Most executives would say that if you want to achieve results, you have to have a relentless, unyielding commitment to the outcome you want. Seems reasonable, right? Focus on your goal if you want to achieve your goal. But actually, the opposite is true. Focusing too much on the outcome Read more
Being a caring person can have its downsides. One cost of caring is compassion fatigue, and it can hit anyone—even those trained to avoid it. I and two of my co-authors of RELIT: How to Rekindle Yourself in the Darkness of Compassion Fatigue appeared on the In Sickness podcast recently. Read more
Do you keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel? Or do you grab the wheel only when things get overwhelming? Imagine you’re on a long road. When the road is curvy, you need to steer through the curves. When the road is straight, there’s a lot less steering to Read more
Resilience is not built during crisis. Five ways to build your resilience during good times, so you are prepared to survive the next crisis.
Three simple tools of resilience can help you have confidence, clarity, and calm in a crisis. Do these today to make tomorrow easier.
We all need a lifeline to the future, a future story, to help us get through the problems that seem insurmountable today.
There is no bad weather. Only bad clothing. This is a useful metaphor for most of life, and something to remember on this Election Day.
When change happens, people often fall off an identity cliff. Here’s how to build identity resilience to thrive through change.
Enforce your personal boundaries because if you don’t, no one else will. Here’s why it’s important, and how to get better at it.
New book announcement and cover reveal! RELIT helps people overcome compassion fatigue. Due out November 13th.