When burnt out at work, feeling exhausted, disconnected and having little impact, it’s not uncommon to think about alternatives. When I speak with people who are working with serious life issues like personal and family health matters, poverty, suicide threats and addiction, they often have fantasies of an alternative job. Some of the work…
3 Ways to Overcome I’m a Data Entry Clerk
With the emphasis on EHR and meeting documentation requirements, you may be feeling like a data entry clerk. Whether articulated or not are you wondering about your choice of career. In the recesses of your mind are you asking, “What about my job fulfillment?” Tips to Overcome that feeling of I’m a Data Entry Clerk…
May You have a New Year of Well-Being
May you be at peace, May your heart remain open. May you awaken to the light of your own true nature. May you be healed, May you be a source of healing for all beings.* Wishing you Happy Holidays and a New Year of Fulfillment and Success defined in your own way. To all of…
Be A Light
With the daylight decreasing in the Northern hemisphere and the short days, it may feel like you are continually in darkness. Though office and hospital rooms are well lit, the time you get to look outside and to be outside is often dark. Many celebrate festivals of light in various ways to bring in more…
6 Standards for Excellence at Work
Preparing for my Vital Signs of Well-Being presentation for the American Association of Critical Nurses (AACN) regional Horizons conference, I learned about Healthy Work Environment standards which were identified in 2005. These were developed in response to evidence that “unhealthy” workplaces contributed to medical errors, conflict and stress among workers, ineffective delivery of care and…
Self-Compassion to Heal from Burnout
Constantly taking care of others can be draining. It is a big enough job to take care of yourself, let alone your family and patients. All this taking care of others can lead to exhaustion and burnout. Cultivating positivity is part of the solution to stave off burnout. Sometimes, positivity seems out of reach. You…
