How many “hats” do you wear? Mother or father, employee, son or daughter, sister or brother, coach, husband, wife, what else? … . Do you feel that you have just the right number of hats? Too few? Too many? Most of the people I know struggle with too many hats. They…
Stress is Good For You Stress is good for me? You’ve gotta be kidding! When you face stressful situations as challenges, they can motivate you and give you energy. As you take on each challenge, you have an opportunity to gain satisfaction from a job well done.…
We have all heard stories about people who survive and bounce back from misfortune. They know how to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and start over again. Some of these stories are about famous people and some about the not-so-famous. Some are about dramatic events and…
Margaret woke to her alarm at 6 AM. She remembered that she had an early meeting and worried about the traffic and whether she would get to work on time. At work, she worried about her daughter doing well in a test at school, whether any…
If you’re an average person, you’ve probably been lonely from time to time. It’s a normal emotion. Experts report that 20% of Americans feel lonely at any one time. One in five do not have a friend with whom they could discuss a personal problem. What is Loneliness?…
You get angry. I get angry. Your boss … your mother … your best friend … everyone gets angry. Anger is a natural, emotional response to threat. Some situation or someone’s behavior simply triggers angry feelings in you. Anger is just an emotion. It is neither good nor bad in…