock of what I’ve been learning. It’s mostly trivial things, but some of it is deep, and the simple ...

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Fifteen Fun Facts About America

Happy (early) Independence Day! If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know that I love recognizing holidays with fun “celebration posts.” In the past we’ve celebrated Independence Day with a Fourth of ...

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Fifteen Things I Learned in June {2017}

Our summer is off to a fun and very busy start. Amidst all the activity, I haven’t had much time to step back and process all that has been going on around ...

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Fifteen Things I Learned in May {2017}

I recently listened to a podcast interview with Dan Lerner, a psychologist and strengths-based performance coach who teaches a popular course at NYU called Science of Happiness. In the interview, Lerner mentioned ...

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Nine Things I Learned in April {2017}

April was a great month, but in terms of what I learned it was . . . well, it was kind of weird. As you might have noticed from last Friday’s epic ...

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Sixteen Things I Learned in March {2017}

I blinked and suddenly it was April. When did that happen? I got so carried away with my bookish postings throughout March that the month ended, and I never got around to ...

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Fourteen Things I Learned in February {2017}

It’s been more than three years since I first began a monthly practice of reflecting on what I’ve been learning. I was introduced to the idea by Emily Freeman, who at the ...

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Thirteen Things I Learned in January

We’re coming up on the last few days of January, which means it’s time to reflect on what I’ve learned in the past month. I have to admit, I’m a little nervous ...

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What I Learned in November {2016}

Wow, what a month this has been! If your November was anything like mine, I’m sure it was filled with some great moments, but also plenty of rocky ones; I think we ...

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