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Happiness Break: How to Awaken Joy, with Spring Washam
Mindset, Habits & Performance Career & Leadership

Happiness Break: How to Awaken Joy, with Spring Washam

Happiness Break with Spring Washam is a short mindfulness practice for stress or overwhelm, offering a grounding pause to reconnect with your breath, body, and inner calm through compassion.

Greater Good Science Center

Greater Good Science Center

April 20, 2025

The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work
Career & Leadership

The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work

Read this book when you find yourself constantly volunteering (or being volunteered) for extra tasks that don’t lead to advancement l

Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart

Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart

April 23, 2025

In Put Your Armor On: The PhD is IN
Career & Leadership

In Put Your Armor On: The PhD is IN

Academia runs on brilliance, but its culture can wear you down in a hundred small ways: someone takes credit for your idea, another committee lands on your plate, a colleague makes a joke at your expense, or a meeting gets lost in politics. If you’ve started making yourself smaller to keep the peace, this conversation is for you.

Joanna

Joanna

October 4, 2026

Recording: Your Work Matters: Separating Fact from Hype in an AI Economy
Career & Leadership

Recording: Your Work Matters: Separating Fact from Hype in an AI Economy

The AI noise is loud and it’s hard to know how to feel or how you and your life’s work may be affected. In this complimentary workshop, Sam Advisor and a leader on AI and the future of work, Joanna Mikulski gives us a look into the hype, what the data says now, and tips to help you navigate this moment.

Joanna Mikulski

October 4, 2026

🌅 Redesigning and Reimagining Retirement
Belonging & Impact Career & Leadership

🌅 Redesigning and Reimagining Retirement

Financial planning answers the question, "Can I retire?" But life readiness answers a much bigger question: "How do I want to live?" Retirement is not about reaching the finish line—it is about designing your next beginning.

Sharmila

Sharmila

October 4, 2026

On Entrepreneurship
Career & Leadership

On Entrepreneurship

Being an entrepreneur in 2026 is no easy task! Between the constant rejections and the mental shift required to leave a corporate career, the journey is anything but linear. In this candid conversation, Abby Nydam, Founder and CEO of Sam, sits down with Akua Okunseinde, a luxury CPG leader and co-founder of the skincare brand Karité.

Akua

Akua

October 4, 2026

Leap: Why It's Time to Let Go to Get Ahead in Your Career
Career & Leadership

Leap: Why It's Time to Let Go to Get Ahead in Your Career

Read this book when you're feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or questioning if the career you've built still aligns with who you are and what you want

Jess

Jess

April 22, 2025

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
Career & Leadership Mindset, Habits & Performance Caregiving & Family

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

This practical, empowering guide offers clear strategies for setting boundaries, supporting anyone feeling overwhelmed or disconnected to honor their needs and reclaim a stronger sense of self.

Dr. Nedra Glover Tawwab

Dr. Nedra Glover Tawwab

April 20, 2025

In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work
Career & Leadership

In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work

If you're over 50 and navigating career transitions, adapting to new workplace norms, or wondering how to stay relevant and energized in a rapidly evolving job market, this book is for you

Kerry Hannon

Kerry Hannon

April 23, 2025

How to Prepare Your Nervous System for New Goals
Relationships, Dating & Sexuality Mindset, Habits & Performance Belonging & Impact 2 more...

How to Prepare Your Nervous System for New Goals

This article offers practical, science-based strategies to align your body and mind before pursuing change—helping you manage stress, build resilience, and approach new goals with clarity and care.

Greater Good Science Center

Greater Good Science Center

April 20, 2025

I’m Not Yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace
Career & Leadership

I’m Not Yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace

Reach for this book if you're a Black woman navigating corporate spaces, especially those that feel exclusionary, dismissive, or toxic

Elizabeth Leiba

Elizabeth Leiba

April 23, 2025

Uncovering Your Inner Critic
Mindset, Habits & Performance Caregiving & Family Career & Leadership 2 more...

Uncovering Your Inner Critic

This reflective practice is for moments of self-doubt or inner criticism, helping you recognize and soften harsh thoughts to build self-compassion, emotional safety, and inner resilience.

Sam

Sam

April 20, 2025

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