Getting To Happy
April 29, 2018
Blog Image
By By Shirley Moulton - Founder, The ACADEMi of Life, NYC
I believe that people should be happy, and have the right to be happy. Happiness is an essential ingredient to our well-being and success. A recent Harvard study http://bit.ly/pxylJk concluded that happiness is the single greatest competitive advantage in the 21st century. They suggest that if you are happy first, success will follow. In other words, success does not make you happy but happiness makes you successful. But do we really know what makes us happy? Many of us spend most of our lives developing and valuing our first class education, our high powered career and our ability to collect material things. As a society this has become how we measure and define success. But do these achievements really make us happy? Everyone knows people who are brilliant yet unhappy or financially successful and unhappy. I know from my own life that a first class education, owning a business and acquiring loads of material things did not bring me the fulfillment and joy I thought they would. The same Harvard study estimated that having a good education and great technical skills contribute only 25% of our success at work and in life. To be successful in work and life, there are other character traits that we must possess. So what are these traits? They include optimism, emotional resilience, empathy, the ability to make social connections and viewing stress as a challenge instead of as a threat. The study calls these traits the “silent 75%.” The “silent 75%.”.....read more
YOU ARE GENIUS AND YOUR CHILD IS NOT
June 18, 2017
Blog Image
By Nonaine Levy & Dawn Moulton
As a parent, what you want for your child is for them to be better and brighter than you or your parents. Often, through our children we believe we can actualize dreams that we have not fulfilled ourselves. We also have this expectation that if we are great, our children must be better. The problem with that is we cannot choose which portions of our DNA will be expressed in our little ones. What if you are a parent who is a genius? Remember, there are all different of types of genius. Musical, kinesthetic, fine arts, spiritual, literary, culinary, spatial, mathematical, the list is endless. If you are a MENSA parent, or are a genius in a particular area such as being a virtuoso or maestro, raising an average child can be extremely difficult. When your child's brain function completely different than your brain of course it is frustrating. If you are a noted writer and your young one struggles in English, it can be tortuous to watch them work. Yet, if you believe you are a genius but cannot find a way to relate to your child, in fact, how genius are you? Try to reach your children through their particular interests. All children will display interest or aptitude in some given activity. If you have a child who loves automobiles, use cars as the platform from which to teach them everything. From colors, counting to the principals of physics. Now, we realize that certain children with autism spectrum disorders can be reached through their interests and taught. There.....read more
BLOG ARCHIVE
Page 2 of 2312345...1020...Last »

Hi there!

We would love to hear from you and read every message that comes in and will respond as soon as we can. Until soon … all good things.

Go Back
Name*
Email*
Contact No*
Message
Cancel

601 West 26th Street, Suite 325-271, New York,  NY 10001, 212-333-3950
info@theacademioflife.com

Please enter your name.
Please enter your email.
Please enter your valid Email ID.
Please enter your contact number.
Please provide only numeric data and avoid special characters.
Please enter 10 digits number.