How many of you started this year with buckets of passion around a resolution or two?  And how many of you are still stuck in your old behaviors and patterns?  Its ok you are not alone!  Start anywhere and for those of you needing some extra motivat… Continue reading →

I couldn’t help myself in posting this as many of my workshop attendees are between 30-50 years old, and like we discuss getting clear on the root issues that are causing the imbalance is half the solution to creating more balance.  So what do you … Continue reading →

According to an article posted on the BBC, the key to solving depression and finding long lasting happiness might lay in a person’s capacity for resilience. However many questions remain about resilience – is it learned, is it something you are bor… Continue reading →

Not all stress is bad for you – not only does stress keep you alive when facing danger it can give you the boost you need to get your hustle on when you need it most.   Today in the Wall Street Journal there is an article; When Stress is Good for Y… Continue reading →

Writer for Employee Benefits News, Kathleen Koster recently reached out to me to discuss the challenges faced by hourly workers when it comes to work life balance.  In her article, Nixing 9 to 5 – Flexible work strategies for employers with a nonexemp… Continue reading →

According to the abstract on a new book by leading social psychologist and scientist Roy F. Baumeister’s latest research, he reveals that the average person spends four hours of their day battling temptation. “While self-control is biologically roo… Continue reading →

Srikumar Rao is known as “happiness guru” of the business world – it might be because he has a book called, Happiness at Work and has taught at the Columbia Business School and the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley on the subject. Or it migh… Continue reading →

Srikumar Rao is known as “happiness guru” of the business world – it might be because he has a book called, Happiness at Work and has taught at the Columbia Business School and the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley on the subject. Or it migh… Continue reading →

One way that you can reduce the level of stress in your life is through gratitude.  Many times in workshops I hear people focus on what is not working and what they do not have, the emphasis is on what is lacking.  What would happen in your life if y… Continue reading →

What is triangulation you ask and how can it lead to better balance at work?  Best to let my friend, colleague and leadership coach Tom Patterson answer in this column he penned for the Microsoft Office Blog.   I will give you a hint: triangulation … Continue reading →