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The art of getting unstuck: The Power of Dreaming
When you get stuck in thinking about your next career move or are just feeling stuck in life, there is considerable power in the act of dreaming. Learn about the power of dreaming and then learn about the 100 dreams exercise to help you get unstuck so you can move forward.
Debunking Career Fulfillment Myths: Focus on Strengths, Not Weaknesses or Passions
When seeking career fulfillment, don’t fall into the trap of the myth you should fix your weaknesses or focus on passion. True career fulfillment is found by investing in your talent and turning them into strengths.
The Power of Values: Finding Fulfillment in Your Career
Aligning our work with our values is fundamental to achieving true fulfillment and success in our careers. We often compartmentalize our values, assuming they're inherently integrated into our daily work or disregarding them entirely when focusing on career growth and advancement.
The Antidote to Stress: Well-being, A Holistic Approach to Thriving in a Demanding World
The antidote to stress and anxiety is well-being. Improve well-being to reduce stress, anxiety,
Finding Clarity Amidst Career Uncertainty: A Personal Journey
Feeling lost in your career? Here are actions to take when you need career clarity
Empowering Yourself: The Art of Saying No and Setting Boundaries
Do you find it difficult to say no to other people?
Do you end up pushing your limits instead of saying no to people?
Some people find themselves unable to refuse others. Whenever someone has a request, they’ll say yes, and part of this is because they do not know how to say no. The other part comes from not wanting to disappoint others.
However, while saying yes seems like a ready solution, it’s not necessarily the best answer all the time. Just like saying no has implications, NOT saying no has implications, too, including the following below.
Unleashing Your Professional Potential: The Strategic Power of Long-Term Career Planning
In the expansive journey of your career, where you'll dedicate around 90,000 hours or approximately 13 years of your life, the significance of intentional long-term career planning cannot be overstated. Despite this substantial investment, many individuals find themselves neglecting the critical practice of considering where their professional path might lead them in the years to come.
How to Transition from Languishing to Thriving at Work and Home
Languishing became a well-known term during the peak of the pandemic. As individuals found themselves confined to their homes, away from their workplaces and regular routines, many experienced what can best be described as a sense of "blah." It wasn't clinical depression or utter hopelessness; it was languishing.
Redefining Your Relationship With Time: 10 Strategies for Maximizing Your Day
Our relationship with time can be a complex one. Sometimes we ignore it when it's abundant, yearn for more when it's scarce, or even get frustrated when it doesn't align with our desires. We might find ourselves dwelling on the past or fixating on the future instead of being present in the moment. Relationship status: complicated.
Activating your talent is the antitote to stress, burnout, and feeling disengaged at work
For those navigating the nonprofit conservation and environmental sector, burnout can become an all-too-familiar companion. Alarming signals from organizations like the Urban Institute stress the urgency of infusing well-being practices into the workplace to counter stress, burnout, and the quiet exodus of employees. Events like the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for racial equity, economic challenges, and the weight of climate change have intensified the pressure on this sector, rendering the toll unsustainable.
Invest in Your Green Career: 8 Must-Answer Questions for Sustainability and Environmental Professionals
Decades ago, the green sector was in its infancy, and I found myself among the first group of young individuals in the early 1990s who were eager to work in this emerging field. However, opportunities were scarce at the time. Fast forward to today, and the green sector has not only exploded in size but has also become highly professionalized. Specialized degrees in natural resource conservation, once non-existent, are now offered by universities. The green sector boasts hundreds of international job opportunities, reflecting its growth and transformation.
The real and surprising role of purpose in your conservation careeR
As individuals immersed in the conservation and sustainability sector, we often find ourselves engrossed in the central mission of our organizations: clean air, clean water, healthy ecosystems, and a sustainable future. When asked about our purpose, we often begin by highlighting the vital work we do collectively. But what about our own personal purpose within this greater mission?
Mastering Work: Moving from Reactive to Proactive for a Productive and Fulfilled Workweek
With remote work, you attend an average of 11 to 15 meetings each week, which is equivalent to a third or more of your workweek. It's no surprise that most people feel reactive in their work. The constant stream of meetings, emails, and demands can make you feel like you're barely in control of your workweek.
However, it doesn't have to be that way. There is a game-changing strategy that can help you shift from chaotic reactivity to a more balanced approach with proactive, productive, and fulfilling work.
Charting a Fulfilling Career Path: Navigating the Great Resignation and Finding Purpose
Feeling ready to make a significant career or life transition can be overwhelming. The possibilities seem endless, but fear not. There are three foundational steps you must take to find the clarity you seek. As an executive coach who has helped countless individuals with their career transitions, I know that embracing these steps establishes a powerful foundation for a journey of fulfillment and purpose.
The Power of the Work Break: What Might Surprise You
Your days can easily drain you with constant meetings, endless emails, messages on your computer and phone, to-do lists, and more. Taking a break at work can boost your energy and productivity, giving you mental clarity while decreasing stress. But did you know that it matters how and when you take that break? And did you know that there are definite no-no’s when it comes to taking a break?
This is why being intentional about how and when you take breaks matters.
Reaching your full potential isn’t an unattainable quest. It’s far easier than you think.
Reaching your full potential is not just a dream. However, many of us have the wrong assumptions about what it really means to reach our full potential. We look for it in the wrong places, establish unrealistic goals, and set bars that make little sense. Most importantly, we don't know how to define it. As a result, we often feel like we haven't reached our full potential.
Nurturing Personal Sustainability: Balancing Your Well-being While Saving the Planet
Are you dedicated to the environmental or sustainability sector, working tirelessly to solve the planet's most pressing issues? As you race to save the Earth, do you find it challenging to maintain your personal well-being and sustainability? Many in this sector are so committed to the global good that they neglect their own balance and happiness.
The Success Deception: How Our Culture of Busyness Undermines Our Happiness
A client once shared she felt she wasn’t achieving enough. She said, “I should probably be ‘doing more’ in my career.” And yet, my client had built a life balancing a successful career while maintaining plenty of time to be with her family. When asked whether she was happy and satisfied, she said yes. It occurred to me she might need to revisit what success meant on her terms.
From Scattered to Collected: 3 Steps to an Intentional Work Week
There is absolutely nothing like starting your work day feeling like you are about to be sucked into the vortex. Instead of YOU being in control, you succumb to the roller coaster of meetings and demands that are on your schedule. Before you know it, the week is over and you aren’t quite sure you got done anything you really intended.
Peak Mental Fitness: Becoming Your Inner Jedi
What is going on when your brain is sabotaged? First and foremost, you feel a flood of negative emotions. And those emotions are driven by how you are thinking about the situation.