“In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment,” writes Carol Dweck. Earlier this week I presented Vital Signs of Well-Being and Oasis in…

“All Journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” Martin Buber Turns out that renovation has much in common with renewal and they are in there own way a type of journey. According to dictionary.com the second definition of renovate is “to reinvigorate; refresh; revive.” Moving from burnout to well-being is a sort of renovation. Along…

Your Relationships are the most important element of your life for your happiness.  This refers to relationships at work and in your community as well as to your relationship with significant others.  We’re social beings; so much so, we may even socialize online and on line in the grocery store. What groups are you part…

As the crocuses emerge and spring holidays arrive, we are reminded of the possibility for renewal. Now that spring is here, you may being thinking about your life being a bit different. If you’re behaving less than ideally, note it, recognize what may be contributing factors. With self-compassion allow yourself to feel the discomfort that often…

When you’re feeling depleted and burnt-out it is hard to think of putting energy forth as a way to renew your own well-being.  At times, it’s not, and you have to rest and replenish; however, putting forth energy, especially into meaningful activities can have a restorative effect. You probably know that physical exercise is the…

What motivates you to go out to dinner? Taking care of people all day and sometimes into the night can be exhausting. Not much energy left to take care of yourself.  Even if you push yourself to do all the right things, like several minutes of mindfulness, exercise and eat right, there are probably times…