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Melissa Hughes
Sep 273 min read
Forget About Finding Work-Life Balance
As technology connects you to work 24/7, finding a work-life balance feels like a fantasy. Forget about it. Look for your ikigai instead.
Melissa Hughes
Aug 14 min read
Showing Up with Critics, Courage, and Convictions
There is nothing more frightening than exposing yourself to your critics. There is also nothing more liberating than proving them wrong.
Melissa Hughes
Jul 16 min read
Brainy Secrets to Boost Creativity
Scientists have been exploring the brain regions involved with creativity, one very simple secret might surprise you!
Melissa Hughes
Jul 13 min read
Are You A Change Maker?
We are all change makers. Thanks to emotional contagion and mirror neurons, what happens inside us happens between us.
Melissa Hughes
Jan 15 min read
The Power of Optimism
Research is clear about the positive impact optimism has on depression, mental illness, stress, anxiety, physical health and even success.
Melissa Hughes
Jul 20, 20235 min read
Pleasure Quirks
The brain is wired to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. But the way we experience them is pretty quirky.
Melissa Hughes
May 2, 20235 min read
In Search of AWE
While scientists can’t seem to agree as to whether awe is an emotion or a cognitive state, recent research says we need more of it!
Melissa Hughes
Feb 17, 20224 min read
Flow State: 5 Ways to Get into the Zone
Flow state is a state of pure focus and concentration that enables you to do what you’re doing at the top of your game.
Melissa Hughes
Dec 13, 20193 min read
Albert Einstein's Wild Ride
Albert Einstein's brain was amazing. The story about what happened to it after his death is even more amazing!
Melissa Hughes
Nov 17, 20183 min read
4 Gritty Traits that Pave the Path to Success
Grit may be the deciding factor between those who show up and those who get the gold. Grit also determines how happy they are getting it.
Melissa Hughes
Nov 2, 20182 min read
Be the Change
Today, more than ever, we must all accept the responsibility to be the change we want to see in the world. The massacre of 11 people in...
Melissa Hughes
Jul 26, 20183 min read
Leave a Mark, Not a Scar
Padna is a little Istrian village that overlooks Piran on the coast of Slovenia. Skinny winding roads snake up to the top of the hill...
Melissa Hughes
May 24, 20182 min read
Fears, Commas & the F-Word
Professionally or personally, no one likes to fail. Some people are so adverse to failure that their fear of it paralyzes them.
Melissa Hughes
Nov 6, 20175 min read
The Path to Success is Paved with Grit
We must encounter frustration and failure to enjoy success. Wait... what? It seems counterintuitive - both in the education world as...