The buddy system works. It works for kindergartners crossing the street and grown adults trying to lose a few pounds and live a healthier life. If you’ve ever worked with someone else to reach shared goals successfully—let’s call them an accountability partner—you realize how much harder it would’ve been to go it alone. This is…
I hope to continue to live a purposeful, healthy life, with deep personal connections. I never want to stop growing, learning, and exercising. I hope to make more time for philanthropy, and to continue to nurture and set a good example for my twin 9-year olds. Ideally, I will finish an Iron Man at age…
I hope to continue to live a purposeful, healthy life, with deep personal connections. I never want to stop growing, learning, and exercising. I hope to make more time for philanthropy, and to continue to nurture and set a good example for my twin 9-year olds. Ideally, I will finish an Iron Man at age…
Instagram is rumored to be building a standalone shopping app, IG Shopping. But what would a separate shopping app mean for the future of ecommerce on the platform? Social media marketer, Thea Neal, investigates. With more than 25 million Instagram Business profiles, and more than 2 million advertisers, Instagram is constantly evolving, testing new features,…
Influencer marketing is here to stay. Beauty, business, and tech influencers, among others, can help businesses to reach what can be difficult demographics. Savvy brands recognize consumers want honesty and are using transparency and openness as a differentiator in influencer marketing campaigns. Great influencer marketing campaigns include content that is compelling to your target audience, authentic…
Did you know there is nothing in our genes that tells us to to die? Or to age, for that matter? So have you ever asked yourself the question, Why do we age? For me, the need to truly understand everything about growing older hit me on a random night out at a Santa Monica,…
Humans are social creatures by nature. Not only does social engagement have positive effects on your health and longevity, but prolonged isolation has been shown to be a greater health hazard than obesity and as strong of a risk factor for early mortality as smoking nearly 15 cigarettes a day. It works right down to…
Instagram is a visual playground for 800 million users and counting, according to stats compiled by Smart Insights. While part of the social network’s draw might be following celebrity accounts, there’s another benefit: The platform offers stellar examples of personal branding. I’m not talking about those celebrities who do it for a living. I mean…
Discovering your purpose is an important milestone and it holds such power in your life, but it’s not always a simple thing to define. If you don’t know what yours is yet, get quiet and reflect: Why are you here? Because when you live intentionally, life is just more meaningful, and success gets that much…
Everyone comes into the world with a hand of cards that was not of their own choosing—it’s the hand they were dealt. For example, you have innate intelligence that was hardwired upon your entrance, and the disposition logged into your genes took on a life of its own. You didn’t choose the family you were…