Checklist for Managing Stress
Make a list of 20 activities that you love to do (can include things you may have never tried but hope to do one day)…ask yourself: “How many of these favorite activities have I made time for in the past year?” If your answer is “Few or none and not often enough!”, then immediately make [...]
Mental Health & Toxic People
Guarding our mental health in today’s challenging times is often easier said than done. One mental health goal toward which we should all be striving, however, is a significant reduction of time spent around toxic, negative, unpleasant, rude, bullying, thoughtless and/or chronically grouchy people. That, unfortunately, is not always possible (think workplace and relatives!). [...]
My Top 4 Stress Management Tips
Four of my top stress management tips are outlined below ( tops because they are repeatedly tried and proven by me and many others). They help me — and hopefully will help you — manage the chaos of our 90 mph lives. Of course, these tips are by no means intended as all inclusive. They [...]
The Top 10 Things That Exhausted & Energized Me in 2009
Top ten Things that Exhausted Me in 2009: Having to carry that ol’ imaginary shovel around b/c of all the phoniness and BS in this ol’ world Folks who are always late and who apologize (again and again) for their tardiness without any intention of acting on their empty apologies Veneer people – no substance [...]
What Fish and Animals Can Teach Us About How We Manage Stress
Just found a fairly quick reading and thought-provoking article on evaluating our stress styles on Kat Tansey’s blog titled: What’s your Stress Style: Hamster, Salmon, or Cat? . After reading this, I can honestly say that for years now I have been striving to be more like the cat described in this article….although if I’m [...]
Verbal Violence & Bullying in the Workplace
Click here for one of my articles on these two runaway problems in today’s law firms and other offices. Workplace bullying and verbal violence poison (dilute at best) any other steps taken to reduce office stress and they are serious productivity and morale thieves. Sadly, too many leaders allow these destructive behaviors to continue without [...]
5 “Why Do We…” Holiday Questions?
This holiday season I’ve spent a good bit of time in hospitals and at doctor’s appointments with my Mother, a true angel on earth if there ever was one! While I never want her to hurt or be ill, any time I can spend with her or help her is a gift indeed, an honor [...]
“Holiday Health Check”…How Are We Handling the Holidays So Far?
Now’s the time to take a deep breath and re-look at our holiday pace, our actions and as painful as it may be…our attitudes. (1) How do we feel…happy, relaxed or totally overwhelmed, bleary eyed and sleep deprived, no time to think? (2) Is part of this because we aren’t making the time for our [...]
Morale Busters and Boosters
Many things can bring workplace morale spiraling downward. Some all-too-common Morale Busters in law offices (and other offices as well) include: Rules applied sporadically and unfairly among employees (e.g. starting time, length of lunch breaks, # of vacation days) An ongoing frantic pace — day after day — caused primarily by a supervisor’s poor planning [...]
Celebrating Great Holiday Moments … Ignoring the Not-So-Good!
Some of the best advice I ever received was to cherish the good moments during the holidays. In other words, instead of our lamenting over the presence of a loud, obnoxious relative or your grumpy ol’ Uncle’s sour outlook on life, celebrate the one or two moments they actually laughed, shared a rare hug or [...]
Health-Related Procrastination Can Create Tougher Consequences
It’s good we don’t have crystal balls to see into the future because sometimes it would be too overwhelming. 2009 has ended up being a year when I’ve had to face some health and old horse-related injury matters needing overdue attention. I won’t bore you with the details, but bottom line is I am just [...]
