by Louis Koster | Nov 8, 2012 | Blog
What defines you? If you hear this question, what comes to mind? Do you think of a laundry list of identifiers – like father, engineer, or student? Or do you first sense a pre-verbal inner “real” you… and only then your intellect kicks in to wonder what the question...
by Louis Koster | Nov 6, 2012 | Blog
At last! The house is quiet, the kids are in bed, and you’ve finally got a few minutes to polish off the project you need to finish for tomorrow’s meeting. Rinnnggg…. You answer. It’s your sister, desperate to talk about his current crisis, the latest in a long string...
by Louis Koster | Nov 1, 2012 | Blog
Interest in happiness has exploded in recent decades. Happiness is now a subject of scholarly inquiry in economics, sociology, and psychology. Turns out, there is much to be happy about. A few findings on happiness and kindness include these conclusions: • Good deeds...
by Louis Koster | Oct 31, 2012 | Blog
I am sure you all join with me in wishing our friends in the U.S. safe passage through superstorm Sandy and recovery. For those facing power outages, flooding, or loss, our thoughts are with you. Anyone who has been in a crisis knows how the world can suddenly be...
by Louis Koster | Oct 25, 2012 | Blog
I, me, mine… Have you ever used the mechanical click-counters you can hold in your hand to count a number of item or repetitions? Now, a cell phone app can do the same. If you were to use a click-counter to track of how many times a day you said, “I,” what would you...
by Louis Koster | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog
Finding the silver lining, making lemonade out of lemons, seeing the glass as half full – ideas like these can help reframe a “bad” situation in a positive way. Optimistic people do this naturally, and pessimists can learn to. Helpful as this seems, are we missing out...
