Category: Personal Growth

Have you ever thought about how different you are now than you were five years ago? How about ten years ago? You know in your head you have changed but identifying to what degree is difficult. That’s because you’ve changed slowly over time. Rarely in life do we encounter a significant event that drastically changes...
Did you know that when you need help the most you might actually be sabotaging your efforts to get it? It doesn’t make sense; but it’s true. This applies when you are both, physically or situationaly in need. The primary reason of sabotage is due to our resistance to being vulnerable.  When we are vulnerable...
work-life balance
Since the late 70’s people have been struggling with the work-life balance issue: the balance between an individual’s work and personal life. Lot’s has been written on this subject trying to give men and women alike a strategy to balance work and personal demands. The problem is achieving a balance is impossible. In the past...
sucess
There is this notion that exists out there in companies that everyone should be treated the same. No one should receive preferential treatment or have an advantage. It should be fist come first serve with no short cuts allowed. Processes, rules, and conventions should be followed by everyone at all times. Some people believe this...
not the norm
It’s fun to encounter different cultures. Whether through travel or reading we marvel at the differences and share them enthusiastically with our friends. When traveling abroad we look forward to experiencing others and come to expect the oddities. It actually makes our travel experience more invigorating and personal. But, when it comes to differences in...
stick with it
We all have times in our lives when we want to achieve or get certain things done and find ourselves unable to follow through with our desires. We then compare ourselves to friends and peers and wonder why we can’t replicate their successful behavior. While this comparison may be reasonable it is not really fair....
learning
We all know it’s important to learn and grow at work so that we perform better in our roles and responsibilities. When we first began our careers all we did was learn. We had very little work experience and needed to learn the basics of how to work in our new professions. Learning never stopped...