US News recently released its list of the 100 best jobs in 2014. I was surprised, not by the results, but by the criteria they used to make their list. They base their ranking on: Four criteria related to employability (60% of the total score) Salary (30% of the total score) Stress levels of the […]
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The Power of Gratitude
They say that the best companies to work for are the ones where people are grateful for what they have and freely express their gratitude toward each other. This reminded of a company with whom I worked for about eight months. I loved it! My colleagues were passionate. They were positive. They gave me frequent […]
Take Me to Your Leader!
In a leadership role, whether covert or not, you are like the roots of a big strong tree, with branches that spread around the world, touching all the places you have lived and worked. The leaves that cover these branches represent the many, many colleagues who’s professional and personal lives you have touched and influenced. […]
Feelings
Almost all (positive) change starts with a positive emotional attractor. Change, whether at a professional or a personal level, has tipping points based on emotions. Positive emotional attractors, through our peripheral nervous system, help us thrive and grow. Positive emotional attractors are activated by our trusting relationships. They give us our ideal self, fill […]
Better Than Perfect
We all want to do the best we can do, to be our own version of perfect. I resolve to stop eating cheese (all those calories from fatty animal sources, messing with my HDL levels). I pledge to only spend money on the things that are absolutely needed by my family so that I can […]
Happiness
There’s a lot of talk about happiness lately. When I first had kids, it was nearly impossible to find time, any time, to spend on myself, to do the (non-kid) things that made me happy. Between all the responsibilities of motherhood and keeping my career alive, I couldn’t find five minutes for myself. Many of […]
Rose-Colored Glasses
A friend of mine shared this folk tale: A traveler came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment. “What sort of people live in the next town?” asked […]
Rules of the Road
Have you ever driven in a place in which no one pays any attention to the rules of the road? Where drivers drift around the roads, completely oblivious to the lanes painted on the surface of the road? Where people turn right, onto side streets, from the left-hand lane? Where yield is an unknown word? […]
Stress Reduction Tip #197
I was listening to a Selected Shorts podcast while driving in the car the other day. I can’t remember what the story was called or who wrote it, but it was a well-written and entertaining story about a woman who was rather bravely living and working by herself in The Big City (the story took […]
Being Lucky
A while ago, I heard a quote that made me stop and think: “Intentionality can change the path of our lives” Richard Boyatzis. Was the universe sending me a message? Maybe, or maybe I was at a stage in my life in which I was ready to hear the message. I had been […]
