Red flags. When and why you’re working too hard
Long long ago, I was an English teacher in a grammar school where I would have to teach 5 – 7 hours straight. To say I was exhausted at the end of those days is putting it mildly. Sure, I was a lot younger. Still, I felt I was completely wearing myself down and there...
How can I help you if I can’t help myself?
There is a paradoxical thing going on with people in the people business. I’m talking about you: coaches, teachers, healers, therapists, social workers, lawyers… More often than not, you have chosen your profession because you feel you have something to offer to...
Stop the blame game. Here’s why. And how
You don’t like to feel bad. It’s normal. It’s built into your system. Bad feelings automatically signal ‘danger’ to your brain, and it’ll prepare you for fight or flight. Question of survival. We’re primitive that way. Trouble is, when it kicks in, many of us are not...
Are you misunderstanding self-confidence?
Don’t you just hate doubting yourself? Having trouble making even the simplest choices, because second-guessing yourself is such a force of habit. Not speaking up in meetings, because you’re not sure your opinion makes sense, or matters enough. Not making decisions...
Feel vulnerable? Good.
At a party the other day I was sitting next to a woman I didn’t know very well. She was very chatty, which I’m not – so quite convenient really ‘cause all I had to do was listen and I’m quite good at that – usually. But I found myself utterly disinterested in anything...Volg mij op
