Workplace Stress and Burnout

For many years I sabotaged my career and personal success by just not choosing a direction, or by putting minimal effort into my career choices. Not making a choice is still a choice. Looking back, I see that I was…

Think about starting work tomorrow. How do you feel? Do you notice your body tighten, your breath becomes shorter, your heart racing? Do you feel a sense of dread, anxiety, or exhaustion? Do you feel trapped, helpless, and unsure how to…

Many people secretly deal with imposter syndrome. It is especially common among high-achievers. Up to 82% of the population experience the feelings associated with imposter syndrome. It is pervasive across social, racial, and gender groups but is much more common in women. Men…

Living with a pattern of procrastination can be difficult because it is often a silent, invisible, and shameful inner struggle. You may feel that there is a cloud of dread hanging over your head at all times. As the deadline…

I recently contributed to a Seattle Times article on happiness at work. The article was in response to the CNBC Workplace Happiness Index research. You can find out more about the original research here. In a nutshell, the CNBC researchers asked 8,664 professionals a…

I have struggled with procrastination for most of my adolescent and adult life. One time during my senior year of college, I waited until the midnight before a paper was due to sit down on the couch to finally begin…