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Friday, June 12, 2026

Cool App: Bouncy Calm Smileys

This global app is designed to bring smiles to your day and rest to your night. It's called Bouncy Calm Smileys.

Bouncy Calm Smileys is designed with humanity and kindness in mind with easy to use selections of mindfulness objects that bounce dance play on screen to help bring a playful peaceful mood. Bouncy Calm Smileys is a friendly retro lo-fi affirmation mindfulness app. Choose circles, marbles, raindrops, emojis, affirmations to lighten the day or find rest at night. You choose whether the circle (ball), marble, raindrop, emoji or affirmation solos around the screen or has object friends join in. You can turn on tranquil music or nature soundscape by SoundSei to find a personal sensory meditation. The exclusively built for iOS app's goal is for calm, comfort, ease sleep, find focus, help in relaxation or rejuvenation.

Bouncy Calm Smileys offers full access during the trial, so you can explore all features before deciding whether to purchase it for just $0.99.

Check it out here and bounce your way to smiley play.

Monday, March 02, 2026

Today in Global Small Business: 7 Signs You Have the Napoleon Complex (Also Called Short-Man Syndrome)

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

Discover the seven key signs of the Napoleon complex (also called short-man syndrome), its psychological roots, and how to overcome it. Break free from insecurity.
Empathy unlocked: Understanding how to develop emotional intelligence.
Quote of the week: "Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me." – Napoleon Bonaparte
The war for kindness (book). Building empathy in a fractured world.
Strategies for mental resilience.
Getting started in meditation and learning about its benefits with a calmer state of mind.

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