This month we celebrate Earth Day and our thoughts turn to keeping our planet healthy, but it’s also a great time to give careers a healthy boost, too. A healthy career is one that is challenging, enriching and offers plenty of opportunity for growth. In a way, developing a healthy career parallels the efforts we […]
Every time Mary schedules a team meeting, a critical voice inside of her announces, “You’re a fraud. You’ve never supervised before so why do you think you can now? Your team will never respect your decisions.” When John learns he didn’t get the position after the interview, he tells himself. “I’m stupid. No one will ever hire […]
On a walk with my dog I saw a young girl creating chalk drawings on her driveway. She also had written out a few pearls of wisdom, one of which is the following: “We’ve been given millions of seconds on this earth to use. Did you use one to smile today?” I don’t know her […]
I’m reminded of the lyrics of a 70s song “Counting flowers on the wall; that don’t bother me at all. Playing solitaire ‘til dawn with a deck of fifty-one. Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo… Now don’t tell me I’ve nothing to do…” Optimism, pessimism, good news and bad can hypnotize you to be happy or […]
Do you think of reasons not to do what you say you need to do? Do you belong to a procrastinator’s support group… that never meets? If so, how can you get into gear? People ask, “Shelley, how did you write 24 books?” I feel like a deer in the headlights… because I too am amazed. […]
“A healthy career” is a phrase I’ve been using for over a decade to describe the blending of professional and personal success. To be more specific, you’re in a healthy career when you’re happily engaged in your work; in a career that provides you with ample opportunities for continued growth, empowerment and balance; and you use those elements to their […]
We have been told that laughter is the best medicine. No one really knows where the thought originated, but some say the earliest recorded “idea” came from King Solomon in 931 B.C. who gave account of the healing power of laughter. Apparently, the ancient Greek physicians would send their patients to the theatre to see […]
This is the time of year when the gray days and cold weather seem never to end. It’s also a popular time for career restlessness. Cabin fever gives rise to workplace conflict, boredom or may even encourage you to rethink your career altogether. But before you jump ship, it’s wise to determine the source of […]
Has this happened to you? You’re going about life when SHAZAAM, out of the blue, someone fascinates you, catches your eye. What did they do to mesmerize you? They somehow radiate palpable, indescribable magnificence as your mind dissolves in awe and one-ness. You love them yet may not have even met them. The experience leaves […]
I ran a company for over 20 years. I ran it at the speed of light. The result was it ran me into the ground and I suffered from burnout. I went from running from meeting to meeting and constant growth to what felt like a dead stop. Thankfully I had been preparing a business that […]
