I attended a conference recently for corporations trying to handle the increase in burnout and stress-related health problems among their employees. I was astounded to hear numerous managers complaining about their best employees leaving. When good employees walk out the door, the company loses a great asset, and it leaves a bigger burden for remaining employees. The managers attending the conference offered reasons employees leave, including increased work load, time pressur

Marriage is work and, although engaged couples rarely envision themselves as a divorce statistic, roughly 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. When you ask people what predicts divorce, many say cheating, laziness, or self-centeredness. Those qualities hurt a marriage and prevent healthy growth in the marriage, but they don’t predict divorce as significantly as a husband’s employment status does. Starting in 1970, a sociology professor began compiling research data on the

No matter where you work or who you live with, you’ll experience conflict. This is especially true mid-summer; as temperatures rise, so do our tempers. Not to mention there are new transitions happening at home. In mid to late summer you begin thinking about the kids going back to school and new work schedules; often there is accompanying guilt that comes from trying to be all things to all people. For most of us, dealing with conflict is upsetting. We’re not comfortable gett

Everyone wishes they had what they wanted, but wishing doesn’t make dreams come true. Persistently working toward your dream each day is what success is made of. Below are suggestions to encourage you to making your dreams come true. You have to name your dream and be able to visualize what a day living your dream will look like. Whether you want to be a mom that works from home or start your own business, if you don’t have a vision, it will never happen. Be brutally honest a

With more and more time spent at work it’s become common to have a work spouse. This person has usually gone through ups and downs of your typical work day, listened to you vent about unreasonable colleagues and more than likely has seen you at your worst; angry and crying. Your work spouse shares your career but your husband shares your life, family and children. Work demands more and more attention and boundaries blur when you take your work home. Confusing your intimate li

On October 5th we celebrate World Teachers Day. A day recognized since 1994 to commemorate teachers and teacher organizations to ensure the needs of future generations will be met by teachers. Everything that happens to a child at home and in the classroom or playground is shared with a teacher. They educate, but they also parent, grandparent and help fix boo-boos as well as broken hearts. They deal with your child’s study habits, personality temperaments, academic pressure a

If you’ve just been let go from a job, you know the sense of loss, anger, confusion and despair a person goes through. Thoughts are racing through your mind, but the one thing that isn’t is what to do now. These suggestions can help you get up and back into the game the quickest: Take a break. The best thing you can do is to take one to two weeks to get away if possible. Your daily routine is broken and staying inside feeling the pressure of that each day is daunting. If you