“Soft skills get little respect but will make or break your career”- Peggy Klaus. I recently had a conversation with a few friends that are also in business. A couple are the owners of companies. What they told me was enlightening. Often enough they find a prospective employee will focus Read more…
“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving; we get stronger and more resilient.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli. Life isn’t always easy. As much as we wish that things would turn out the way we would like, sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t. Some people face so many difficulties and Read more…
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” ― Henry David Thoreau, “Walden” I Read more…
A conversation with a client I had recently has stuck with me. He shared with me that he typically starts his day energized, hopeful, ready to go. As the day goes on, though, he often finds himself dealing with problems, obstacles and distractions, all of which start to wear on Read more…
You don’t need to make big changes to bring more balance to your life. Building short enjoyable activities into your day can recharge your batteries, improve clarity and focus, and help build more positive interactions in the workplace and beyond. We all go through times of feeling stressed – when Read more…
I was having a conversation with a friend recently. She was really down on herself for what she felt was a big mistake she had made in her work. She was being so hard on herself that I felt I had to say something. Her self criticism wasn’t doing anything Read more…
One of the things that I work on with clients is developing a customized wellness plan. A customized plan will create a guide, as well as action steps, for setting goals, and establishing and tracking new habits. The first step in creating this type of plan is beginning with an Read more…
“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” ― Joshua Becker I love that quote because it really doesn’t just apply to our possessions. It really applies to the whole of our lives. I’d been wanting to take some old ski Read more…
Well, here we are – 2021. As I reflect on this past year and look to the new one, I can’t help but also think about important lessons the year 2020 came with. I am ever more mindful of the gratitude I have for my own health and that of Read more…
When most of us think of making changes, we typically think in terms of our big goal, the end result. What we don’t always realize is that the small choices we make each and every day are working to build up to that big goal, the outcome we hope for. Read more…