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How to build a more positive work environment💡

How to build a more positive work environment💡

Statistically speaking, the average employed person spends 8.10 hours per day on the job.   

 

That’s 2,106 hours per year – and in other words, a really long time to be in a work environment. 

 

Knowing this, how do you feel when you walk into your office?

  • Are you excited about the day? 

  • Are you anxious or nervous about what will take place?  

  • Are you looking forward to who you’ll connect with?  

  • Are you keeping your head down so your coworkers don’t notice you’re there? 

Are you working to live -- or living to work?

Are you working to live -- or living to work?

Have you said any of these phrases lately?

  • "I'm almost done..." -- or

  • "This will only take a minute..." -- or even

  • "Right after this one, I'll be free to spend time with you."


Each time I catch myself saying something like this, I'm reminded of the song by Harry Chapin called "Cats In The Cradle."

How to avoid burnout when working virtually

How to avoid burnout when working virtually

The world sure has changed in the past two years -- and through it all, you've undoubtedly learned a lot about yourself.

You've probably also learned a lot about the people that you've worked alongside of as well! Maybe those are even the people who live inside of your house??

Statistically speaking, many of us are working from home (or have worked remotely in the not too distant past).

Why it's time to put yourself higher on your "to-do" list

Why it's time to put yourself higher on your "to-do" list

Dr. Richard Swenson famously described margin as, "the space between our loads and our limits." In margin, you find time to do what feeds your soul, take care of yourself, and breathe from the stress and demands of life.

Do you have margin in your life?

When you fail to create margin, you become overwhelmed and stressed out. And stress has some severe consequences on your health and functioning.

Is work-life balance even possible in today's world?

Is work-life balance even possible in today's world?

We all feel the challenge of making our personal life and our work-life function together in harmony. To call this a struggle is an understatement -- especially given the work-from-home culture that many of us function in daily.

I've coached countless numbers of people around work-life balance for years -- and each time, people are surprised by how simple it is to make significant differences just by implementing small changes.

Use this secret weapon to get through to challenging people, part 1

Use this secret weapon to get through to challenging people, part 1

Who comes to your mind when you think of a challenging or difficult person? Now that you have that picture in your mind, what can you do to get through to them? I mean, what can you do to create a genuine breakthrough and begin building a positive relationship?