For ten years I traveled the USA and other countries, facilitating corporate training for companies vested in improved their management, sales and customer service skills. Many workshops I designed included skill sets like setting goal setting and communications skills. These were often backed up by research from the likes of Harvard Business School and Al Merhabian. Other … [Read more...] about What do Harvard Business School and Al Merhabian have to do with your myths?
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5 Great Ways Shy People Can Reduce Work Stress
With working hours that get ever longer, and workloads that seemingly never let up, it’s unsurprising that so many workers are signed off for stress related illnesses. Add to this the increased focus on having to work collaboratively and as teams and you have extra hassle. In this guide we look at five top ways that you can reduce stress in your work life, and how you can avoid … [Read more...] about 5 Great Ways Shy People Can Reduce Work Stress
Small changes to slow down for big benefits
In preparing for the completion of writing my book, Communication Toolkit for Introverts, and move into other phases including collaborative marketing with the publisher, I started feeling: wait, slow down. Maybe you can relate to what I’m feeling. Work, work, work. Why do we often brush aside what we’ve done to reach a milestone? What could we do before moving forward, … [Read more...] about Small changes to slow down for big benefits
2014 Mantras or Intentions, instead of Resolutions or Revolutions
Happy New Year! Are we ready to take on the new? The freshness of a new year always brings so much determination to reach new goals but often many of us can succumb to temptation and give up. Do you make New Years Resolutions? Years ago I ended that routine. It gets so self-defeating to make a resolution, or even a goal, only to find struggle and excuses to soon lead to … [Read more...] about 2014 Mantras or Intentions, instead of Resolutions or Revolutions
Top Ten 2013 worry moments: Why Worrying is Worthless
Worry is only a set of thoughts. When our worry moments cause us to take on useless habits, beliefs and actions is when it matters. As I reflect on this year coming to a close, I thought about any of my thoughts of worry. I made a list to consider, did any of my worry change things for the better or for the worst? If it did, was the Now I know the answer at least to the … [Read more...] about Top Ten 2013 worry moments: Why Worrying is Worthless
How to Bounce Back from Holiday Fatigue as an Introvert or Tired Baby Boomer
We might look forward to the last holiday party – I know I am. Or even look longingly at the last to-do item to buy the final holiday gift, even if we are avoiding the mall. It’s not at all the situation of needing some mental health counseling but instead giving ourselves some ideas for our own mental health break away from the most hectic season of the year. It comes … [Read more...] about How to Bounce Back from Holiday Fatigue as an Introvert or Tired Baby Boomer