Powering Presence “Stand up tall and close your eyes,” I told my client. “Now, stretch your right arm out in front of you… sweep it up above you… and now circle all the way back behind you.” He did. “Let’s do that again,” I said, “but this time I want you to...
Stressed? Try These Three Fixes Change. Sometimes it is thrust upon you. Sometimes you actively seek it. And change, even positive change, is inherently stressful. Add to that the constant demands from the various hats you wear in life—demands from work and...
Screw Your ‘Best Self’ At Target, I saw a bunch of T-shirts in the kids’ department with these inspirational sayings: Work Hard. Shine Bright. BEAUTIFUL STRONG Find Your Power Be Your BEST SELF. And I kinda wanted to gag. I know, I know. I can hear you saying it: “But...
FEELING BURNED OUT? Sometimes burnout is the result of a toxic work environment or a bad boss. Sometimes employees do it to themselves. The Careers in Government blog recently published a post of mine on this very topic. Click here to read about three things you can...
How to Avoid an Emotional Hijacking “You’re just so damn calm!” the man yelled at me over the phone. “It’s like you don’t even care!” My jaw almost hit the floor. Me? Calm? TOO calm!? In the present circumstance, I was feeling a whirlpool of turbulent emotions....
