I was recording a podcast recently and was reminded of a time in my life where I dreaded going to work every day. My role had gotten stripped down to the extent that it wasn’t fun anymore. My boss was demeaning. No one really seemed to care what I thought or what I brought to […]
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I’ll be honest, I used to think Sunday Scaries were a myth. It was an odd thought to me. Our family spends a lot of time making the most of the weekend from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, and it’s great time, but I never dreaded Monday. My husband was the same. He wasn’t dreading
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Have you ever caught yourself saying something like, I can’t do anything right. You’re feeling overwhelmed at work with asks coming at you from all directions and critiques seeming to follow each one. Then you’re home and no one likes dinner. You break a glass washing the dishes, realize you didn’t sign the permission slip
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Getting a recognition for a job well done can be great for boosting confidence, sharing wins, and improving engagement. It can also add to your name standing out in those all-important rooms full of opportunities. But is it necessary? Do you need to get recognition for the great work that you’re doing in order to
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When I was first trying to get a job in my field, I used to call it ‘getting a real job.’ This compared to working in the shoe section of a department store for years in college. As you can imagine, my comparison of a real job in contrast to the work I was doing
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We frequently hear the importance of being flexible. You want flexibility in your plans. Solutions are supposed to be nimble. Rigidity is seen as an obstacle for work, play, and family life. I’ll be honest, I’ve seen countless examples of people not being flexible enough. It happens both inside and outside the office. I’ve seen
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Do you ever wonder why there are so many struggles with low grade anxiety and stress in recent years? If you go back 50 to 100 years ago, the numbers are completely different. You don’t even have to go that far. This article from Psychology Today says that Gallop found that people in the US
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Have you ever felt stuck? Like there are no good options let along great ones to run after so you’re stuck in the not so great state you’ve been in a while. Or maybe there are great options out there but they would come with too much risk or confirmed negative consequences that you’re just
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I know some people take the week between Christmas and New Year off. Since having kids I do take one day during the week to hang with them. For the most part though, I work, and I love it. I spend time considering all that has been achieved this year by my team, our organization,
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How do you approach a problem or a challenging situation? Are you one that takes a problem on head on looking for the means of turning it around? Or do things seem to swallow you up when you’re faced with adversity or trials? Maybe neither of those quite fit and you’re somewhere in the middle.
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