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The Dangers of Chronic Stress
I used to think that being “stressed-out” was no big deal. However, prolonged or chronic stress can have incredibly detrimental effects on your body, mind, and heart.
Feeling Good vs Functioning Well
My next big paradigm shift towards true well-being happened when I began to understand the value of pursuing “functioning well” instead of just “feeling good.”
When Good Things Go Bad
My first big paradigm shift towards true well-being happened once I began to understand the “inverted U” of virtues and strengths
Emotional Green Flags
When emotions arise in a conversation, there is an opportunity to dive deep into those feelings and use them to create stronger motivation towards our goals.
Adjourning with Grace
Acknowledging and intentionally addressing the change that comes with transitions is one of the best ways to bring peace to a stage of life that can be full of complicated emotions.
6 Tips to Reignite Motivation
Slumps in motivation are not uncommon. Here are 6 tips based on science to help you pull yourself out of a motivation slump.
Deficits, Disciplines, and a Resource Bank
Our greatest resilience to acute stressors is built in day-to-day disciplines. Much like saving for a rainy day, building your energy wealth can protect you from the mental devastation of many of life’s storms.
Motivational Interviewing - A Beginning
Listening is an art. More than just hearing someone, it takes skills in asking the right kind of questions and reflecting without taking over.
Don’t Feed the ANTs
Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTS) are a daily hassle pest that can ruin anyone's day. Here are three tips on how to deal with them.
Stop Ignoring the Check Engine Light
Self-care means more than just filling up your gas tank once in a while. You need to also look at the long-term maintenance needs for yourself.
Long-term maintenance includes many pillars of wellbeing. The foundational pillar for me has been adopting a true growth mindset.
Change is in the Air
When the season starts to change to fall, I take a note from nature and look at what I need to let go.
Direction vs Destination
An obsession with the destinations inherent in achievement was one of the key things that led me to burnout. Learning to value direction over destination is crucial to wellbeing.
Organizational Gardening
Potential for flourishing is increased when you treat an organization like you would a garden.
Strong Ones Need Support Too
One of the hardest paradoxes of leadership is the loneliness that it can create.
You Can’t Take It with You
There’s nothing quite like a funeral to make you ponder the meaning of life.