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  • Posted by David Basler at
    12:00AM 04/05/2012 • 0 Comments

    7 Tips for a Stress-Free Morning

    Professional development? Not in the sense that you're needing to watch a webinar on the topic, no. But, if you're a working parent as I am, nothing beats a "tips" list that helps you have a stress-free morning before heading off to work. As all working parents will tell you, a stress-filled morning often translates into a stress-filled rest of your day.

    One of my favorite bloggers today is Gretchen Rubin, a guru on happiness and someone we profiled in One+ back in Jan. 2009. I've been following Rubin's The Happiness Project with great anticipation every week since.

    Today's post struck me as something that should be shared with you—especially those of you with young children at home who maybe need a few tips on how to de-stress your mornings. I hope Rubin's blog "7 Tips for Keeping School-Day Mornings Bright and Cheerful" will give you as much inspiration for tomorrow morning as it gave me. Enjoy!



  • Posted by David Basler at
    12:00AM 09/07/2010 • 0 Comments

    Favor = Friend

    Want to be my friend? Ask me for a favor.

    It might sound weird, but according to happiness expert Gretchen Rubin (someone I follow regularly online), that's an important part of creating a bond between people.

    "Ask for help, for advice, for suggestions. Asking for a favor is a sign of intimacy and trust. It shows that you feel comfortable being indebted to someone," Rubin said in a recent blog post on her blog The Happiness Project. "I remember a friend at work telling me, 'I never liked that guy until he told me he needed to borrow $50 from me. Then I realized he must consider me a friend, and presto! I started liking him.'"

    Rubin says that often times providing support to others is just as important as getting support, so asking for a favor and hearing a "yes"can be beneficial to a relationship for both parties.

    Rubin's favorite favor to ask for? Help.

    "So often, I can just solve a problem by asking for help—which is almost always freely and cheerfully given," she says.

    For more on Gretchen Rubin, check out our January 2009 issue's profile of the "Queen of Happiness."