There’s been a lot of talk about burnout lately … and rightly so. It’s not just some buzzword, but a very real thing that more and more people are dealing with every day. We’ve all been through a lot over the past couple of years, and no matter what else was going on in the…
Life Lessons
Do You Want to Do More Meaningful Work?
If you’re anything like most people, you want the work you do to be meaningful. Because, hey, if you’re going to spend a good chunk of your day doing something, it may as well be a thing that feels worthwhile. Yes, the purpose of your job is to pay the bills. But most of us…
Social Media Brown Out
August 1st ends my month-long social media blackout. I successfully took a full break from creating any content or outreach via social media or email, and it was an energizing exercise! That part of the break was easy. The harder part was staying off social media altogether. So, honestly, it was a brown out. I…
Start With Dessert
We save the “best for last.” We “treat” ourselves with the satisfying pleasure of tantalizing sweets at the end of the meal. That finishing touch. How does our propensity for dessert relate to knowing what’s right for our lives or career? Dessert just feels so good as a taste sensation. Career and life satisfaction feels…
Are You Sorry? Really?
Here’s a question for you: How many times a day do you find yourself saying, “I’m sorry.” If you took the time to count, I’d wager that many of you are saying those two words more often than you think. Here’s my take on this – STOP IT! I’m not saying you should abdicate responsibility…
Life Lessons From A Disney Vacation
After every holiday gathering, show and fun plan fell apart over the month of December, my family decided to forge ahead with our vacation to Orlando, Florida that we had been looking forward to for months. My young-adult children had their sights set on Disney (15 years after their childhood visit) and we just had…