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Last night, I went to watch a small local production of Rock of Ages. A friend of a friend was in the show, and a big group went to support her. The plan afterwards was to go karaoke in honor of the performer's birthday. While I generally love any excuse to have a mic in my hand, it was nearly...
Burnout is a topic that is becoming so prolific because so many of us are EXPERIENCING IT! Turns out, burnout is a state that is at the end of the road of a long continuum. There are ways we can intervene to reduce the chances of ourselves becoming burned out, but we have to recognize it first.
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Many people spend 40 - 50 hours per week at work. That's 80 - 100 THOUSAND hours over a career. If you're not engaged or functioning at your peak, or if you're on the brink of exhaustion and burn out, you're having a suboptimal life experience.
The answer isn't necessarily to make a...
Have you ever stopped to consider for just a moment how important you are?
Think about it. How many people depend on you? For big things and for small things - you are important to the people around you.
You are an asset.
An 'asset' is an item of intrinsic value. And, because of that...
We all know that we need to set boundaries in our lives in order to protect our own time and energy, but wow can it be hard to do! Sometimes we feel selfish for cutting other people off and not allowing them the time, energy, and resources we know we just can’t provide. ...
We frequently have conversations with our students and clients about how it is NOT selfish to take care of yourself....but what if it actually IS selfish? What if it is something called healthy selfishness?
I came across this concept in a book I have been reading. The book is...
"I’m so worried about the upcoming school year.”
“I’m already struggling to be a good mom and a good employee. Now I have to be a good teacher too?!”
“I have such high standards for myself. I’m afraid of my perfectionism as school starts...
We’ve all been in the situation where someone, a boss, a co-worker, a partner, a friend, oversteps a boundary, we get frustrated, and we feel resentment toward that person begin to grow.
The fact is, the way we interact in these interpersonal situations has incredible...
If you had to guess what the single, most important factor is in determining your psychological well-being, what would you guess?
Turns out, it’s social connection and personal relationships.
Our connections to other people and our social interactions with them are an...
NOTE: This is a legacy episode from the Women Inspired podcast, before it transitioned to be the Building Psychological Strength podcast. While you will hear some mention of the Women Inspired brand during this episode, the content is highly relevant to the goals of Peak Mind, which is why we...