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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. Should we just cancel it? What about our deposit? What will we do instead? Will THAT be safe?!

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‘Bouncing Forward’: Adaptability and the Power of Deliberate Calm

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Think back to a couple of months ago, before the holidays. We need to be able to think with an open mind, develop awareness, learn how to regulate stress and emotions, access the executive functioning part of our brain, innovate and learn to succeed in high-stakes, unfamiliar situations. The problem is, that’s no longer enough.

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How to Manage Spring Break as a Working Parent

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Perhaps it’s being enveloped by beachfront breezes, luxuriating in ocean views and feelings of stress melting away with each sip of your brightly colored drink. Shift your mindset… and communicate It can be difficult to not bring the scheduling and job stresses home with you. What comes to mind when you see the words “spring break”?

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Holiday Messages Made Easy

Laughing all the Way to Work

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. I am grateful for your creative suggestions, and I feel confident that I will find the right technical writing opportunity in the coming months. Happy holidays!

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6 Secrets of Stress Management

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 6 Secrets of Stress Management Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 31, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. As I’m sitting here, enjoying a coffee and taking it easy, I’m thinking about stress. We all have stress; there’s no way to avoid it. Thanks for visiting!

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Ep 144: Nancy Imbs on Emotional Intelligence, Giving Feedback, and Managing Difficult Conversations

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Nancy Imbs is a leadership and professional development consultant with a passion for helping you become more confident and successful in business and beyond. Stressed about holiday gifting? In this episode, Nancy talks about emotional intelligence, giving helpful feedback, and managing difficult conversations. Enjoy the show!

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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

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Zhang says that will only make me more alert as stress hormones take over my body, negating the power of rest. The goal isn’t just to take a nap or actually sleep but to step away from stress and take a little mind break,” Zhang says. You can use the time to listen to meditation apps or do anything to de-stress.”. Probably not.

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