Holly's Highlights

Starting a New Year is a perfect opportunity to have some reflective thinking on the past year in order to help us determine, set, and achieve our goals for the year to come. We'll take a deeper look at the voice of fear stopping you from accomplishing your goals, how to examine your values, taking action to accomplish your goals, tips on finding balance in life, setting boundaries to attain your goals, and of course, speaking up and celebrating your accomplishments...

Today it is all about balancing our life.

According to the financial diet, nearly 80% of all students work while attending school. And Mental Health America research shows that 70% of all students are stressed about finances, the research goes on to emphasize that with "work, school, activities, and friends all demanding attention, many students struggle with balancing and prioritizing the different areas of their life...

Valentine's Day is approaching and you know what that means - love is in the air. According to WalletHub, Valentine's Day is the second priciest holiday on the calendar for US consumers shelling out more than $27.4 billion last year. According to Good Housekeeping, it is actually Teachers who receive the most Valentine's Day cards each year with kids, mothers, and wives following...

According to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 13% of US employers utilize personality assessments (otherwise referred to as human development systems); and depending on the source 80-88% of the fortune 500 companies attract talent using behavioral interviews. 

There are plenty of conflicting reports out there as to whether or not personality tests are reliable...

International Women's Day can often be misconstrued as women trying to take dominance, but in reality, it is about women seeking equality. Or as Real Simple magazine puts it - National Women's Day celebrates women’s contributions to society, raises awareness about the fight for gender parity, and inspires support for organizations that help women globally...

Forbes recently released an article referring to the importance of empowering employees with statistics that over a third of organizations that empower their staff tend to experience revenue growth between 10-30%, and 16% of these organizations experienced growth above 30%. Disappointingly though, while 90% of businesses tend to see the importance of empowering their team at all levels, only 7% of those actually make it a reality...

This time of year we joke about the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and we all remember to wear green to avoid being pinched, but did you know there are lessons we can learn from that so-called lucky little leprechaun?  

Check out today's bonus episode in honor of St. Patrick's day, where we will learn how to apply these lessons at work, in the community, in our church, or even in our own home in order to best reach those we are serving, caring for, and leading...

We all know that the start of a new year brings a common resolution of "lose weight", but it looks like Covid may have an impact on that too. According to CNN - some people have gained an average of 1.5 pounds each month during this pandemic - so looking at weight, healthy eating, and the like are even more of a common talk these days...

This Easter is looking a little different than a year ago. There seems to be a glimpse of that light at the end of the tunnel - one might say a ray of Hope. As we reflect on the Easter story found in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John we find a few examples of Hope that we can learn from Easter (otherwise known as Resurrection Day)...

According to the 2019-2020 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 67 percent of U.S. households own a pet and the numbers are only rising due to the surge in pet adoptions during the COVID-19 pandemic which has people spending more time at home.

There are many benefits of owning a pet. Forbes reported that owning an animal can, “increase opportunities to exercise, get outside, and socialize...