Stress management tips are outlined below ( tried and proven!) for helping us manage the chaos of our 90 mph lives. Of course, these tips are not intended as all inclusive. They are meant, however, as an easy-to-read and quick reading starter list for helping us retake control of our busy lives.
Make a list of 10-20 activities that you love to do (or would like to do one day) by yourself or...
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 – the only thing that’s real is their fakeness (including...
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 not careful, I can find myself all too quickly...
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 any efforts to stop them.
It doesn’t...
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 and a blessing. All too many folks no longer have their parents physically around to share a moment, a smile, a hug....
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 normal exercise breaks, healthy eating and just pure decompression...
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 and organizational...
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 cracked a funny one liner. If we judge our holidays in their totality, we...
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 fine, blessed with great family (including our 4-legged family...
