Stop taking work so seriously!

Does your job keep you up at night? Do you work too hard? Do you care too much? Yeah, I’ve been there. I’ve always been a little too serious with a highly developed sense of responsibility. This trait carried over into my work, in a serious way. I tried to do it all and rarely said no. I stressed myself … Read More

Fear-based Decision Making

For years most of my big decisions were based in fear. I worried about what might happen and more often than not choose the “safer” choice- but not the choice that would make me happy, not the choice that was really right for me. Fear-based decision making isn’t even really about achieving a desirable outcome- it’s usually an attempt to … Read More

How To Deal With Conflict

Conflict happens regularly in life. Conflict often arises when minor disagreements go unnoticed or unaddressed and become larger issues. In other cases we experience unnecessary stress over perceived conflicts because we have been conditioned to focus on negative experiences. How we deal with conflict has a significant impact on our health, happiness, and success in life. By overcoming emotional attachments … Read More

The Dos and Don’ts of Work Life Balance

When I tell people I write about work-life balance the response I get most often is, “I need some of that!” Don’t we all? The problem is we tend to think of work-life balance as a destination we hope to arrive at one day but like most of the things we want in life (happiness, love, success) work-life balance is … Read More