Lisa Bennett

Compassion is defined as the emotional response when we see suffering. It generates an authentic desire inside each of us to help. Decades of clinical research has shown that human suffering is often accompanied by beautiful acts of compassion by…

July is a great time to talk about money since it’s traditionally a vacation month. When you talk about a vacation, do you go wherever you want without worrying about money, or do you choose a trip that you don’t…

As we celebrate the 4th of July with friends, family, and fireworks, don’t forget to take a moment to be grateful for the freedom and liberties that this date represents. While everything in America might not be perfect, it represents an…

We sometimes meet people who want to keep all the best stuff for themselves and only themselves, which is called living with a scarcity mindset. If you want to have an abundance mindset, think like the farmer. There was a…

Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. This relates to the law of averages, which is the theory that the result of any given situation will…

Father’s Day will be here in a blink. It is a day of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. From coaches and mentors to grandpas and step-dads, there are so many different…

Who is your role model?  Role models can inspire us to improve our personal and professional lives. They teach us how to behave or think. They might be a parent, grandparent, teacher, or a friend. Perhaps they are a celebrity…

As warm weather approaches, it’s natural to spend this holiday thinking of summer plans and family vacations. Today is considered, by many, to be the unofficial start of summer. However, Memorial Day is so much more than that. It’s the…

In Ancient Greece, Socrates was known for his wisdom. One day, someone came to him and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “Before you tell me, I would like to ask you three important questions…

I love seeing so many young people living with passion and refusing to settle for “just a job.”  What is a job? It’s what you do to pay the bills, but usually, it’s not something that you love to do.…