by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Aug 21, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Life lessons, parenting, Relationships, Teachers
Cultivating bravery and connection by helping our young people to seize the moment are the secrets to true confidence. The truth is that people build their own bravery and connection skills over time by seizing the moment repeatedly. And I’m excited to share one...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Aug 14, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, parenting, positivity
August in our family is usually filled with a frenzy of cramming in the last fun activities of summer, trips to the water, camping, school supply shopping, getting new running shoes, and organizing the girls’ wardrobes. It also comes the excitement and...
by Jennifer Monahan | Aug 7, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Life lessons, Self-reflection
Are you sitting firmly in the driver’s seat of your life, making the decisions on which roads you are going to take, where you will take pit stops and even the model of car (e.g., type of life) that you drive? Or, are you a passenger on the bus, letting someone else...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jul 31, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Life lessons, Relationships
Several years ago, I made a deliberate decision to prioritize connection and it has made a hugely positive impact on my life. During that time, my husband and I were really focused on cutting our household costs. We were overspending on monthly expenses...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jul 24, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Life lessons, Next Big Goal, Productivity, Working Moms
I’m a super productive person even without a morning routine. Yep, I said it. This statement contradicts a lot of what productivity experts recommend. They say that to be productive, one must have a consistent, deliberate morning routine. The kind of...
by Paula Vital | Jul 17, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, High Achievers, Life lessons, Positive self-talk, reframing, Self-care, Self-reflection
“Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.” ~Ramana Maharshi As high achievers, we may often feel that taking a time out to heal yourself, physically, mentally or emotionally, is a loser’s game. Why can’t we just suck it up, stuff it...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Jul 3, 2018 | Big Ideas, Life lessons
Embracing differences can be challenging. As open-minded as I think I am, like everyone, I have unconscious biases and I work hard to notice when I need to consciously override them. I have been aware of differences all my life: I am half-Japanese,...
by Elsie Manley-Casimir | Jun 19, 2018 | Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection
I felt down recently. I was depleted of positive energy, drained and feeling blue. Before I sunk into lethargy, I remembered my treasure box! Years earlier, when I went on cleaning splurges, I started saving little memorabilia in a box – things I didn’t want to...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jun 12, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Life lessons, parenting, Relationships, Self-reflection
Every day, we encounter tiny moments that can be used to make deep connections that can powerfully impact other people’s lives. Several weeks ago, I brought my 7-year-old daughter to her drama class. Although it was her second set of drama classes and she...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Jun 5, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, High Achievers, Life lessons, Positive self-talk, reframing
In school, I remember hearing about “The F Word” long before anyone explained to me what “The F Word” actually was. And then there was “The S Word”, and various other 4 Letter Words. Soon after learning many of these words, I...
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