Elevate Mondays with Effective Strategies for Managing Stress in the Workplace

Elevate Mondays with Effective Strategies for Managing Stress in the Workplace

With all the changes and challenges of recent years, it is no wonder that anxiety has stealthily taken over our work and home lives. Even for individuals who aren’t typically consumed by worry, the ever-changing landscape of today’s workplace has been hard to ignore. Feelings of anxiety and stress can pop up when they are least expected.  Anxiety is contagious.  It’s imperative to seek out methods to combat feelings of anxiety before they take over [...]
You Belong Here: Coincidence or Cause?

You Belong Here: Coincidence or Cause?

The reverb from the speaker rattled every bone in my body - each baseline syncing with my heartbeat - which was now thump, thump, thumping along. Pure joy on my face, sweat over my brow and a sense of belonging in the world…all standing in front of that huge speaker at my first ever Grateful Dead show. Every lyric was sung to me, every strum touched my soul. And it changed me. I felt the [...]
Practice These Resilience Skills to Become a Great Leader

Practice These Resilience Skills to Become a Great Leader

When my friend Petra was diagnosed with cancer, not once, but twice, life gave her no choice but to be strong. When she went into remission for the second time, she decided she was going to wake people up to the precious gift of time. Through that conscious decision, she has inspired thousands of people to build inspired lives full of joy and gratitude. One way she does this is through her resilient mindset.  As [...]
The Art of Motivating Your Employees

The Art of Motivating Your Employees

My grandpa might not read this article, but if he does, it's because he loves and supports me. He worked hard to provide for his family without expecting anything from his employer except a paycheck, benefits and a good retirement plan.  The world has changed a lot since my grandpa entered the workforce. Today, many employees work to make a difference, not just a paycheck. Successful employers recognize this and implement motivational strategies in the [...]
Are Your Failures Worth Money?

Are Your Failures Worth Money?

The secret recipe to turning setbacks into success. Einstein - a man synonymous with genius level intelligence, whose life’s work is known all around the world - actually couldn’t really speak well until after age 8. We’ve probably all heard how he was denied entry to school for not being “smart enough”, yet he is a pioneer of the theory of general relativity. He understood physics, gravity and mathematics, the inner workings of our existence, [...]