We’re in the 3rd week of 2018 now, how are you doing on achieving your goals and resolutions? This is a revealing week as far as our own “stick to it-iveness.” Now that you’re back in a routine, you may be feeling too tired to muster the energy to work on the goal or perhaps…
For Success and Freedom, Use Habits
Now that you have clarity around what you want to achieve, what are the steps that will get your there? For success and freedom, use habits to create sustainable action steps. From the outside it may look simple to others as to how you can achieve your desired result, somehow from the internal view it is…
Well-Being and our Divinity
Engaging in activities that connect us to something beyond ourselves adds meaning to our lives and allows us to connect with our values and strengths. In the Art of Full Engagement+, the authors refer to this sense of connection and purpose as “Spiritual Energy.” It provides motivation and engages commitment and integrity. This spiritual energy…
Self-Compassion to Build Resilience
The stakes are high in healthcare, which leads many providers to have a perfectionistic attitude, a desire to not miss anything and to review the day with a critical eye. These are admirable qualities and help to keep your patients safe. And, they can also lead to doubting yourself and feeling like you are ineffective,…
Engage with Your Strengths
“Working hard to manage weaknesses, while sometimes necessary, will only help us prevent failure. It will not help us reach excellence.” Martin Seligman Working with strengths is powerful. People who use their strengths daily are happier and more productive. Using your strengths adds meaning to work by bringing in your own values. When you engage…
Growth Mindset to Overcome Burnout
Perhaps, it’s springtime and seeing all the growth around me, but the theme of growth mindset emerged again for me recently. I had what felt like a challenging experience as a leader of a meeting and wanted to hang my head for not having everything in place. Later, doing some reading I was reminded of Growth…
