It can be challenging to put your feelings into words, especially emotionally complex feelings. And if you can’t accurately or comfortably describe them, how are you supposed to manage your feelings? Understanding your emotions, their triggers, how they affect you, and how to manage them healthily and effectively are behaviors everyone should strive to improve.…
Are you looking for a poem for a good friend of yours? Maybe you combed through stacks of greeting cards with pithy friendship sentiments, but you’ve yet to find a poem that does your grateful heart justice. Next, you sit with a blank page, ready to put your own thoughts into words. But the words…
So you’ve been dating a guy for a while now, and you’re ready to take things to the next level. What do you mean, Adam? Like, going for drinks and dinner? Watching The Notebook? Sending out a holiday postcard of you wearing matching onesies? Close. I’m talking about DTR: Defining The Relationship. But how do…
I was in the back seat of a yellow taxi gripping my mother’s hand like a 5-year-old, scared and hoping her mommy would make it all right. But in fact I was 28 years old, still scared and hoping my mommy would make it all right. We were coming home from UCSF hospital, and I was in…
In with the new… As the “boomers” reach retirement age and decide to call it a career, Gen Z enters the workforce in great numbers. At first glance, this is neither a surprise nor something that would call for special preparation. After all, this transition has occurred since the days of our ancestors, when the…
As the world opens up again, many organizations -either through new hybrid models or time-honored office work- seek to bring back remote employees. On the other hand, employees working from home feel that they finally ‘own’ their time. As they leave behind the comfort zones created for themselves while working from home, going back to…
“Growth mindset” seems to be a phrase on every business leader’s mind these days, popping up everywhere from Twitter feeds to official management initiatives. But despite its ubiquitousness, it seems that a lot of people misunderstand the true meaning of a growth mindset, and what growth mindset in business means. Growth Mindset in Business Author…
Measure impact in the soul, not the scale. The business world is so focused on metrics and scale, but true impact can be in all the little moments of human connection with co-workers, strangers, or the homeless woman you pass on your commute to work every day. Have you ever noticed how often we equate success…
Every person has light within them. Every person can create change and make a positive impact on their community and the world. And change is needed more than ever. That’s why Thrive Global has partnered with Points of Light on a special section, launching today, called Civic Engagement and Social Change. It will include stories…
Healthcare is a complex machine. With each passing year, it appears to get even more complicated. There’s an ever-increasing need to balance quality and cost between technology and humanity. These are competing needs, which are usually critical to healthcare delivery, as care professionals are faced with the often overwhelming paperwork and the need for hands-on…
