// Being happy. Such a simple concept. But for many, this concept gets trickier as we get older. We’ve written previously about happiness; it’s a topic that’s always in the news. Below are some more relatively recent happiness-related items that have caught my eye. Where You Live Is Important for Happiness A couple of...
// These days, I love to work out. And I work out almost every day. Now, the important word in the previous sentence is “almost.” Rest is so important when it comes to working out and growing physically stronger. In fact, only when we rest, can our muscles grow stronger. Plus, without rest days,...
// When was the last time you asked yourself this question? Has someone else asked you this question? Did you have an answer? I often ask a very similar question to the students that I see: “What is your purpose?”, or “What is your ambition?” These questions can sometimes turn into an existential discussion...
// I’ve always had heroes growing up. From fictional characters when I was a kid, to real people, like my dad, heroes always served as sources of wonder and inspiration. These days, I don’t have heroes per se (except for my dad, who’ll always be one to me). Instead, the “hero” connotation has evolved...
// A colleague of mine had her retirement dinner and celebration last week. After quickly reviewing some dates, I realize that she started working at the college just as I was starting high school. She is a career planning advocate, and we’ve bounced a lot of ideas off of each other as we’ve both...
// Congratulations to those of you who will be ending the spring term and going on to summer internships. This is an exciting time as this may be your first experience working in your desired field. While gaining an internship is a great start to your career, there is still much ahead of you....
// In my career planning class last week, I showed the Randy Pausch video clip from when he was on Oprah. As this academic quarter comes to a close, I wanted to revisit the question that I had asked the students at the beginning of the quarter about what inspires them, about what motivates...
// I was in a funk recently that I finally managed to get out of. During that unfortunate period which lasted about a month, the “down” moments seemed to outnumber the “up” moments both at work and with life outside of work. Coincidentally, while showing a PowerPoint presentation in class this week, the contents...
// What prevents you from doing what you really want to do? Oftentimes, we think the answer is not enough time. And yes, with work and/or school keeping us busy for most of the day, it often seems like we don’t have time for what we really want to do, be it: hobbies exercise...
