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Melissa Hughes
- Jul 20
- 5 min
Pleasure Quirks
The brain is wired to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. But the way we experience them is pretty quirky.
Melissa Hughes
- May 2
- 5 min
In Search of AWE
While scientists can’t seem to agree as to whether awe is an emotion or a cognitive state, recent research says we need more of it!
Melissa Hughes
- Feb 17, 2022
- 4 min
5 Ways to Find Your Flow
Flow state is a state of pure focus and concentration that enables you to do what you’re doing at the top of your game.
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
Albert Einstein's Wild Ride
Albert Einstein's brain was amazing. The story about what happened to it after his death is even more amazing!
Melissa Hughes
- Nov 8, 2019
- 4 min
Are You A Change Maker?
We are all change makers. Thanks to emotional contagion and mirror neurons, what happens inside us happens between us.
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
12 Steps to Take Better Care of You
Each of us have been given an amazing brain with unique gifts and talents. But it is the mind and soul that enables us to share those...
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 21, 2018
- 1 min
A Very Special Holiday Wish
The holidays are busy and hectic with never-ending to-do lists and high expectations. High expectations become unrealistic expectations....
Melissa Hughes
- Nov 17, 2018
- 3 min
4 Gritty Traits that Pave the Path to Success
We must encounter frustration and failure to enjoy success. Wait... what? It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it? In today’s business...
Melissa Hughes
- Nov 2, 2018
- 2 min
Be the Change
Today, more than ever, we must all accept the responsibility to be the change we want to see in the world. The massacre of 11 people in...
Melissa Hughes
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
Leave a Mark, Not a Scar
Padna is a little Istrian village that overlooks Piran on the coast of Slovenia. Skinny winding roads snake up to the top of the hill...
Melissa Hughes
- Jul 19, 2018
- 4 min
Tell Me Something Good
The research is very clear about the positive impact optimism has on depression, mental illness, stress, anxiety, physical health and...
Melissa Hughes
- May 24, 2018
- 2 min
Fears, Commas & the F-Word
Recently, I heard someone say that life is about commas, not periods. It was one of those sticky thoughts that bounced around my head. ...
Melissa Hughes
- Apr 10, 2018
- 4 min
Showing Up with Critics, Courage, and Convictions
Showing up can be scary. I'm not talking about showing up as a spectator, but actually taking the stage. Not necessarily a literal stage...
Melissa Hughes
- Apr 2, 2018
- 3 min
Why Work/Life Balance is Overrated
We live in a society that works long and hard. On average, we spend about a third of our lives at work, and most of us pedal hard and...
Melissa Hughes
- Feb 11, 2018
- 3 min
The Shackles of Insecurity and the Freedom of Vulnerability
“Bob” is a guy I worked with years ago. At one point, the company went through a major reorganization and Bob, along with many others,...
Melissa Hughes
- Dec 10, 2017
- 3 min
Live on purpose
With the evolution of technology, our knowledge base has exploded. Based upon the “Knowledge Doubling Curve” created by theorist and...
Melissa Hughes
- Nov 6, 2017
- 5 min
The Path to Success is Paved with Grit
We must encounter frustration and failure to enjoy success. Wait... what? It seems counterintuitive - both in the education world as...