We chase big life events—marriage, career milestones, exotic trips. Yet, the joy lies in everyday interactions: a shared smile, a […]
#439. Dad, tell me about large scale vs. intimate moments. Read Post »
Approach these conversations with empathy, openness, and honesty. Create a safe space for them to share their thoughts and feelings,
#438. Dad, how do I navigate conversations about mental health with my children? Read Post »
Support helps people grow and learn from consequences. Enabling shields people from necessary life lessons. If you are solving their
#427. Dad, what is the difference between enabling and supporting someone? Read Post »
Healthy ambition energizes you and aligns with your values. Harmful ambition depletes you and comes from needing to prove your
#425. Dad, when is ambition healthy versus harmful? Read Post »
Self-care improves your long-term wellbeing, while self-indulgence offers quick pleasure followed by regret. If it makes you feel better tomorrow,
#424. Dad, what is the real difference between self-care and self-indulgence? Read Post »
The drive to persevere is something some are born with, but it’s also a muscle everyone can learn to flex.
#417. Dad, how do I build mental endurance? Read Post »
Dad, what is fear? Fear is just the imagination getting out of control
#415. Dad, what is fear? Read Post »
A game where the total gains and losses is greater than zero. It’s a game where everyone wins.
#410. Dad, what is the positive-sum game Read Post »
Meditation, emotional healing, spiritual awakening.
#408. Dad, what are Tara Beach’s areas of thought leadership? Read Post »
Once we know something, we assume everyone else knows it, too. There are always people to teach and people to
#406. Dad, what is the curse of knowledge? Read Post »
Courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy.
#395. Dad, what are Brene Brown’s main themes of thought leadership? Read Post »
They focus on themselves, interrupt others, turn conversations back to themselves, and are blinded to the needs of others.
#390. Dad, tell me about people who are “self absorbed”. Read Post »
“Mudita?” is the principle of taking sympathetic or unselfish joy in the good fortune of others.
#386. Dad, what is “Mudita?” Read Post »
Accept people into your life purely on humanity and character and not nationality or similarity.
#383. Dad, how should we accept people into our lives? Read Post »
Generous listening is the ability to truly understand another person by listening with your mind and body.
#381. Dad, what is generous listening? Read Post »
Only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things
#377. Dad, what really matters in the end? Read Post »
We can dislike aspects of someone, yet still love the whole person and focus on their positive qualities.
#369. Dad, is it OK to dislike someone? Read Post »
We are happiest and most effective when our minds cease to be time travellers and stay focused on the here
#364. Dad, when are we happiest and effective? Read Post »
Being humble is not being afraid to be naive. Allow the other person to teach you something new.
#360. Dad, how can I be humble when I am in a conversation? Read Post »
No relationship is more important than the relationship you have with yourself.
#358. Dad, what is the most important relationship I can have? Read Post »
MLK explained it best: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
#357. Dad, what does it mean to be connected? Read Post »
The people I admire most are kind and generous and do what they can to make others feel truly seen.
#355.Dad, which people do you admire most? Read Post »
The paradox of social distancing is that most people have grown closer to their work colleagues, families and neighbours.
#353.Dad, what is the paradox of social distancing? Read Post »
Guilt is self-hate. Self-hate destroys optimism. Be kind to yourself every day.
#350. Dad, how do I manage my guilt? Read Post »
The generosity of spirit is far more important than giving money.
#315. Dad, what does Scrooge teach us about generosity? Read Post »
Somebody who finds fault in everything, complains regularly and does not provide a solution
#314. Dad, what is a “fault finder?” Read Post »
Resist looking back in regret and embrace your strengths.
#312. Dad, how do I like myself more? Read Post »
I am not against gifts. I simply prefer something that has meaning or memories, instead of stuff.
#296. Dad, why do you prefer experiences rather than gifts? Read Post »
The feeling you get when you witness a virtuous act that makes you want to act virtuous too. Moral Elevation:
#272. Dad, what is moral elevation? Read Post »
