On This First Day of 2018....

Happy New Year!!!

In celebration of the New Year, our team chose two of the thoughts "from the grid" with a grid on Failure we produced over the holidays that we present to you as our Virtual Gift for the New Year!!

Onward to 2018!!

Smart people:

1 change their mind*

2 read more

3 write more

4 talk less, but say more

5 stay teachable

6 show appreciation

7 ask lots of questions

8 work on problems longer

9 when stuck, ask for help

10 have smarter friends

11 seek feedback

13 collaborate

*this list will change

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) December 25, 2017

How to reduce your stress:

1 don't respond to negativity

2 go for a walk, be active

3 be honest

4 read, write more

5 give without expecting a get

6 breathe deeply

7 forgive first

8 write thank you notes

9 be a better friend

10 you are not your job

11 complain less

12 laugh more

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) December 21, 2017