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  “Where your focus goes, your energy flows.” Early in my speaking career I was privileged to learn from Les Brown – one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers. I remember him saying (in his beautiful deep voice): “Where your focus goes, your energy flows. So focus on what you want, where you want…

When I was a little girl my dad always woke me up singing this verse. And it made me anything but glad! Mainly because he couldn’t sing but also because I l liked to sleep in. I didn’t realize it, but my dad was actually priming my brain for a happier day- on purpose. How…

Holidays are notorious for creating expectations…Mother’s Day is no exception. Positive expectations cause us to feel happy and hopeful because of increased levels of dopamine in our brain. But unmet expectations cause dopamine levels to fall sharply…which feels a lot like pain.  So moms – this holiday take a couple of tips from psychologists about…