by Marie-Josee Shaar | Sep 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Would you consider sending your child to a school that covers the whole K-12 English curriculum in grades 1, 2 and 3, all of math in grades 4, 5 and 6, history in grade 7, geography in grade 8, biology in grade 9, and so on? Of course not! Kids need to learn different...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
A man recently approached me with a job offer: an executive position in an emerging wellness company. Having enjoyed success in the individual market, the company now wanted to expand to corporate wellness. So far, it all sounded good. The company’s owner proceeded to...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I was in my 11th grade class, my teacher taught me a valuable lesson that still sticks with me today. If you know your grammatical rules and break them purposefully for added emphasis or punch-value, then you’re adding flair to your writing. That’s a...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you’d like to experiment with social pressure as a behavioral change motivator, be careful not to state that the behavior you’re trying to extinguish is the current norm. For example, a campaign declaring “we’re all eating very large portions around here, let’s...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you remember the anxiety of being picked last for the team in phys ed? Or the pressure of doing an oral presentation right after the coolest kid around in English class? Of course you do! Such events threatened your fundamental need to belong, and so they impacted...
