Ray Goodson was one of those young men who happened to be in the right place at the right time and did the right things to help others. After serving a mission for his church for three years in Hong Kong, he was sent to the Philippines for three months as the first missionary there before ...

Highly formalized and conservative, Japanese business culture can be challenging for Americans to navigate. Interviewees at a Japanese company need to know, for example, to wait by the door until invited in and then say the ritualized phrase “shitsurei shimasu,” meaning “excuse me, ...

ONLINE Women in Leadership Executive Speaker Series upcoming events — The Utah Women & Leadership Project will present its Women in Leadership Executive Speaker Series through January. The events are free, but participants are asked to register in advance. Jan. 17: From 11:30 a.m. to ...

One day during the summer, I went outside to do some yard work. Looking at all the weeds in my flower bed, I knew I was going to be out there for quite some time. I put on my headphones and turned on Spotify. I saw there was a new feature on the app, an artificial intelligence DJ who would ...

Hundreds of families in Utah Valley were helped during the holidays by generous donors and volunteers. Through United Way’s Sub for Santa program, Tabitha’s Way Food Pantries’ annual Christmas dinner giveaways, Utah State Hospital’s Forgotten Patient program and other church, school, ...

As we ring in the new year, many of us write down new goals for the upcoming year. One goal may be to shift our mindsets. Have you ever heard the terms "growth mindset" and "fixed mindset"? Do you know the difference? A fixed mindset is believing you can’t learn more or do better. It limits ...