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How Happy Are You?

Success

I’d use an experience-sampling method for a month to keep score of my positive and negative emotions throughout each day, and then each night I’d ask myself how satisfied I am with life. We had a few last-minute gifts to buy. In fancy terms, track my “cognitive and affective evaluations” of my life. In simple terms, track my happiness.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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Growing up, Kate Stice Stewart would shop for a special Christmas gift for her mother. She, her brothers and their father would nestle it—or a clue about it—in a small needlepoint stocking on the tree, and it would be the last gift opened. I had samples, I was doing photo shoots and started making these wheels turn. She agreed.

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

Earlier this week I shared with you a story about how Executive Assistants are Always on Stage , I asked Nancy to send me some writing samples so I could get a feel for her style and if I thought it would mesh with mine. Low and behold, there was an email waiting for me from Nancy with several samples of her work!

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

Earlier this week I shared with you a story about how Executive Assistants are Always on Stage , I asked Nancy to send me some writing samples so I could get a feel for her style and if I thought it would mesh with mine. Low and behold, there was an email waiting for me from Nancy with several samples of her work!

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I feel the gift of speech need to be leveraged. What Marathons Have Taught Me About Lifestyle Design Reply John Hewitt ( @poewar ) January 4, 2010 at 7:04 am Interesting post James. Free samples, yes. I wanted this punch in the first post of 2010 from MwPs. I really liked the only way to do it is to discuss things out.

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