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What happened? What did you learn? What do you want them to do? Robert Hartwell is passionate about telling stories when you’re on a mountaintop, as well as when you’re in a valley. He chats with Brilliant Thoughts host Tristan Ahumada about how he used storytelling, honesty and relationships to further his career . He also discusses his collaboration with OWN, HGTV and Scott Brothers Entertainment to chronicle his home renovation for Discovery+, where he will serve as host and executive producer. Hartwell has loved stories since he saw his first play at 7 years old. That love of storytelling led him to move to New York and achieve his dreams of working in Broadway, but eventually he realized he still wanted more. So, he became an entrepreneur, opening first The Broadway Collective and then Strength on Stages . Now, he discusses the connection between storytelling and marketing , his struggles with burnout and his framework for creating a story.  Check out the full episode ...

Coming up with corporate gifts your associates will love is easier than you think. You simply need to narrow down criteria. You want company gifts that anyone can use and enjoy. You want your gift to show your appreciation in a unique and memorable way. You want your gift to say a little something about you, too. Giving company gifts made from sustainable materials with eco-friendly processes will help narrow your choices down by meeting all three criteria! Whether choosing the best corporate gifts for the holidays , a company event or an employee recognition program, sustainable gifts speak to your company’s values. Sustainable gifts also tend to be created in smaller batches for higher quality and character. They make gifting simple, memorable and fun. Our favorite sustainable gifts for 2023 Making an impact with gift boxes Gift boxes filled with edible treats and other goodies are always a favorite. They’re like stuffed stockings for adults with fun, variety and professio...

Everyone, particularly children, needs an identity larger than themselves—something they belong to, feel a part of, and gain security and protection from. It is kids who do not get this identity from their families who are drawn to the rituals, “colors,” and traditions of gangs or other identity substitutes for families. Strong traditions exist in every lasting institution—in schools, in fraternities and certainly in families. Traditions are the glue that holds families together. Kids love and cling to family traditions not just because they are enjoyable, because they are predictable and stable in an unpredictable world . Almost all families have traditions, at least subconscious ones, often centering on holidays or special occasions. But some parents come to realize the importance of traditions, and the ability of good traditions to teach values to improve communication, to give security to kids and to hold families together. Such parents can redefine and refine their family tradit...

Confession: Before this assignment, I’d never even considered keeping a gratitude journal. I imagined parchment, elf-crystals, perfumed writing chambers where the air is 75% mulberry incense and purple-haired millennials talking an awful lot about chakras. Gratitude is also an example of what humans call feelings, and I have spent an awful lot of energy trying to avoid those. But as it happens, what makes me a lousy human also leaves me pretty well-qualified to gauge the effects of a gratitude journal —a tally of thanks I kept throughout December to see whether the gurus and positive psychologists are right about its uplifting power. Science has fallen over itself proving how gratitude makes you not only a warmer person, but also a healthier one. Research has shown a link between gratitude and emotional well-being , as well as a potential correlation between gratitude and improved sleep quality . The idea of the gratitude journal, as with most leading forms of mindful personal devel...

Anthony O’Neal never thought he’d be making seven figures as a personal finance expert. “Ten years ago, no one really believed you could be a millionaire off of the internet by itself,” says O’Neal, author of three best-selling books on eliminating debt. At 19, O’Neal was $35,000 in debt and a college dropout. Fast-forward 19 years, and he’s since helped more than 250,000 people on their path toward a debt-free life with his best-selling book Debt-Free Degree . He also hosts his own podcast, The Table with Anthony ONeal , with more than 100 episodes focused on helping listeners shift their mindset, create a clear vision for their future and make their vision a reality. “In the past, building wealth meant: Get your foot in the door at a big company, invest a lot of money into stocks, and you’ll get $1 million over 20 to 30 years,” O’Neal says. “Now, I see the future of generating wealth evolving to this remote work space, where people are making $1 million in one week because they’re ...

Your parents told you to forgive, and most religions encourage forgiveness. Plus, it’s just a nice thing to do, right? People who genuinely forgive tend to be happier and potentially even healthier, science suggests. For example, a 2019 study published in Psychology & Health found that forgiving others aided in achieving better sleep, which, in turn, has the potential to improve health .  So, how do you go about forgiving —especially if you have tried, but still dwell on past hurts? Robert Enright, professor of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a leader in forgiveness research, and is co-founder of the International Forgiveness Institute. In one of his books on the subject, Forgiveness is a Choice , Enright breaks down forgiveness into five steps: Admit you’ve been treated unfairly. Express your anger. Recognize the wrongdoer is a person who is more than the offense at hand. Accept that your pain may never go away completely. F...

As Thanksgiving approaches, we’re probably all spending a little more time thinking about things we’re grateful for. But what if gratitude wasn’t just something we talked about with our families each November and, instead, was something we consciously practiced all year ? That’s the world Ricky Mendez wants to live in. As a self-proclaimed “gratitude enthusiast” and implementational speaker, Mendez’s work in mindset and prosperity planning includes a focus on gratitude. He’s even working on a children’s book about the subject. “If you want to make change, I don’t think there’s any better way to start than with young kids,” he says. “Because they’re like the eternal optimists . They haven’t been guarded with a ton of negativity and pessimism.”  We sat down with Mendez to talk about gratitude, specifically as it relates to the little ones in our lives, and to find out some simple steps you can take to get kids thinking gratefully from a young age—skills that can also apply at any ...