Finding Balance I recently posed a question to a group of colleagues. The question was “what does work life balance mean to you?” The answers were all similar; obviously, everyone wants to achieve a balance between their professional world and their personal lives....
Toxic Work Environments Zap Your Energy Do you work in a Toxic environment? Do you find yourself leaving work feeling emotionally drained and physically exhausted? Do you find your energy level dropping as soon as you walk in the door? Have you even thought of...
The Choices We Make Years ago when I was a student teacher in a fourth-grade classroom. I did an exercise with my students that involved making a long paper “chain of events.” The students had been reading a book and I wanted them to grasp the impact that each event...
Guilt by Potato Chip As I ate a small (and I repeat small) bowl of potato chips today I realized that the minor gratification that I received from the salt intake would be quickly replaced by guilt. There would be guilt from knowing that in eating that small bowl of...
You Attract what You Think (Really, you do) I was chatting with a friend yesterday and by the end of the conversation, I began to feel quite exhausted. She seemed to find a problem with every aspect of her life. She started by saying she had too much to eat the day...
Tips For Sorting Through Resumes When a person pulls together their resume they are creating a marketing campaign. They are marketing themselves to employers. A candidate should put quality time into the process. It should go out the door as a finished work product....
