by Kare Anderson | Jun 29, 2014 | behavior, Choice, Likeability, Miscellaneous
When you most want to smash someone in the face or run out of the room, remember this ironic opportunity. Cooling off someone else’s anger can be a way to actually bring that person closer. Warning: Don’t add fuel to the fire by suggesting that they calm down. Hint:...
by Kare Anderson | May 26, 2014 | Caring, Choice, Collective Intelligence, Give Back, Miscellaneous
“The way to get someone to like you immediately is to find a commonality. Almost any commonality, no matter how trivial – a shared alma mater, an interest in running, a love of dogs – will get the ball rolling,” Influence author, Robert Cialdini told Reinventing...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 5, 2014 | behavior, Book, Choice
Sure Ellen DeGeneres sparked a most shared Tweet, a $3 million Samsung charity donation, a parody, and continuing, sometimes heated conversations. Yet even if aren’t a well-financed, likeable celebrity, you can also engage others, spread your idea and raise money....
by Kare Anderson | Dec 22, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice, collaboration
Instead of making new year’s resolutions again this year, which are notoriously hard to keep, why not set out on a concrete path to make the next chapter of your life more meaningful and satisfying? How? By “finding the thread that ties your story together” suggests...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 23, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice
Why wait until the new year begins? What role do you really want to play in life now? What new scripts, characters and scenes do you desire, or want to drop? Ready to overcome what Charles Duhigg dubs your “automatic pilot?” This may seem childish yet you’re most...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 10, 2013 | behavior, Book, Caring, Choice
Yes the holiday is rushing towards us and many face it with mixed feelings yet there are small, priceless ways you can foster a festive spirit with others. Be the wreath that encircles others with genuine warmth, and more. 1. The Taylor Swift Touch: Vividly Praise...
