They told us we could have it all. What they didn’t say is that “having it all” would cost us our health, our peace, and our connection to what matters. We’ve dressed burnout in soft colors and called it “balance.” We’ve taken exhaustion, put it in a prettier outfit, and sold it as an aspiration. […]
Category: Mindset & Motivation
Official Job Crafting Not Useful as Reclaiming Your Soul?
Why Job Crafting Looks Good—But It Still Feels Wrong There was a time when I believed all I needed was a little more responsibility, more creativity, and more recognition. So I asked for it. I crafted, I adjusted, I made my work “meaningful.” But something still felt off. It was like lighting a candle in […]
Daring Solution-Oriented Action Destroy Most Your Problems
Flashback to one evening, I remember sitting in my old favorite rocking chair. I stared blankly out the window. It was at a moment when the sky darkened from dusk. I had spent hours thinking about a work conflict. I replayed the event. My stress was clear. There I sat as a thick fog drifted […]
The Value of Positive Reinforcement to Reach Life Goals
The Concept of Positive Reinforcement I’ve always been a bit of a goal-setter, driven by a vision of the future. A checklist for getting there. But for years, I used the same approach to reach my goals—hard deadlines, strict rules, and the promise of “I’ll be happy when…” It worked, for a while. But over […]