Wellbeing Blog
How to handle a personal crisis when you still have to work
I had to work through the death of my father around this time of year in 2014, and it took a toll on me. Like it or not, I wasn’t able to perform [...]
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10 tips on mind maintenance for men
OK gents, let’s talk about caring for that other organ – the marvellous complex irreplaceable instrument you have in your head – your [...]
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How to get your mojo back
Lost your mojo? You’ve been feeling lousy at work – grumpy, irritable and distracted. People are pissing you off. The boss is overlooking [...]
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Does overwork cause heart attacks?
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. Bertrand Russell The other day [...]
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Emotional Intelligence
People with high EQs make $29,000 more annually than people with low EQs. Ninety percent of top performers have high EQs, and a single-point [...]
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Imposter syndrome
OK, confession… I once quit a pivotal role in a startup because of imposter syndrome, only to hear later that my boss thought the exact opposite [...]
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Burnout and PTSD
I am writing this week about PTSD, after attending the inaugural PTSD national conversation (conference) in Australia last week. I went along [...]
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The 7 deadly sins of burnout
Burnout looming? Have a look at these and adjust your course… ANXIETY: >> Fretting about self-esteem, status and job security, to the [...]
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Life Coaching is SH*T
There are a lot of people out there suffering work stress in silence. Sometimes I hear from them, and they say something like, yeah, wow, I’ve [...]
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