Time Affluence, Enoughness and Self Care: Becoming Our Best Selves
Marlis Jansen with Lily Boyar Marlis Jansen with Lily Boyar

Time Affluence, Enoughness and Self Care: Becoming Our Best Selves

Regardless of financial wealth, we all have the ability to reshape the way we spend our time. Even small changes can significantly improve our well-being. Our self-concept and behaviors are largely driven by narratives about success, responsibility, and “enoughness”. It takes intentionality and courage to look critically at these narratives and write a different story — a story that is based on the belief that we are enough.

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Wealth Comes In Many Forms
Marlis Jansen Marlis Jansen

Gwendolyn Brooks: Wealth Comes In Many Forms

Non-financial wealth enables and stabilizes financial wealth. Gwendolyn Brooks is an example of how much can be accomplished when the people around you celebrate your successes and encourage your growth.

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What can Families Learn from Killer Mike?
Marlis Jansen Marlis Jansen

What can Families Learn from Killer Mike?

Michael Render — known better as his stage name, Killer Mike — has been using his professional platform to help elevate others for more than a decade. In June 2020 after George Floyd’s murder, he was asked by the mayor of Atlanta to speak to demonstrators, imploring them to be peaceful. The empathy and emotion that he demonstrated as he spoke was arresting.

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