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Wellness Wednesday – March 15, 2023: MAKE IT CONTAGIOUS

I just spent a few days with my brother-in-law Ed and nephew Nick watching my beloved Chicago Cubs play a few spring training games in Mesa, Arizona. The crowd erupted when Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers came walking through the stadium. Ronnie is a longtime Cubs fan who...

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Wellness Wednesday – March 8, 2023: RIGHT OR CURIOUS

I’ve learned a great deal by being a student of human behavior, but I’ve learned even more by being a student of my own behavior. One of the most important things I’ve learned is that two behaviors that I manifest result in two very different outcomes. If we are...

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Wellness Wednesday – March 1, 2023: SUCCESS = GR + GR

As a youngster, I would often travel with my grandfather across a bridge that spanned the Illinois River. Whenever we came to this place, I noticed that my grandfather would smile. One day I asked, “Grampa, why do you smile whenever we come to this bridge?” “Grampa...

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Wellness Wednesday – February 22, 2023: INSPIRATION

While watching a news segment on TV, a grandchild recently responded, “What a downer that is.” We frequently see and hear dispiriting, disappointing, or depressing content in conversations, on TV, and in social media. The frequency of ‘downers’ in our life can make us...

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Wellness Wednesday – February 8, 2023: ONE WORD

Top 20 Training has a special relationship with the staff at Notre Dame Academy in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Dr. Bonnie Jungels, principal of NDA, shared an experience she had after reading the book One Word That Will Change Your Life by Gordon, Page and Britton. The...

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