Tag: work-life balance

There’s No Time For Fun!

Are you so busy that you believe there’s no time for fun? You’re barely squeezing in the basic necessities to keep yourself, and maybe a family, alive that you can’t possibly imagine how you could find even a moment for

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Finding Time for Self-Care

If you want to be there for your job, for your loved ones, for anyone – you must take care of yourself! But it’s challenging to find the time for self-care. And if you think it’s impossible to do, then

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Helpfulness Can Hurt Your Job

Are you the go-to resource at your company? Is your calendar monopolized by meetings where others asked for your collaboration? Whether you’re the one with all of the knowledge or you truly find joy in helping others, there’s a time

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Don’t Participate in Quitter’s Day!

While I’m not a big supporter of New Year’s resolutions, I never want to be called a quitter! How about you? Watch this video to find out about “Quitter’s Day” and how you can rebel against it!

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Grand Visions Won’t Lead to Success

It’s that time of year where you’re probably having grand visions of the year ahead. But those visions alone will not lead to success. Last year I shared what you must have in place to fulfill those visions.

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How To Know If You’re Burning Out

I believed that what I was experiencing were signs of approaching burnout, but it turns out that I was already over the edge and what I was experiencing were SYMPTOMS of burnout that consumed me mentally and physically. If you’re

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Trapped at a Dead-End

I’m frequently asked, “Colleen, what can I do if I’m feeling burned out or stuck yet I can’t leave my job?” I wondered the same thing immediately after I crashed that December evening in my office! For the several months

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You Have a Hand in Burnout

Though it’s been several years since I first-hand experienced burnout, I will never forget the pivotal moment, or the feeling of drowning every day for months, or the fear I felt that at any moment Matt, my husband, would pack

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Take a Day Off Ferris Bueller Style

In the 1986 John Hughes hit movie, Ferris Bueller skips a day of high school to spend it in the city of Chicago. While I’m certainly not suggesting to become a young delinquent, I do believe Ferris was onto something

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What Does Freedom Mean to You?

In the United States, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day this weekend. And as a woman born and raised in this country, I’m extremely grateful for the freedoms that I have. But I recently discovered many of those weren’t available until

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Let’s Stay Connected!

I didn’t realize how important connections were to me until they were physically removed in 2020. As I’ve gone back to many of my pre-pandemic routines, I’ve been able to re-establish those connections, but I know many have not been

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Finding Time for Self-Care

Just quit! Yes, I’m actually telling you to quit! But what if you have a dream, a vision, a big goal? How could you possibly quit? Watch this week’s video to find out why it’s important to quit if you

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