Baby, it's cold outside! Some days are dreary, bleak and downright depressing. You want to just crawl back underneath the covers but you can't! Maybe it's your job, your kids or the goals you want to achieve but you're determined to succeed. Wake up! Scratch your head and use these articles...to at least get you to Springtime.

Sad? 8 Ways to Beat the Blues by Sandwiched Boomers

Winter weather, for most in the Northern Hemisphere, is cold, dark and dreary - with little chance of a break for several months. The transition back from the holiday season with its increased activity and social engagement - parties, gift giving, family time, vacations - can be an emotional letdown, bringing on the January blues. For some 10% of Americans, depression is exacerbated by "SAD," Seasonal Affective Disorder, triggered by the reduction in sunlight and the brain's response to this underexposure.

Both our genetic predispositions and life scripts color how we cope with challenges. For these reasons, some people are more prone to SAD. Women have higher rates than men, making up over two-thirds of those diagnosed. If you are looking for strategies to help you cope with this disorder, here are 8 tips to get you started >>

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Three Tips for Facing Weather, Jobs and Chronic Illness by Rosalind Joffe

We have an expression in New England:  Don't like the weather?  Wait a minute and it'll change. As the number of New Years pile on in my life, I've seen how that wisdom applies to more than just the weather.   And that a wise person learns to stay flexible, resilient and prepared for the weather, bad job markets and chronic illness.

Speaking of employment, aren't we all feeling desperate for good news? Read more >>

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Determing What Needs to Change by Marshall Goldsmith

I spend serious time with people helping them decide what they need to change.

The first thing we do is review what they’re doing right. From an organizational perspective that’s valuable because it eliminates certain challenges that don’t need to be addressed. Assuming I have gotten an individual to commit to changing for the better and changing something, I often have a hard time convincing successful people not everything needs improving.

Successful people have a glaring tendency to over commit. If you outline seven flaws, they’ll want to tackle all of them. But giving people unlimited choices only confuses them. Faced with too many options, they go back and forth trying to maximize their choice. This can turn into paralysis; in their never ending quest to find the best option, they end up deciding nothing. Worse, they may cycle back around to the same old idea that led to problems in the first place. Read more for staying on course >>

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3 Ways to Win the War on Fat by Dianne Orwig

You know the feeling…you’ve floundered for weeks, considering all the things you need to do to get into shape…then, all of the sudden it hits you.

You are going to do this thing – once and for all.

The commitment is set. This is IT…and you instantly go into Starting Monday Combat Mode.

With your line drawn in the sand, from this point forward it’s likely you will approach everything with the mindset that the only way to annihilate fat is to enlist the most aggressive means possible.

There's no denying it. Body fat is a formidable and obstinate opponent. But, before you embark on your next seek-and-destroy mission, have a look at a few tactics that can mean the difference between winning and losing the fight. Read more.>>

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This year has been a very special year of global and cultural awakening. While human beings are separated by geographic boundaries, the reality is we have more in common with our far away neighbors than we often realize.

Celebrating What We Have in Common by Judith Glaser

To welcome in the New Year and celebrate what we have in common... please take a moment and view this mesmerizing video... Bobby McFerrin uses global audiences to demonstrate a natural sense of shared understanding and connectivity that moves beyond individual interpretations and centers on what 'we instinctively know to be true.'

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Just think of the future we can co-create by being open to others different from us. Read more>>

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Bono: Shine the Light on Others by Michael Lee Stallard

Bono, megastar of the rock band U2, frequently shines the light on his fellow band members.  In this photo Bono is shining a spotlight on The Edge, U2's innovative lead guitar player. Bono does this in a metaphorical sense too. 

Bono, has stated that he's a lousy guitar and keyboards player, and that his gifted fellow band members bring to life the melodies he hears in his head. He's also said that being around his fellow band members makes him a better human being. Furthermore, Bono has said that when one of one of his fellow band members is in need it takes precedence over the band's music.

Are you shining the light of recognition and belonging on your family members, your friends and colleagues at work? Read more for tips>>

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• Why both task and relationship excellence are essential to success
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UNFear: Facing Change in an Era of Uncertainty by Karlin Sloan

Are you starting out this year more certain, more surefooted than ever before? Then count yourself very lucky, because most corporate leaders and managers are facing another year of change and challenge - whether it's a fast growth company like Facebook or a company in crisis, it's high time for focusing on how we can get rid of our fears and make change an opportunity rather than a problem.

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Read more on managing fear in the face of change>>

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