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Qualities of a Good Friend

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

Do you ever meet someone likeable and wonder "but would they make a good friend?" When we go through life with an open heart, it’s easy to accept people into our world, and to include them as our friends. As the world gets more complex, my tendency is to open my heart more to engage in the straightforward acts that...

October 30, 2015

How To Use Your ‘Work Strengths’ To RULE Every Area Of Your Life

By Jan BowenPublished ArticlesNo Comments

Finally, it’s okay to bring your work home … to make the rest of your life AMAZING! New research indicates that using our signature strengths is the secret to genuine happiness at work. Companies and organizations have sponsored employee “strength finding” assessments for over 15 years trying to foster happy, co-operative, productive teams. Why? Because the research is spot on — when you lead with your signature strength…

October 30, 2015

5 Major Life Lessons We Need to Teach Our Kids — And Ourselves!

By Jan BowenPublished ArticlesNo Comments

If being a kid seems hard ... try being a grown up! Does it break your heart to tell your kids to toughen up? Are you confused about how to best teach your children when to be kind AND when to stand up for themselves? It’s a complex world out there. We’re sending our children into a society we, as adults, haven’t completely mastered...

October 12, 2015

3 Powerful Ways Money Actually CAN Buy Happiness

By Jan BowenPublished Articles, Syndicated ArticlesNo Comments

Don’t hold back, shop ’til you drop… as long as you spend that cash the “right” way. When you need a little lift, do you like to go shopping? Oh wait … or do you feel guilty shopping because it’s bad, consumerism is wasteful, others aren’t as fortunate as you, blah blah blah, and other reasons from a never ending list? Well, here’s...

July 28, 2015

Your Office Friend Is Definitely Not Your ‘Work Spouse’

By Jan BowenSyndicated ArticlesNo Comments

I, {co-worker A}, take you {co-worker of the opposite sex } as my “work spouse,” through thick and thin, office colds and in health, ’til one of us is promoted, demoted or quits. It’s natural to want a deep connection with colleagues at work. Work is where we spend a great deal of our time. When we face the stresses...

June 16, 2015

Qualities of a Good Friend

How To Use Your ‘Work Strengths’ To RULE Every Area Of Your Life

5 Major Life Lessons We Need to Teach Our Kids — And Ourselves!

3 Powerful Ways Money Actually CAN Buy Happiness

Your Office Friend Is Definitely Not Your ‘Work Spouse’

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Qualities of a Good Friend

How To Use Your ‘Work Strengths’ To RULE Every Area Of Your Life

5 Major Life Lessons We Need to Teach Our Kids —​ And Ourselves!

3 Powerful Ways Money Actually CAN Buy Happiness

Your Office Friend Is Definitely Not Your ‘Work Spouse’

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5 Major Life Lessons We Need to Teach Our Kids — And Ourselves!