positive outlook

The Schmooze, the Snacks, and the Season’s Big Wins

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I’ll admit it — as of Monday morning (June 29th), only four people had RSVP’d for the schmooze, and I was mentally rehearsing my “well, intimate gatherings have their charms” speech. Then, somewhere between the freeway and the restaurant, my phone started buzzing. By the time we sat down at Pitfire Pizza in Pasadena — … Read more

Can “yet” change the world?

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Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve Pick a cliché — it might be true: “Attitude is everything.” “Believe in yourself.” “Fake it ’til you make it.” While these exercises in positive hyperbole are overused and incalculable, Stanford psychologist and researcher Carol Dweck (right) shows the truth and the hope that dwell in … Read more