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 I first began the Human Better Coach Training Program, I had already been working with the organization for 6+ years. I thought I knew the frameworks. I thought I knew what work would be hard. I thought I knew what my coach was going to say and how to bring this work to others.

Boy was I wrong.

Yes, we’ve all heard that “comparison is the thief of joy.” But what if—when met with curiosity instead of criticism—comparison could actually help you?

In my years of teaching high school and coaching parents and teens, I have heard some of the funniest analogies about talking to teenagers.

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?

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.

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

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.

What if I told you that you possess a secret weapon to transform your school experience? Enter the world of taglines – snappy one-liners that hold the key to you being happy at school, or really happy in any area of your life.

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”.