Difficult situations
How to Improve Your Life and Work Today? Try OACS
I have been interviewing therapists to see if I can find one that is a good fit. This post is not about recommending you to get a therapist. That’s totally up to you. It’s about sharing a useful tip one therapist shared with me that immediately improve my perspective and thus my life and work. … ...
Four Deaths in One Week – Prioritize Life Now in Your Decisions
Perhaps I am just getting older or perhaps it’s a life message that I need to hear. I heard of four deaths that happened to my immediate friend circles this week and am saddened by their loss. Two are my friends’ parent who died of old age and health issues in their 80s. At least… ...
8 Subtle Signs of a Toxic Culture and What You Can Do About It
The #1 reason people quit their jobs today is due to a “toxic culture.” Just what is the definition of a “toxic culture”? Can you recognize it if you are in one? I would argue that everyone can recognize the obvious signs of a toxic culture. However, not as many can recognize the subtle signs… ...
My Failures in My 20s and What I Learned from Them
I have never shared these stories before. Perhaps it’s because it took me 20+ years to realize that I do not need to be ashamed of my “failures.” Each one taught me something and in reality ended up working out better for me. 🙂 When they happened however, they were devastating to me and especially… ...
How to Deal with the Unexpected – Shift Your Action to Shift the Outcome
We all have to deal with the unexpected at work and in life. It is how we choose to respond to these obstacles that shifts the outcome. The following is a personal story to illustrate my point. If you came with us on this beach trip, how would you have reacted? Trip to the… ...
I was Harassed at Work 14 years ago
Every year I take the workplace harassment training. It didn’t dawn on me until this year that what happened to me at work 14 years ago was actually workplace harassment. What happened to me didn’t have to do with my race, gender, sexual orientation, nor religious beliefs. Here was the first shock 14 years ago,… ...