Let's be honest. At some point in your university career, whether you're a student leader, dean, director, or faculty member, you’ve sat in a meeting, smiled politely, and thought: I have absolutely no idea how to handle this.

Being human means constantly asking big questions such as Who am I? What do I care about? Am I enough? One of the places those questions land hardest is in the mirror.

You sit down to begin something important and nothing happens. Not because you don't care,  the engine is there, the fuel is there. And yet the car won't move. Then something catches your attention and suddenly you're completely absorbed, hours passing in what feels like minutes, producing work that surprises even you.

When Therese, a young woman from the Philippines, first met her Human Better EDU coach, Ayla, she thought coaching might be… interesting. Maybe even helpful. But life-changing? That, she did not expect.

Why do we, your parents and society, keep insisting the 20s are the best years of your life and that we would do anything to go back to being 25. Would we? Really now, would we?

Expanding your capacity is like unlocking a new level in a video game—essential for achieving those high scores in performance.

At Human Better EDU, we help leaders expand capacity in three domains. 

What if I told you that you could grab some of that time back for yourself, design the summer of your dreams, even as you open up the email with the tuition bill for your daughter’s fall college semester? Here at Human Better EDU, our life coaches can work with you to design the rest of your summer, along with your ideal re-entry to fall.

The choice of how we spend our time is ultimately how we spend our lives. So, how do you transition from being at the mercy of time to being its master?

Hey leaders, what if I told you that one of the perks of your job is that you get to make people feel great. No matter your industry, your title, or the number of people you manage, every leader, manager and CEO has the opportunity, and the privilege, to uplift their team.

Teachers, this is devoted to you. Grab paper and pen or fire up a Google doc, because we’ve got a quick coaching exercise just for you. It’ll only take 15 minutes and could make your workday a whole lot brighter.

What if we could get middle schoolers thinking differently, and more positively, about themselves, their friendships, their bodies and their worth. And what if that switch in thinking could have a permanent positive impact on their brain. “Whaaat? Not possible.” you say?

We are not alone, the Harvard Business Review just named employee conflict resolution one of the top must-have skills for managers in 2024.

Sharing what we are proud of from 2023 and looking forward to for 2024.

We are here to believe in you. Who are you going to believe in? Let them know!

Tiago Quintana was a participant in our “Leading Your Life” seminar at NOVA School of Business and Economics in Spring 2023 in Portugal. As promised, in today’s newsletter he shares his story of coming out to his parents.

In her book, It. Goes. So. Fast., Mary Louise Kelly, the host of NPR’s All Things Considered, shares her poignant journey of authoring her oldest son's last year living at home before heading to college.

As we kick off this new school year, we are thrilled to share heartfelt testimonials from students whose lives have been significantly enriched by our life coaching programs, leading to greater happiness and pride.

HB EDU coaches have been working with professional, Olympic and student athletes for almost two decades, but not one of us can boast that we actually made it to the Olympics ourselves. But our partner, Erin Aldrich-Shean, can.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report called the “Epidemic of Loneliness” and advised on the “Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community”.

A friend, who works in education, recently told me that 50 principals, in a nearby school district of 209 schools, are planning to quit this year. That is almost 25% of the district’s leaders quitting in one year.