Having emotions is one of the incredible wonders of the human experience. And as most cases would have it, you often can’t have the good without the bad. We all experience a varying range of emotions. Yet, some of us tend to manage them better than others, and this all comes down to your emotional…
If you’re a bookworm, you might take a book with you on your vacation—but what if you had a whole vacation centered around reading? That’s the premise of reading retreats, which have popped up all over the world in the past few years. Reading retreats usually consist of 15–20 people who get together, usually at…
When planning a vacation, some people are content to sit on the beach for a week, while others want to give back to the communities they visit. Combining volunteer work with a vacation, sometimes called “voluntourism,” is growing in popularity, expected to increase 6.1% between 2024 and 2030. “Dedicating time to making a positive difference…
Building an online presence isn’t enough for businesses to stand out in today’s evolving digital landscape. To stay competitive and empower growth, companies must also focus on boosting online visibility and credibility to attract better web traffic, leads and long-term business opportunities. This is where search engine optimization, commonly called SEO, comes into the picture….
As sustainability increasingly becomes a critical focus in modern business, entrepreneurs face new challenges and opportunities to create responsible and successful future-proof businesses. In a market where there is a demand for greater environmental and social responsibility, it has become essential for business leaders to understand how to integrate genuinely sustainable practices in their business…
Work as we know it is evolving. Whether it’s a business, side hustle or traditional career, how we earn, build wealth and eventually retire is changing with the passage of time, new technology emerging and different mindsets about work within each generation. Gen Z, in particular, has adopted a different view of work and has…
Shadow work has been one of the best emotional healing tools I’ve used thus far in life. I’ve had several “dark nights of the soul” that caused me intense emotional distress. My first “dark night,” I was flat broke with no money to invest in counseling. That’s not a great space to be in when…
Startups usually get attention when they raise significant capital—but the soft skills side of startup culture deserves more attention. After all, leadership, self-discipline and determination are also essential for growth. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy understands the value of preserving a startup culture, even within a multi-trillion-dollar organization, and expressed its importance in his latest Amazon…
Kindness heals and uplifts. Choose to be kind, even when it’s not easy. Embrace every opportunity to be helpful and considerate to others. We never know what someone is going through. A little more patience and understanding can go a long way. “Patience is when you’re supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand.” …
How many of us become clueless when asked about ourselves? It is easy to know and understand people around us, but looking in the mirror and properly seeing ourselves might not be easy. We tend to be blinded by what we think we are and that gets in the way of us properly understanding who…
