By Yvonne Milosevic Until now, the Blacklight hasn’t covered topics related to romantic relationships—we’re not here to dole out that type of life advice. But we couldn’t resist sharing new research from Cornell Johnson that challenges some common beliefs about couples and money. (We’re looking at you,…
By Yvonne Milosevic Unless you’re unemployed or retired, it’s likely there aren’t enough hours in the day to crush your entire To-Do List. For many of us, free time remains an elusive concept as we juggle a multitude of work and personal obligations. Still, making room in…
By Yvonne Milosevic “Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.”—Swahili proverb. Since long before that famous “marshmallow test” (now debunked, by the way), we’ve heard that patience is a virtue and that good things come to those who wait. Yet biding our…
By Yvonne Milosevic Many of us are hanging on to something special because we’re waiting for just the right moment to enjoy it. Maybe it’s that bottle of Bordeaux you brought back from your vacay in France. Or a box of Dixon Fire golf balls.…
By Yvonne Milosevic We’d all like to think of ourselves as generous. But that’s not always easy to practice IRL. Some acts of spontaneous generosity can leave us with the short end of the stick. Like on an airplane, when you let your S.O. sit…
By Yvonne Milosevic Show of hands if you would move to France in a heartbeat if you could. There’s a lot to love about the land of the 35-hour workweek: 30 paid days off annually, leisurely lunches—with wine!—on the daily. Alas, the U.S. will never…
By Stacy Blackman, President of Stacy Blackman Consulting Young professionals in recent years have become increasingly focused on happiness and fulfillment. We see this reverberated throughout our client pool of hundreds of elite MBA applicants. They have carefully orchestrated their career paths to include multiple…