Opportunities for People Living with Disabilities

Scott Monette is the founder of 100% Wine. His company was created because he has a son living with disabilities and he saw a need for more job opportunities for people in this population group. My conversation with Scott opened my eyes to my own discriminations and to a need to bring meaningful work to the 53 Million Americans living with disabilities.

Scott Monette Founder 100% Wine
Scott Monette Founder 100% Wine

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Hard Work, Purpose, and Employee Engagement Ep 80

Why? Because it’s cool and Chris’

Chris Dimock, Co-Founder of Elation, has a sense of deep purpose in the work he’s doing. He’s able to change the lives of people in their work and personal lives by helping them understand the power of how they think. Continue reading Hard Work, Purpose, and Employee Engagement Ep 80

Thought Patterns and Employee Engagement Ep 79

Chris Dimock, Co-Founder of Elation, had tried conventional wisdom in running his business and was getting average results. He says, “I was running a normal company.” He thought there must be a better way. After talking with another local business person, he had a humbling experience because he realized that the results were related more with HOW he thought than some kind of simple behavior change.

Chris Dimock CoFounder Elation

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Business on Neuroscience & Mindfulness – Ep 78

Chris Dimock, CoFounder of Elation, and his team look at research of people who consider themselves successful and happy in their life. What are the common characteristics of them based on contemporary studies focused on brain science?

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In addition, research is showing the connection between physiology and brain health. This looks at the connections between the entire body and it’s effects on how we think. Continue reading Business on Neuroscience & Mindfulness – Ep 78

Declare Your Independence from Independence – Special Episode

With July 4th coming up, I started thinking about this topic of Independence and as it usually goes, several items of interest came to my attention that made me think of this topic, declaring your independence from independence to interdependence.

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