Thanksgiving and end-of-the-year holidays can mean get togethers with your family of origin or extended family. While that can include comforts and joys, it can also mean interacting with people who control, frustrate, criticize, or burden you. There are so many other stresses you are likely facing this year, here are some tips ...
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Do you leave work at a reasonable hour?
The reason I'm asking if you leave work at a reasonable hour is that I'm concerned about how stressed or how happy you are at work. A recent survey indicated that 89 percent of happy people versus 49 percent of unhappy people leave work at a reasonable hour.* You know what else they found? ...
Do You Actually Enjoy Your Free Time?
We're coming to the end of summer, what has the highlight of your summer been? Sure, go on...relive that moment now. For me it happened last week while in the San Francisco Bay Area after doing a training on Influence and Friction-Free Relationships for a company. I took off a handful of days to go mountain ...
Are you too hard on yourself?
Are you too hard on yourself? Do people tell you they really like you, or think you are great at what you do - but still inside you think you are 'not enough' Do you criticize yourself to try to motivate ...
Economic times battered your confidence?
Have you spent the last 2 years working even harder but for less return? Do you think you can’t move on because another opportunity may not be out there, or do you fear what you’re doing won’t provide the level of income you need? Many of you have told me your confidence has taken a big hit ...
Do you take things personally?
Do you take it personally when: You don't hear back from a person you've called? Your boss recognizes your colleague's success but not yours? A family member criticizes you? What is the impact to your productivity when you take it personally? Does it put you in a bad mood and make you sulk? Do you waste time venting to a ...
Do you have too much on your plate?
Does your 'to do' list feel like the never-ending stream of clowns getting out of a Volkswagen? Conventional wisdom suggests that to reduce your overwhelm you should 'Prioritize'. But your challenge is that Everything Seems Urgent. Below is the formula to win in situations of 'too much to do and not enough time'. Be sure to read ...
Are you a perfectionist? Do these three tips…
Being a perfectionist will keep you from getting work done and getting home earlier. Why? There is the time you waste agonizing over every word in emails. Then there is the time wasted worrying over whether the finished product will be good enough. Finally, there is energy wasted procrastinating. Perfectionism is not a Mindset that will ...
Are you not doing what you know you should?
Thank you to all of you who applied for the complimentary Strategy Session I offered last week. It was awesome to ...