In the ever-changing world of career advancement, you've probably heard the term "soft skills" thrown around a lot lately. But what are "soft skills," and why do you need them to take your career to the next level? A simple definition of soft skills are...
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5 Strategies For Dealing With Grief At Work
When someone close to you dies, it can be the most painful experience our life. The impact of this loss is usually crushing, and in the aftermath of loss, you may feel like you have no control over anything. Grief is a natural response to loss. But dealing with grief...
6 Ways To Stay Focused Working From Home
For some, working from home is and has been the norm. But for others, working from home is a completely new phenomenon brought about by the pandemic and are challenged with how to stay focused working from home. Some people are thrilled at the idea that they now get...
5 Things You Need To Do For Adult ADHD
If you’re struggling with adult ADHD, every day life can (and likely will) present you with various challenges. You may have difficulty managing work and personal relationships, meeting demands at work and at home, as well as taking care of your own health and...
5 Ways To Thrive Working From Home With Kids
How many mornings have you shut off the alarm, wishing you could just work from home in your comfy clothes? Well, if you’re like millions of Americans, your wish has suddenly come true thanks to COVID-19 as you're probably working from home. While in theory working...
Why Being An Overachiever is Overrated
“What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead we celebrated how much time we had spent listening, pondering, meditating, and enjoying time with the most important people in our lives?” - Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The...
4 Ways To Deal With Social Anxiety At Work
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of American about 7% of the American population suffers from Social Anxiety Disorder. Social Anxiety Disorder, also referred to as Social Phobia, is an intense fear of social situations. People with Social Anxiety...
What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail? Coping With Failure
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” You could easily replace the word “criticism” with the word “failure” in this great quote by Aristotle. Fear of failure causes us to miss out on life. When we’re so afraid of...
Lost Your Confidence? Try This To Get Your Swagger Back
There is a lot of talk about coping with low self-esteem, but less is said about self-esteem that comes and goes. The truth is, when it comes to self-esteem and self-confidence, most people fit in the middle of the spectrum, feeling fairly self-confident one minute...