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​Drumming your fingers against your leg. Twirling your hair around your fingers. Biting your nails. Eating a candy bar in[...]

​I recently bought the smaller of two bags of potato chips, even though they were pretty close in price. The[...]

​What choices have you made today? And which ones have you ignored? ​Do you often feel you have very few[...]

​How well do you listen? If you're like most people, you don't listen very well at all. Much of the[...]

​​Are you having any fun today? If not, why not? ​​Play is important. It eases our stress and ​actually improves[...]

​I had a great conversation with Neika Smessaert about the importance of understanding your own personality traits and those of[...]

​​​April Kung, DVM, talked with me about dedication—specifically how pursuing resilience skills requires the same kind of focus and dedication[...]

​How flexible are you? I'm not talking about yoga or your physical flexibility.​How flexible are you in terms of examining[...]

Peter Smith, CEO & president of AMERICAN SYSTEMS​Accountability can be a bit of a corporate buzzword these days. What does[...]

​​Jennifer Blossom, OTD, OTR joined me to talk about nurturing, which is not something most of us think about in a[...]

​How resourceful are you? After Hurricane Harvey, a photo went viral of a dog named Otis carrying a large bag[...]

Problem-solving requires objectivity, curiosity, and creativity. Traffic is one of the biggest problems we face each day. When just getting[...]

​Dr. Patricia McConnell has spent her life studying her two favorite species: people and dogs. I invited her to come[...]

Persuasion is really about teamwork. It starts with demonstrating value, showing the other person how your idea, product, or service[...]

​​Enthusiasm creates energy and motivation. Dogs are excellent at showing enthusiasm, but people frequently feel the need to hold back[...]

​There's an important distinction to be made between consent and compliance. There are many ways to coerce people into doing[...]