Aha! Moment Monday In an effort to help my son become financially literate at a young age we set up a system. It included him having control of his money as well as identifying ways in which to earn, spend and save it. Part of that system mandated that his earnings (gifts, allowance or otherwise) would be divided into three buckets: saving (40%), spending (50%) and donation or investment in … [Read more...]
Go Long!
Aha! Moment Monday What puts you in a bad mood? When technology doesn’t cooperate or after a spat with your significant other? What about sitting in traffic? Or being denied (or not accomplishing) something you really wanted? Did you know that simply being around someone else in a bad mood can put you in a bad mood? We certainly have the ability to choose to be happy by distancing ourselves … [Read more...]
Water Cooler Conversations
Aha! Moment Monday With this growing blend of human intelligence and artificial intelligence in the workplace, I’m wondering if H.R. departments are going to change their name. It’s become apparent that these complementary workforces need governance and support but will they be combined? Or will they be two departments – H.I. and A.I. – the first of which would require that upon entering the … [Read more...]
It’s Okay to Take the Lid Off
Aha! Moment Monday It’s so natural, thanks to our intellectual factors, for us to judge things. So natural, in fact, that we don’t even realize we’re doing it. That outfit does not suit her. My child would never lie. What you said is so hurtful. I have the best boss ever. The weather sucks. Bermuda is the most beautiful island. That idiot just cut me off. I’m the only one who can lead … [Read more...]
Purging: Scary or Freeing?
Aha! Moment Monday Are you a hoarder? Does it give you joy to open your cupboards or your closet and see deep inventory of canned goods, a colourful array of clothing, dozens of sets of sheets and towels, a wide range of reading material, coffee mugs, tools, pens, buttons, shopping bags, socks and scarves? There is some sense of security in seeing fully stocked shelves. If abundance = … [Read more...]