I see many people on social media posting about burnout & how to manage burnout — BUT almost always only as an individual way to...

Bronnie Ware is an Australian woman who spent many years working in palliative care. Her patients were those who had returned home to...

I was contacted by a communications specialist for my thoughts regarding people who might be experiencing anxiety about having to go back...

To ensure that I don’t overwhelm the reader, I have divided the article into SECTIONS: In SECTION 1, I’ll talk about the concept, origin,...

Kindness From a Stranger This is the first time I’ve shared this story. It’s not earth-shattering, traumatic, or dramatic, just a small...

What Is Burnout? Burnout isn’t just being tired or “fed up” with work. “Burnout is far more than feeling blue or having a bad day. It is...

“The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that’s a good thing to learn.” -Christina Baker Kline (American novelist) In...

“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” -Anaïs Nin Today —...

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” -Robert Jordan, The Fires of Heaven Looking Back at...

I have been asked about tips and strategies to help individuals be effective in working remotely during this COVID-19 (coronavirus)...

The older I get, the more reflective and observant I become. It might be because I’m older and a bit wiser, but I think it’s more about...

[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, titled “Executive Coach or...

One year ago on December 20, 2017, I flew half way across the U.S. to interview for a position at a very famous tech company in northern...

SEE: See mistakes as learning opportunities and see yourself not as a victim One of my former college students shared this: “I have...

“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...

I’ve been thinking a lot about emotional intelligence and the Bar-On Model of Emotional-Social Intelligence. According to the Bar-On...

A writer asked for my thoughts about why it is necessary to fight work stress and how to do it. Here’s my response: Why We Must Combat...

In 2011, I wrote an article about the true cost of job stress. In that article, I cited Dr. Rebecca Goldin (a Professor at George Mason...

[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] One consistent and recurring theme keeps appearing over and over again...

[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024] I was contacted by a TV Producer at BBC News regarding my thoughts about the pitfalls of working...