Tag: work and well-being
Five Healthy Swaps That Will Upgrade Your Workday
You’ve been going through your days stressed and overworked. You wake up tired, and by the end of the workday, you’re completely spent. These five healthy swaps will help you upgrade your workday, renew your energy, and free you up to do more of what you love. Want to start feeling better now? Try one…
Dealing with Mistakes at Work
Thriving After Burnout: A Hero’s Journey for the 21st Century Professional
About a year ago, Julie K. Miller was on the brink of burnout. She was working in a high-pressure, high-impact environment where the company culture was “All hands on-deck. All the time,” and it was taking its toll. Burnout. Many of us experience it, yet we rarely talk about it. Anne Helen Petersen almost broke…
Room to Breathe – an Oft-Overlooked Element of Well-being
Physical spaces have an impact on both your physical and mental health. It’s well-documented that green spaces and natural light impact human well-being, but color, privacy, and even the materials used can have an impact.
Are you wearing busy like a badge of honor?
Busy. Everyone’s favorite frenemy. We love to say we’re busy, feel busy, and schedule ourselves within an inch of our lives. However, this “busy-ness” can cause overwhelm, harm our well-being, and limit our capacity. Get beyond busy to take control of your health and your life.
Can’t focus? These four tactics will help you get back on track.
One afternoon last week, I found myself staring at a draft of an email. I was mid-sentence and just…could not focus. After reading and re-reading the words I had already managed to get down, I finally hit save and closed the draft. A lack of focus is just one more message our brains are sending…
Has Work Taken Over Your Life?
We live in a world where there is always more work to be done than hours in the day. We are beholden to strategic plans, work plans, road maps, targets, deadlines, and funnels. We live with constant change, where opportunities come and go faster than we can qualify ourselves to take advantage of them. We…
What Tesla Teaches Us About Toxicity in Mission-Driven Workplaces
I think we can all agree that Elon Musk is a visionary leader. I think we can also all agree that he doesn’t have a healthy relationship with work. In the wake of more turnover, what we’re learning from Elon Musk and Tesla right now is that being fiercely mission-driven can be a double-edged sword. On one…
Stretches you can do at your desk to de-stress
Chronic stress is the worst. It kills our productivity, limits our ability to think creatively, and wreaks havoc throughout our bodies. To help keep minor stressors – like an “URGENT” email from a supervisor – from turning into chronic stress, I employ a few stretching and breathing techniques throughout my day. These stretches can all…