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Is Stress Good?
What if everything we’ve been led to believe about stress and life balance is wrong?

Dave Caperton
Sep 19, 20143 min read
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Why Joyful Teaching Works
Cooking or managing or teaching students, simplicity often yields better results than adding more and more layers of complexities.

Dave Caperton
Aug 25, 20144 min read
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License to Laugh?
Humor is best understood not as a beneficial force but as a tool that—when used with the right intention and skill.

Dave Caperton
Aug 4, 20144 min read
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Start A Joyful Movement
We’ve all worked with joy-killers (if you can’t think of any, it might be that the people who have worked with you can). You know the...

Dave Caperton
Jul 29, 20143 min read
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No Bull: Laughter Works!
What kind of shared experience is best for bringing people together? Humor? Nope. Shared laughter actually comes in second.

Dave Caperton
Mar 30, 20143 min read
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Make A Monumental Difference
On a recent walk with my wife along River Street in the haunting city of Savannah, we came upon a statue facing the river.

Dave Caperton
Mar 13, 20143 min read
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Speaking Healing Words
It's a good time to resolve to speak the kinds of words that express love, that communicate caring and that might be part of the healing th

Dave Caperton
Mar 2, 20143 min read
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Stop Focusing on Success?
Finding success is sometimes like finding a faint star. The more you try to concentrate on it, the more elusive it seems.

Dave Caperton
Feb 26, 20142 min read
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The Downside of the Upswing
In case you haven’t heard, the economy is improving. Drop the Balloons! Break out the ticker tape! Let loose the pigeons!

Dave Caperton
Feb 20, 20142 min read
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A Christmas Poem
The holidays are a wonderful mixture of fun, family, and financial distress. Just for laughs, here’s a little poem as my gift to you....

Dave Caperton
Dec 20, 20132 min read
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Words Change Your World
The media are all abuzz today with the story of the amazing journey of 64 year-old swimmer Diana Nyad

Dave Caperton
Sep 3, 20133 min read
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The Fezziwig Principle
The Fezziwig Principle is simply compassionate people-centered leadership. It is evidenced in qualities that speak to basic emotional needs

Dave Caperton
Aug 22, 20134 min read
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Forget Work-Life Balance
For the individual, that means making time for all the important stuff: rest, exercise, your kids’ dance recitals and spending time.

Dave Caperton
Aug 18, 20132 min read
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Laughing Matters
It’s hard to find much in life that we enjoy that doesn’t result in guilt, fat, or jail. But there is at least one activity we can indulge..

Dave Caperton
Aug 15, 20133 min read
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Galaxies and Dung Beetles
We know how important breakfast is for the body, but in the last year or so, I’ve tried to make time for a mental morning meal.

Dave Caperton
Aug 8, 20133 min read
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Joy’s Main Ingredient
One of the best gifts you can receive is one that only you can give. It isn’t a heart-shaped box of candy, but it’s a sweet gift all the sam

Dave Caperton
Aug 8, 20132 min read
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30 Days To A Happier Workplace
Gallup just released a disturbing new poll that shows that 70% of workers are unhappy and disengaged at work, 18% are actively...

Dave Caperton
Aug 8, 20133 min read
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