Author: Encouraging Excellence

  • Do Happy: Interpret Differently

    by Lori Deschene Research indicates lottery winners are no happier than people who didn’t win, and in many cases, become depressed in the years following their win. Scientists have surmised that we all have a baseline level of happiness—a range of joy we’ll stay within regardless of our external circumstances. The greatest factor in determining […]

  • 5 Ways to Let Go and Embrace an Uncertain Future

    by Lori Deschene “Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” ~John Allen Paulos I used to love uncertainty. I wandered my way all around this country with little more than a suitcase and a journal. Committing to anything felt limiting, suffocating even. One day I […]

  • 7 Ways to Get Past Tough Situations Quickly

    by Lori Deschene “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.” -Charles Swindoll One day everything seems great in your world; maybe not perfect, but overall things are going to plan.  And then something happens. You lose your job.  Or someone you love.  Or your home.  Or maybe even your […]

  • Lose 9 Words, Improve Your Results

    How aware are you of your language?  Do you know that there are certain words that are used in everyday language that seriously affect your outcomes and in a negative way?  Here are just nine of them, how many do you use regularly? 1. Can’t As the quote from Henry Ford says: “Whether you can […]

  • Do Happy: Choose to Lose

    by Lori Deschene “Being right is highly overrated. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” ~Unknown We all know someone who always needs to be right. She turns everything into an argument worthy of a courtroom, complete with counter arguments and below-the-belt accusations.  She finds holes in everything you say, even if you […]