Category: Career Growth
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Millennials Push Back Against Racism, Violence, and Decline
Millennials are mistakenly being viewed as apathetic. In truth, they have felt traumatized and powerless during these chaotic times of surging racism, anti-democratic politics, gun violence, and the high cost of living. However, millennials are now talking amongst themselves about how they will reverse what they see as the dangerous decline of their country. With…
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How Money Differences Can Break Relationships
The differences in how couples communicate about, manage, and feel about money can irreparably damage a relationship. Money represents different things to people. It can define one’s self-worth and sense of success. It also can symbolize power, control, security, attractiveness or freedom. The conditions surrounding finances in our families influences how we feel about and…
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Millennials Face Limits but Hold Endless Potential for Change
Millennials admit to exhibiting self-limiting traits that define their generation. They identify too many choices, too many distractions, difficulty with commitment, self-absorption, and being unfocused as common obstacles to their success and happiness. However, their potential to improve what’s wrong in the world is limitless. They just have to commit to caring and getting involved.…
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Millennials Struggle with Finances, Independence, and Boundaries
Millennials feel discouraged about their futures. For financial reasons, many of them are still living at home with their parents. They are desperately discouraged about whether the job market, wages, or the political direction of our government will ever help them achieve financial independence. Additionally, privacy and boundaries issues while living at home is a…
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Reinvent Yourself at Any Age to Avoid Settling for Less
Self-actualizing or re-inventing yourself at any age is possible. Too many people decide it’s either too late or too difficult to find a new career, passion, or relationship. The result of settling for less than what you want or not being who you are is a recipe for unhappiness. Feeling unhappy, stuck, bored or resentful…
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Stop Letting COVID Fear Hold You Back—Reclaim Your Life
COVID isn’t gone, however, it’s time to stop isolating and avoiding your life. We have learned how to protect ourselves, and it’s time to resume or reinvent your life. It’s time to shake off the COVID fear and stop using the pandemic to hide. In March of 2020, our world as we knew it was…
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Trust: Building It Slowly and Recovering After It’s Broken
Healthy trust builds over time through a series of kept promises. Trusting someone too soon is emotionally risky and is based on a desperate need to connect. Being unwilling to regain trust that has been lost can be just as self-sabotaging. Many people eager for a relationship make the mistake of deciding a person is…
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The Balance Between Healthy and Unhealthy Selfishness
Knowing How And When To Be Selfish Is Important For Maintaining Self Esteem. Being Unselfish Strengthens Intimate Bonds. Healthy Selfishness Is Self-Affirming. Unhealthy Selfishness Involves Self-Obsession And The Neglect Of Others. Selfishness involves being exclusively or excessively concerned for oneself and one’s own pleasure, needs, and wants. Selfish people are consumed with themselves and therefore…
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Procrastination Hurts Success but Can Be Overcome
Procrastination means ” to intentionally put off something that needs to be done.” Everyone occasionally delays doing something they intended to do. Procrastination significantly contributes to under-functioning in the personal and professional aspects of life. The causes of avoidance vary, but they are all treatable. However, this behavior becomes a problem if it becomes to…
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Unfulfilled at Work? Find Courage to Change Careers
If your chosen career is no longer fulfilling, finding the courage to make a change is a challenge worth taking. It takes time, money, and commitment to establish a satisfying career. Accurate self-awareness is also necessary when deciding what kind of work suits your personality and values. However, the first career we choose occurs when…