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5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. This year, I will do master classes in London, Croatia, and Poland.

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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history.

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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Pictured above).

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Culture, Microsites, and The Kiss of Death

Connection Cafe

I know that time flies, but it seems like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in my 7th grade creative writing class and saw what felt like the world come tumbling down. Being a good communicator involves more than just good articulation; it’s about understanding your audience. The iphone 5c was introduced. Tell stories.

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7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That was the reason for the eating chocolate exercise I did in PoST class on Monday. Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. I asked the students what else does that? So is creativity.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

So what we’re seeing is a shrinking of the middle class that historically provided the base, the backbone of most donor programs. . ” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. Next slide. .

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