Spirit of Purpose · I'm On Vacation. Don't Bother Me! Employee burnout, which was a pre-pandemic concern, was exacerbated over the last 14 months as workers navigated complex and challenging circumstances, to keep business afloat. But change is afoot. Korn Ferry says, now, nearly 80% of workers surveyed say they plan to use more vacation time […]
Read More →Spirit of Purpose · The Time To Reorganize Your Team May Be Right Now Over the course of the pandemic, clients talked about the multiple roles and extra work they assumed – some due to new pandemic-specific activities. Some involved covering for colleagues who were ill or on a reduced schedule. Some resulted from reduced staffing levels. […]
Read More →Spirit of Purpose · Stress That Can Determine Success or Failure In the workplace, and all of life, the size and complexity of challenges are not factors that determine whether we flounder or thrive. The degree to which we believe we are in control is. The internal belief and feeling that I can take effective action and […]
Read More →When you feel stress or anxiety, do you double down by also feeling guilty about it? According to the Harvard Health Blog, that can contribute to poor, long-term psychological health. Contributor Dr. David R Topor sites a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which concluded that people who accept feeling bad fare […]
Read More →How do you give voice to the LIES that cause you stress, raise your blood pressure, give you a pain in your neck, ache your head, knot up your shoulders, make you sick to your stomach? How do you get the LIES that limit your happiness and peace of mind up and out of you?
Read More →A sleepless night can trigger up to a thirty percent rise in anxiety levels. That’s according to new research from the University of California Berkeley. But the researchers also identified the type of sleep that calms you and resets your brain. During periods of deep sleep or non-rapid eye movement, slow-wave sleep, the heart rate and blood […]
Read More →Steven Cohen, author of “Leading from Within,” says regular meditation maximizes leadership performance by strengthening your capacity in what he calls the four leadership pillars: Build Awareness. Through meditation, you learn how to observe your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations, without judgment. Enhanced awareness will help you see situations more clearly, solve problems more readily. Make Connections with people […]
Read More →We live in a society where passing judgment on other people and situations is a favorite pastime. We’ve been at it for so long and so often that it’s an unconscious reflex. Experts might say it’s a hold-over from the human evolutionary period when we needed to make snap judgments about whether the approaching thing was going […]
Read More →At the beginning of your next meeting, take notice of yourself and others. Do you or your colleagues enter harried, burdened, rushing, sharing exasperation about how poorly the day is going as you recount details of unusually heavy traffic, subway issues, an incredibly long line at the coffee shop, or frustrations with technology and the lack […]
Read More → If you’re someone who doesn’t use all of their vacation time, or you feel you’re too busy to get away, listen up. According to Lonely Planet, you’re more likely to die younger than someone who prioritizes vacation travel. In a recent article, Annemarie McCarthy reveals the results of a 40-year study conducted at the […]
Read More → We all know that employee burnout is real. And it comes with significant costs to organizations. According to a recent Gallup study of 7,500 full time employees, two thirds have experienced burnout to some degree. Burned out employees take more sick days, are more likely to be looking for a new job, have low […]
Read More →Philosopher William James said, “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” Thoughts and emotions are tied to one another. Just thinking about something generates an emotional reaction, which triggers similar thoughts and emotions. This loop can send us spiraling downward in ways that are seemingly out of our […]
Read More →Negative thought spirals can hijack our ability to power through situations we perceive as difficult. Forbes.com contributor Alice Walton offers some new ways to beat back those debilitating voices in our heads that make our fears feel real and infuse doubt. In addition to meditation and mindfulness, Walton recommends Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It sounds intense, […]
Read More →4 Ways to Survive If Someone Loses It On You Here are a few tips to consider when you’re faced with another person’s angry meltdown, in the office, or in your personal life: First, remain calm. Breathe. If you also get upset, the situation is sure to escalate and spiral in the wrong direction. Don’t […]
Read More → Unplugging Is Not A Luxury, It’s A Business Necessity Whenever your weekend takes place, be it Saturday and Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, etc., what’s most important is to use that time to rejuvenate. Here’s how James Reinhart, CEO of ThredUp.com, told Oprah.com he uses his weekend time. He stops spinning. Follow his example by […]
Read More →I’m a big fan of journaling. I’ve personally experienced the way it helps process feelings and relieve stress that can stifle my progress. As it turns out, writing is an excellent way to stave off anxiety. That’s what a psychology graduate student at Harvard discovered. Hans Schroder and his colleagues studied a group of women […]
Read More →Life Lessons From Seinfeld One of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld was “The Jimmy.” It was about the guy who talked about himself in the third person. Remember that great dialogue where he announced, “Jimmy’s sweet on Elaine?” Research now shows that talking to yourself in the third person can help regulate your emotions. According […]
Read More →Anxious? Depressed? Frustrated? Write It Out. Journaling is a highly effective tool for many reasons. It can help put a challenging situation into perspective. It can help you work through your fear, anxiety and relationship issues. Best of all, it’s private and it’s free. To get started, all you need is a notebook and a […]
Read More →Albert Einstein once said, “You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.” There are many ways to transform your mind – some are legal, some are not. But more and more, executives and business leaders are turning to Yoga and meditation to boost their on-the-job performance. These practices are moving from […]
Read More →When you’re having a crappy day and looking for ways to shake that awful feeling, Mindtools.com offers 10 ways to make a bad day better. Here are nine of them. Reach out to a trusted friend or colleague. Or write in your journal if you’re not comfortable confiding in anyone. Go for a walk. Sunshine, […]
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