by Karen Brown | Mar 13, 2016 | Book reviews
This month’s books all centre on the concept of happiness. The 18 Rules of Happiness: How to be Happy by Karl Moore is a short read but does exactly what it says: provides you with 18 simple rules that enable you to be happy, and the Kindle edition is only 99p!...
by Karen Brown | Mar 12, 2016 | Mindset practices, TED talks
I’ve been working on developing my TED habit for a while now, but setting goals of what to see each week hasn’t really worked for me. My goal was specifically see a TED talk each day, not 7 per week, which is what’s been happening. So this week, I...
by Karen Brown | Mar 9, 2016 | Mindset practices, Self-belief
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I had the privilege of attending the Irish Women In Business: Brave Irish WIB event in Dublin. In the end, I was truly humbled and inspired by the stories told. It also made me feel very grateful for my own personal...
by Karen Brown | Feb 27, 2016 | Mindset practices, TED talks
After reading Shawn Achor’s book “The Happiness Advantage”, I was curious about the power of habits. Back in the late 1800’s, William James noted that humans are biologically prone to habits, and that there are many things we do unconsciously,...
by Karen Brown | Feb 24, 2016 | Networking skills, Personal branding
As you know, I’m on a mission to declutter my home and move towards a more decluttered life. So today, I took a look at my LinkedIn account. I’m an expert on LinkedIn and have even written several books on the subject, but that doesn’t mean that my...