Fay here, back with part 2 of my series on stress (for part one, click here).

The holiday season can be chaotic and stressful. Plenty of us get time off from work, but rarely is that time we get to spend resting, relaxing, and rejuvenating.

So, you may think I’m publish...

Many years ago, on my journey to discovering “who I am,” my therapist told me that I was under chronic stress.

Baffled, I said, “No, not me.”

There was nothing new going on in my life that was putting added pressure on me, but he pointed out that it didn’t need to be any...

It’s understandable that you might think mentoring and coaching are similar or even the same thing. But they’re not. 

I often get the question, “what is coaching?” or “what is the difference between mentoring and coaching.” 

Mentors are trusted advisrs who impart wisdom,...

I’m a firm believer that to have the things you want in life, you first have to release the things you don’t want.

Do you agree?

For instance, if you want a happy life, you have to let go of the things – people, past experiences, etc. – that are keeping you unhappy. If y...

We live in a society where we’re always looking for validation. We’re always comparing ourselves to someone else or trying to keep up with some far-off ideal. That makes it easy for us to get discouraged and forget what’s really important, or worse, find ourselves chas...

When was the last time someone asked, “So, what do you do?” Or maybe you’ve had an interviewer say, “Tell me about yourself.”

If you really think about it, we’re always marketing ourselves, both personally and professionally. Yet, few of us have learned to do so with in...

For many of us, we do a great job of goal setting at the beginning of the year, and even evaluating what went well and what didn’t at the end of the year. But what about the months in between?

Have you done a mid-year review or check in to see if you’re on track to ac...

When an employee begins showing signs of performance decline or misconduct, they typically fall in one of two categories: an employee with a problem or a problem employee.

The former is usually short-term brought on by a temporary stressor such as death in family, marri...

As a small business owner, entrepreneur or leader in a company, you take on many roles, and it can be hard to know what to prioritize in terms of working on your business versus working in your business.  

Working on your business means doing the big stuff such as...

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