Did you know that stress is mental? No, I’m not suggesting you’re “mental” if you experience stress. But there is so much we don’t understand about stress and when we miss the mark, we are shooting ourselves in the foot. It’s time we got a 10,000 foot view of what...
Burnout is an all too common term these days. It’s spoken about everywhere you turn and researchers are attempting to find out what specifically leads workers to burn out. Because burnout is a stress-related disorder, it makes sense to explore the psychology behind...
Stress, by definition, is our perception that we cannot cope with the demands placed on us. When we experience chronic stress, we burn out. When we burn out, we usually are very aware of the external factors or the demands on us that contributed to our stress. But...
We live in a culture where accomplishments are our currency. Whether it is spoken out loud or simply insinuated, there is an expectation that you will be productive and have results to show for your efforts. But sometimes we can take this too far and it’s easy to...
When you are born into this world, like all babies, you have certain basic needs. These needs are typically met as you are housed, clothed, and fed. But it is when we look beyond our basic needs that we find where in life we’ve gotten stuck. We all need to feel a...
It is common practice that when you have a thought in your mind you believe what you think. And while it makes sense why you would fall prey to this common habit, it may not be in your best interest to do so. In order to avoid the unnecessary stress caused by your...
As a Doer, you likely take on a lot of responsibility. You push yourself to accomplish a great deal and this has served you in the past because it’s gotten you to where you are today in your career and perhaps other areas of your life as well. But sometimes even high...
Burnout is a workplace phenomenon that has been around for decades, but is increasing in intensity, frequency, and becoming more widespread. That said, everyone burns out for different reasons and while we might be quick to point a finger at our circumstances in the...
Job burnout is a phenomenon that happens without discrimination. Everyone is at risk and certainly there were many cases of burnout before the pandemic. But since the start of COVID, you may have found that your life has really gotten off course. Whether it was...
Back in March of 2020, we started hearing about the Corona Virus as an epidemic that would go on to infect a large percentage of the world population. It just kept spreading and through its variants, it doesn’t seem to die down. In fact, it’s a bit like burnout – a...
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