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great short video on how we can be much happier, partly because we can use daily expressions of gratitude and joy to become happy. Happy brains can become happier when they express gratitude and compassion.

Using video chat. Google hangouts, new technology to have virtual happy hours to create a feeling of connection, personal relationships in business settings.

Something for us to sponsor?

blog post by Chris Collison, 1.31.13, on how we have problems asking for help because it betrays our ignorance or incompetence. Excerpt: Of course, it's not exclusively a male problem, but it does seem to be the case that men suffer from this syndrome more than women. It's hard to ask for help. We have all had times when we have that nagging sense that "there might be a better way to do this", or "perhaps someone else has already figured this one out". What stops us from asking around for solutions and ideas for improvement? Sometimes it's a sense that we're supposed to know the answers. Why would I want to show everyone else that I'm incompetent? That doesn't seem like a route to promotion. However, once I've solved my problem, I'll be happy to share my solution. The truth is, the biggest challenge to organisations who want to get more from what they know, isn't that they have a knowledge sharing problem. It's that they have an asking problem.

Another one week Skillshare class with potential implications for WLStudio

Great blog post on how to start your productive day by at workawesome. 1. Well-begun is half-done 2. Spend more time in the shower 3. Eat a proper breakfast 4. Stay away from negatives--thoughts, people, and actions 5. Do what makes you happy, and be proud for it

"Dr. Joe Vitale, a motivational speaker and author, is quoted as saying, "the fastest way to get where you want is to be happy with where you are." Believe it or not, this mindset is actually effective. It may take making some changes and soul searching on your part, but in the end, it will be more than worth the effort to adopt this positive mentality."

Digest of ideas by Gwen Teatro, You Are Not the Boss of Me, reprinted 9/7/14, originally written in 2010. Very interesting look at the Fifty Discipline by Peter Senge. "There was a time when everyone was jumping onto The Learning Organization bandwagon. This usually happened when times were good, when organizations felt a little more ebullient...Budgets were cut....wisdom and decisions would only come from the few and learning for the many was a luxury no one could afford." Learning Organization components 1. Vision--shared--may start with one person, it must be embraced and shared by all. Can be simple, i.e., Zappo's Delivering Happiness 2. Team learning--in an age where shared leadership is or will become critical, the need to understand the dynamics and functional operation of teams is pretty great--how team members communicate with each other, how they manage conflict, and how they examine their successes...and their failures 3. Personal Mastery--taking the time to study and understand our reality and our purpose 4. Mental models--dangers of clinging to and operating from narrow perspectives--assumptions and biases in our thinking 5. Systems thinking--paying attention to the connections between and among a variety of elements that make up the whole.

Blog by Eric Barker, bakadesuyo.com, September 14, 2015 "Here's what you can learn about time management from very successful people: Do a time log. See how long things take and when your best windows are. Plan the whole week. Focus on your core competency and what makes you happy. Have a morning ritual that gets you closer to your long term goals. Set 3-5 anchor events for the weekend. Plan something fun for Sunday night."

Interesting article in the NYT by Taffy Brodesser-Akner from Dec. 28, 2013 about the life coach, Martha Beck, who has built a multimillion-dollar business on helping executives, and others, find their passion and what they want to do with their lives. Her biggest money maker is her certification process for her method of life coaching. She trains others and they pay for the courses, pay for the certification, pay to have her seal on their websites.

Successful author Gretchen Rubin is writing a new book on habit formation, here pre-release, she distills the book in 21 sentences. July 9, 2014

Great blog on social enterprises and social entrepreneurs at the 7 Graces, Lynn Serafinn, June 13, 2014 Sounds like the WLS to me! "there are many more social entrepreneurs on the planet than there are those who own or operate 'official' social enterprises. Many independent business owners approach their enterprises in what I would call a new-paradigm way. Their mission is to use their businesses as vehicles to serve the public as well as make a living. They have clearly defined missions and sets of values by which they operate. They aim to address the specific needs of particular communities. They are passionate, value-driven business people who are dedicated to increasing happiness and wellbeing in the world and are able to see a 'meta-view' of the world and their places within it."

Really good article on how to use LinkedIn well, December 4, 2013, in NYT, Personal Tech column

announcement on peer support groups on Facebook for Nonprofit staff members and EDs of nonprofits

how millennials do their work from wherever they are in the world, Jules Schroeder, author in the Under 30 section of Forbes

This prototype WordPress website features a community and members are added somehow--I wonder if this page updates automatically as members join or if more management is required. Also wonder if the same tool would work for the learning directory (with a different profile to be completed)?

Did you notice how many members joined today (sunday)? If we could get that many member each day, I think we would be in heaven. I also like their focus on member profiles and member information. Good thing to remember.

In looking for words that generate community, I found this informative article on online communities I think we need to remember as we proceed. I also notice the author used "grow" community. I am happy with that if you believe that is the best verb.

Interesting assessment of the value of volunteer moderators, July 7, 2015, by Ernie Smith on Reddit

Alexandra Franzen on dealing with downs of work when "you're experiencing a creative dry spell. Nothing feels exciting. But things still need to get done." What to do about it--good options here.

example of nonprofit group on Facebook set up by Vu Le, who writes Nonprofits with Balls blog--closed but with over 200 members

interview with Grant and Sandberg about new book includes the three Ps--personalization, pervasiveness, and permanence--for making negative emotions worse in the workplace. Better to acknowledge reactions to failure or loss as normal