Networking for introverts may feel scary or intimidating. Introverts typically enjoy time being alone or with only one or two people rather than spending time with a large crowd.[1] However, networking doesn’t have to mean being in a large crowd.
Rather, it can mean building strong individual...
When you look at your professional life in terms of career milestones, it can be very exciting and rewarding. By honoring your successes along your professional journey, you build your confidence, pride, and courage and open your eyes to new opportunities.
Career milestones happen every day...
Let’s face it—there are many things we don’t want to do. How many people wish they didn’t have to prepare dinner, do the laundry, write Thank You cards, make their beds, or do their taxes?
But it’s not just at home where we must deal with mundane tasks. At the office, we’ve got emails...
You’re sitting at your office desk, blankly staring at your computer screen and second-guessing your life choices—especially your career. At that moment, when you’ve lost all motivation to continue with your decisions, the realization of career stagnation hits you hard.
Do you feel like you’ve...
There’s this myth about success—that if you just put in enough work at any task, you’ll automatically develop your skills and be successful. So, we’ve created a society of really hard workers and branded “hustle culture” as a badge of honor.
But what if that’s not the only way? What if it’s not...
If you’re feeling like you’re facing a career crisis, don’t fret. The good news is that this is a moment where you can notice the need for change, which means you’re embracing self-awareness and the opportunity for growth.
Whether you’re newer in your career or facing a mid-career crisis, it is...
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. You’re in a one-on-one with your manager and they say, “You are one of our company’s highest performers, and I appreciate your contributions so much. What can I do to keep you as part of our team?”
This is a softball. All you have to do is speak up and...
Communication is the keystone for highly functioning teams and achieving maximum productivity. Every company ought to start this way, and most of them did. Still, sadly, when there’s a repeated pattern of communication breakdown, it inevitably has a ripple effect across the entire organization...
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a performance mindset as “the execution of an action.”
On the other hand, it defines a high-performance mindset as “better, faster, more efficient than others” and “producing results much higher than expected.”
A high-performance mindset is necessary for...
We’ve certainly entered a new work normal in the post-pandemic world we live in these days. Many of us are used to getting up from bed, getting ready for work, and driving or commuting to the office.
Depending on the size of the company, some of us may be working with dozens, hundreds, or even...
More than four million people have left their jobs each month in the U.S. so far this year, and 44% of workers are looking for a new job.[1][5] Research from LinkedIn shows that 87% of people are open to finding better job opportunities, while another study from ADP identified that 7 out of 10...
I was a teacher, coach, and education administrator for 44 years – 10 years at the high school level and 34 at the collegiate level. I also organized and directed basketball camps and clinics throughout America and in four European countries.
I was privileged to work with a good number of...
If you are looking to improve your energy, there are a myriad of ways to do so. However, if you are looking for a more natural and healthful way to improve your energy, you may be curious whether there are any supplements you can take to help and whether these supplements even work.
So, do...
While some people choose to take their vitamins after waking up, others may take them at various points later during the day or with meals. If you have been taking vitamins for a while or are looking to start taking them, you may be wondering what the best time of day is to do so. It is time to...
Are you having trouble sleeping? Or do you feel like you can barely stay awake when you need to? Are you left tired and irritable, lacking the joy and motivation that life once brought? If these complaints are tied to your long or rotating work schedule, you may be suffering from shift work...
I get it, life can be tiring at times. It seems we live in a society that glorifies being busy and normalizes being overworked, overwhelmed, and burned out!
As a former social worker and psychotherapist, it’s very easy to get caught up in the mundane day-to-day operations of personal and...
Contrary to popular belief, effective stress control isn’t about eliminating adversity altogether. You and I both know that’s impossible.
So what can we do?
Society’s Acceptable Stress “Fixes” – A Tarnished Gold Standard
Reclaiming our power over our stressful lives requires emotional energy...
Interestingly enough, this topic about our bodies feeling heavy and tired has been assigned right around the time when I have been personally experiencing feelings of such “sluggishness.” In my case, it comes down to not exercising as much as I was a year ago, as well as being busier with work...
Feeling tired after eating is very common, and it happens more often after lunchtime. Is it normal? Yes. However, feeling constantly tired after a meal could be a sign of an underlying health issue. The good news is that there are simple ways in which we can avoid that constant drowsy feeling...
Do you feel like you lack energy? Maybe you should start looking into what you eat. A healthy and balanced diet is crucial for everything in our lives. But oftentimes, people get consumed into the marketing of special “supplements,” energy drinks, powders, pills, and the list goes on and on...
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