Growth Pop » Growth http://www.growthpop.com GrowthPop is the community resource to learn and share about personal development media. Review, rate, and learn about books, movies, courses, workshops, games, and more, all related to personal developement and personal growth. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:27:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Smile! It helps (really) http://www.growthpop.com/smile-it-helps-really http://www.growthpop.com/smile-it-helps-really#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:58:11 +0000 admin http://www.growthpop.com/?p=209 smiling kidsIt turns out, smiling DOES help you feel better.

According to two research studies, one in 1988 and one in 2002, just smiling can help accentuate a positive experience.

And since it’s Monday, we thought you should know.

Read the full article on Cognitive Daily

    ]]>     http://www.growthpop.com/smile-it-helps-really/feed 0     Be the Boss http://www.growthpop.com/be-the-boss http://www.growthpop.com/be-the-boss#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:20:26 +0000 marc http://www.growthpop.com/?p=181 praying mantisAccording to Stephen Covey, Cubicle Fu Master and author of “7 habits of Highly Effective People,” being the boss is all about attitude. Not the kind of attitude that gets you a time-out, but the kind that the female praying mantis has towards her unsuspecting male mate: lull them, empathize with them, and use that power to gain influence (no need to actually sever their head or sleep with them).

    From Covey:

    If you remember nothing else from this blog remember this: leadership has nothing to do with formal authority, it has everything to do with influence.

    Read Stephen Covey’s full article here.

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