Yearly Archives: 2020


Money can be a challenging topic. Most of us don’t earn as much as we’d like and many of us can’t quite afford everything we want. While there are a number of ways to improve our relationship with money, understanding is a core necessity. One good place to start is […]

Happy Thoughts: July 10, 2020 at 03:45PM


Growth and development are great, but not all skills are created equally. Certain abilities will serve you longer than others. This doesn’t mean you should avoid investment in short-term skills, but you should be cognizant of how time is invested. When possible, it makes sense to prefer the long-term skills […]

Happy Thoughts: July 08, 2020 at 03:30PM


We’re not always going to be successful on the first try. In some instances, we may never become successful. Part of life is learning to manage rejection, expectations, and problems as they arise. Rejection isn’t something to mourn and internalize, but to analyze and learn from. Yes, it’s likely to […]

Happy Thoughts: July 06, 2020 at 01:30PM



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In this video Alice and Donovon discuss the book Crucial Conversations, key takeaways and related stories. We discuss high-level conversational techniques and positional compared to goal-oriented negotiation. We speak about how to create better conversations, by focusing on our higher-level goal instead of a specific position. Find The Third Path […]

Crucial Conversations – HappyTalks


Our minds create a constant stream of thoughts. Most of us, most of the time, simply let those thoughts come, consuming our attention. We bounce from task to task without much reflection. Of course, this is necessary to get anything done. The problem, however, is we can easily get caught […]

Happy Thoughts: July 04, 2020 at 12:30PM


Many individuals believe willpower is the route to changing habits. Willpower is one of the hardest and least effective routes. Instead, we should look to tactics like changing our environments and finding ways to make the habit more enjoyable. Why are you doing it? Take exercise for example. Perhaps you […]

Happy Thoughts: July 02, 2020 at 12:31PM