Your Soul Food for the First Week of 2025: Your Road to a Great Year!

Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

“The Path to Greatness is Paved with Patience, Persistence and Purpose”

When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health:
Whether it’s volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

People who volunteer improve their heart and brain health, research finds : Shots – Health News : NPR

Taking A Systems Approach to Leading with Kindness:

(6) Helen Bevan on X: “Taking a systems approach to leading with kindness. An outstanding new paper – Dec 2024. Kindness means helping others do better. If, as leaders, we want to create a satisfying & meaningful career experience for colleagues which promotes optimal well-being & healthspan, we https://t.co/CIeEcjc7mk” / X

Researchers have followed over 700 people since 1938 to find the keys to happiness. Here’s what they discovered:
The secret to happiness is more in our control than we think.

Here’s how to be truly happy, according to the longest happiness study in the world | Fortune Well

Tech billionaire’s 5-word piece of advice for a successful future:
Billionaire Nandan Nilekani says soft skills will make professionals more successful in the age of AI. Here are a few you should prioritize.

Tech billionaire shares his 5-word piece of advice for a successful future

Fighting snow leopards clinch top spot in the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 competition
Migrating wildebeest, a pet tiger and the vibrant colors of an octopus all win prizes in this year’s Nature Photographer of the Year. Results are in for the Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 competition, presented by Nature Talks. This year’s overall winner is Paolo Della Rocca from Italy, with his dramatic shot entitled ‘Games Between Siblings’.

Fighting snow leopards clinch top spot in the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 competition | Discover Wildlife

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