Category Archives: Stress Management

What Does Your Castle Look Like?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin
Plan for Progress

Over the course of my multiple careers, I've put in a lot of hours counseling people through crisis situations. I've been screamed at, cursed, threatened with firearms and most anything else you can imagine. However, in every case, we found some resolution, some peace, and deepened a positive relationship with each other. I hope I've learned a few things along the way and am excited to share one of those insights with you on this post.  Read more... (558 words, 1 image, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

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Continuous Improvement – The Bondage of Never Enough and Killer Stress

Posted on September 8, 2010 by rich

The Chains of Continuous Improvement

In the current, ever-upward striving to shape the culture of corporate America to closely resemble the Third Reich, we seem to have swallowed hook, line, and sinker the bondage of continuous improvement.

How It Used To Be

Gone are the days when a manager or boss might start a business meeting with the words, “Good job! We’re doing great. Just keep doing what you are doing right now!” That never happens anymore. What we do now in our jobs and professions never seems to be good enough. We are not only expected to improve our performance, we are expected to continuously improve it. From a business math perspective, that means improvement must take place over the smallest time increment possible.  Read more... (841 words, estimated 3:22 mins reading time)

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Stress – A Major Obstacle to Progress

Posted on May 22, 2009 by rich

We all know it: stress is a killer. But

long before it gets that bad, it’s still bad! Stress reduces our ability to think creatively and often contributes to hasty decisions that we pay for later. At the most elemental level, stress is a thief that can, if allowed, rob us of enjoying life moment by moment. Kind of like this video . . .

Information Overload Syndrome?

So . . . like so many other things that come our way daily, stress must be managed.

Okay . . . This Works!  Read more... (602 words, 1 image, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

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