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The Energizer Blog


A Name Tag for Kindness
The world is slowly opening. Hopefully, our first trip will be to drive in mid-June to Corbett, Oregon. We haven't seen our daughter, her...

Eileen McDargh
Apr 21, 20212 min read


Turning The Not-So-Normal Day Into Awesome
Post-Covid: It’s time for new, simple, daily practices that change your day, and your life.

Bill Jensen
Apr 19, 20212 min read


Mighty Mites Make Music
“It’s not the size of the bird in the song. It’s the size of the song in the bird.”

Eileen McDargh
Apr 18, 20211 min read


A CEO Conversation for Resilient Children
I was honored to have a great conversation with CEO Robert Santana about my books on resilience and the impact on communities. Enjoy!

Eileen McDargh
Mar 28, 20211 min read


Six Traits That Characterize Career Resilience
With fingers crossed, it seems that employment levels are beginning to shift. Companies are starting to hire again.

Kelly Barcelos
Mar 21, 20214 min read


Can You Be Too Optimistic?
“Whoa! Say it isn’t so, Ms. Resilience Builder. How can you talk about resilience without also talking about optimism?”

Eileen McDargh
Mar 15, 20212 min read


Top Ten Resiliency Tips for Leading in Chaos
Imagine if you could create a top-10 list of practical, actionable ideas to help you and your team grow resilience. Your wait is over: read

Eileen McDargh
Mar 7, 20214 min read


Resiliency Requires Viewing Points
Seeing the world in only one direction limits our options. I viewed the film The Reunited States and was so taken by the honesty and courage

Eileen McDargh
Feb 28, 20212 min read


Promote Resilience With Adaptability Skills
Security rests in adaptability. Our current uncertain times can either freeze us from action, or create a space where we strengthen our...

Eileen McDargh
Feb 22, 20212 min read


The Power of NOW to Create Resilience
Our days are a blur of perceived demands from workplaces stretched beyond the leading edge to the bleeding edge.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 15, 20213 min read


Resilience Goes Down - Not Out
Learn why Stephen Shapiro of Invisible Solutions says we must “divot” rather than “pivot” during the pandemic and going forward into our new

Eileen McDargh
Feb 1, 20212 min read


Forget Resolutions: Try Intentions
My practice on New Year’s has been to set up goals for the coming 365 days. But for 2021, I am making intentions instead of resolutions.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 25, 20212 min read


How to Cultivate Your Super-Power: Resilience
The traditional notion that resilience comes into play only when faced with adversity is inaccurate. Learn why.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 18, 20212 min read


Bouncing Forward In The Face Of Adversity
Imagine if you are an author with a new book about the power of smiling at strangers and the pandemic hits. What would you do?

Eileen McDargh
Jan 4, 20214 min read


The Grace of New Beginnings: Your Resilience Mindset for 2021
Ask what is ONE thing you might do to brighten another’s day, to find a kernel of optimism for yourself, to go to sleep with a smile.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 1, 20212 min read


This Was the Year that Was
As we close out the year that was, perhaps you too can find the small treasures in the midst of the darkness, anxiety, and turmoil.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 28, 20202 min read


Don’t Just Be An Issue Spotter. Be A Problem Solver.
We all must become problem solvers. Every one of us owns some small part in fixing our sphere of influence, our corner of the universe.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 7, 20202 min read


What’s Love got to do with it? EVERYTHING
Meet Tara Ijai, founder of Love Glasses Revolution ®. She created Love Glasses and a movement toward kindness.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Do you remember how you danced?
When was the last time you put on music and put on your dance shoes? Dance with delight as if you were a child again!

Eileen McDargh
Nov 16, 20201 min read


How to Turn Autumn into a New Year’s Celebration
Regardless of your religious background the season of Autumn is a better time for the one thing we do on December 31: make resolutions.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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