Use intentional reflection to optimize your decision-making

Embrace reflection as a tool for your growth, coaches Emily Bossert and Melanie Klein write. From clarifying your purpose, to redefining your goals and cultivating adaptability, this practice will allow you to control the ebbs and flows of your busines… Continue reading

In Sync With the Natural World: Honoring the Hours

Sitting at my desk, I glance out the window at the sun and ponder where I am relative to the monastic hours. 7:30 a.m. is about halfway between Prime, the traditional morning prayer time for Christians, and Terce, which originally meant three hours aft… Continue reading

Show Yourself Some Love on Valentine’s Day

Who stresses over playing word games online? I do. Or I did, when the once-enjoyable time suck began to require more attention than I wanted to give it. When anticipation of playing first turned to dread, I waffled for a week or two. Then I deleted the… Continue reading

De-Stress With Forest Therapy

The trail can be as short as a quarter of a mile but take three hours to cover. Earthy undertones are strong. Some participants have been moved to hug a tree in the process. They’re not climbing a mountain or traversing treacherous territory. They’re p… Continue reading

Reflections over resolutions: How to learn from setbacks and failures

Mistakes happen, but it’s what you learn from them that helps you grow into the next (and best) version of yourself. Here are some common areas agents have struggled with, and a few recommendations for turning those situations into growth opportunities… Continue reading

The Spiritual Practices of a Lapsed Protestant

It’s 6:30 a.m., and I have just left my “holy corner,” where I sit alone every morning for an hour or two. The early morning is for me a sacred time, what the Celts call a “thin place,” where the gap between the sacred and the secular is very narrow. T… Continue reading