Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Fill the Emptiness with Intentional Nothing
Physical and mental white space are necessary for resilience and balance. Here’s how I accidentally created some in my life, literally.
Peter's Progress
Personal Pride Week – Look How Far We’ve Come
A wedding, a class, a building, a commitment… living in the moment and looking to the future. Plus, some pictures from my week of travel.
Life Fulfillment and Purpose
Expand your perspective by questioning what you know
Lifelong learning is about challenging your beliefs through gathering new knowledge and wisdom. Here are four ways to do that. And why you should.
Communication
You’re not as good at understanding people as you think
We are far worse at understanding people close to us than we think. Our default prediction engine runs on bias and belief; here’s how to re-tune yours.
Life Fulfillment and Purpose
The identity dissonance of reinventing yourself
Identity dissonance happens when you reinvent yourself. Here are three strategies to keep moving forward, even when the world tries to drag you back.
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Creativity is an anti-burnout tool
Creativity is an antidote to burnout. You are not fuel for the economy! Here are tips for using creativity to overcome burnout. Plus, my podcast interview.
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Multitasking or thrashing? 5 things to help you focus.
Feeling overwhelmed? Multitasking will make it worse because doing many things at once leads to thrashing. Do these five things instead.
Peter's Progress
Why AI will replace many coaches (but not me)
AI is replacing many coaches. I had Claude help me understand the difference between chatbots, good coaches, and elite coaches. I feel safe in my work.
Decisions
Extending the 10/10/10 decision framework
The 10/10/10 decision framework is a solid decision-making tool, but I found a new useful extension that can make all the difference sometimes.
Life Fulfillment and Purpose
Never pre-pay for overindulgence
The resort wanted me to buy the all-inclusive package, but it’s a bad idea to pre-pay for overindulgence. Better to choose as you go.