Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. Dolly Parton I meet so many people throughout the year, many of whom are overwhelmed and stressed. There are many things in the wider world that are beyond distressing and troubling, and we Americans are not great at using vacation time. ...Read More
The oldest, shortest words, ‘YES’ and ‘NO’ are those that require the most thought. Pythagoras (died 495 BC) When overwhelmed, flooded with the feeling that I can’t get it all done, I recognize that I have slipped back into the land of people-pleasing and said YES to too...Read More
Take a rest. A field that is rested gives a beautiful crop OVID For these past few months, I’ve heard many complaints about how draining it is to work via video chat all day. Why is this so? It may be that it is harder to focus when looking at multiple people on a...Read More
When my sister was in the throes of addiction, I did everything I could to try to fix her, make her different. No matter what I did, the outcome was the same: chaos and heartbreak. A client spent hours leading a search for a new director. A well-qualified candidate was selected, but the boss said...Read More
When I was growing up, I was one of six kids and my father owned a toy store in Hackensack, New Jersey. What I learned as a teenager, was that his leftover inventory became our Christmas presents. While I slept, the delivery truck from his store would back up the driveway late Christmas Eve. What...Read More
One Person’s Experience with Integrity Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life. –Shell Silverstein A colleague of mine accepted a senior clinical position at a large research hospital She quickly saw that the culture was focused on conducting research, with attention to patients as a secondary priority....Read More
The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short. ~ Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist, 1908-1970 It is estimated that we are exposed to 5,000 ads a day. Our economy is built on us consuming things, food, clothes, shelter improvements…. Businesses tend to create things that cluster at the...Read More
Our habits of mind can play incredible tricks on us. One of the first things I learned to do as a nurse was to accurately name things… once we have the accurate assessment, then the right remedy can follow. This simple principle can help us self-regulate, get unstuck and acknowledge and remedy unspecified stress or...Read More
What you don’t do determines what you can do. Tim Ferriss Feel like you are treading water to stay afloat? Are demands on your life leaving you feeling besieged and depleted? One remedy is the ‘Don’t List’. Most of us need to say NO more (however, there are some of us who need to say Yes more. I highly recommend a TED talk on...Read More
