Digg DiggWouldn’t it be great if you could wave a magic wand to create even an inkling of work-life balance. If it could give you that “special something” that makes the work-life merge just a little easier. If you were a starfish that could regenerate a limb of your life that has been burned-out to…
Glad you stopped by, every Monday I’m featuring a guest post from an expert on the work-life merge. Today we hear from Kathy Caprino MA – Women’s Career and Executive Coach, Speaker and Author of Breakdown, Breakthrough. Women are more stressed and strained than ever, as these economic times have hit families, workplaces and corporate…
Wall street volatility, an uncertain job market and a jittery economy fuels stress before you even walk in the door of the workplace. Now add the unique nature of the holidays. Unless you’re ready to take an early vacation, you’ll have to simply consume the chaos of this festive time of year. A while ago…
In my latest post on Forbes.com, The Solution to Work-Life Balance, I take a look at how workplace flex initiatives might help to combat time-famine. As a society we are starved for time. Truly the master over your time is you. It’s in what we say yes to, what we say so to – and…
Cultivating resilience is at the core of Joan Borysenko Ph.D.’s book Fried: Why You burn Out and How to Revive. The Harvard trained medical scientist is a pioneer in stress research and its impact on the brain and body. I’ve had the opportunity to attend a few workshops with Joan, and she has been one…
Born of the chaos following the 9/11 attacks, was “uncertainty” on a global level. Each individual on this planet dealt with the pain of that disaster, through his or her own lens, in their work-life merge. United in our fear of the unknown, there was also an unwavering sense of collective resilience. We might have…
It’s 8 AM. Do you know where your mind is as your body heads to work? What’s consuming your thoughts? Here’s my Sanctum Sunday Contemplative post on starting your workday in the wake of the work-life merge. What if your life, or the life of someone else depended on you being completely focused, present and…
The work-life balance conversation might be old, but it’s relevant. No one seems to have any, and there doesn’t seem to be a magic bullet as workers are saddled with more and more stress. The resulting burnout could be rendering some workers “out-of-order.” The statistics are galvanizing: Job stress is estimated to cost American companies…
On a warm windy spring night in Chicago, a bunch of men and women who attended the social media conference known as #SobCon, waited impatiently for a cab. One of them, Lou Imbriano, whistled and broke the silence of frustration. Within seconds I was taxiing with this rebel rouser and the queen of entrepreneurship Carol…
We are scattered across the globe. Souls impacted so intensely by the events of 9/11 that our career paths took a right turn. By “right” I mean in the direction of more meaningful work or vocation.And it wasn’t just New Yorkers. For some it was a matter of survival because they lost their jobs and…
