A common trend throughout my college experience is that students were going after careers that made a lot of money. You rarely hear someone say they want to go into a career because it makes them happy. But let's put it this way, if I came to your door and said I was going to give you a large check every 2 weeks but you have to give me your happiness in exchange.
Read MorePicture this scenario: You’re genuinely a healthy person, no real immediate threat. However, one day you start to have some pain in your back. You figured it’s because you slept wrong and it’ll go away. But to your surprise, each day you wake up it gets a little worse.
Read MoreThe Seven Dimensions of Wellness include: physical, spiritual, emotional, social, environmental, career, and intellectual. In your daily life, have you ever felt like everything was going great, but for some reason you felt a little off, like something(s) is missing?
Read MoreThe year 2020 was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have endured job loss, depression and death. But if Covid has taught us anything, it’s that we are fully capable of pushing past our fears when we really have to. Everyone’s world has been turned upside down and fear has invaded the forefront of our society. But what did we do? We kept moving forward because we had to.
Read MoreWhile remote employees and teams have many advantages, they also have challenges that they have to tackle by themselves. From my own experience, these challenges that I have experienced myself and still tend to struggle with on occasion. If you’re working from home and these resonate with you, you’re not alone. Many remote employees struggle with these as well.
Read MoreAs company leaders, it’s crucial to treat your employees as people rather than money makers. Acknowledge that they are probably struggling mentally during a time like this. If you ignore that then you are part of the problem. So ask yourself, are you part of the problem?
Read MoreThe world is starting to realize that just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t extremely detrimental to the overall happiness of our society. We spend most of our day working, whether it be in an office or at home. This means that mental health practices need to be at the forefront of companies.
Read MoreOne of the questions I get most often when discussing a potential retreat with clients is, “How do you make sure the participants stay engaged?” Our retreats vary from 2 to 8 hours so that’s a valid question. These days, distraction is at an all time high considering many of us are working from home.
Read MoreMany companies have shifted to working remotely so knowing how to keep your employees productive can seem like a daunting task for company leaders. As a mental empowerment retreat company, we specialize in the topic of productivity and I’m going to let you in on some secrets. Here are 4 ways company leaders can keep their employees productive while working from home:
Read MoreSome people might not even realize what they’re doing at the beginning because unfortunately actions of this kind have been classified as “a part of business.” This perception places the company and its employees on a self-sabotaging path. One of the most important things a company should have is trust.
Read MoreMore than 1 million COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States over the last 7 days. As cases continue to increase rapidly across the United States, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with.
Read MoreThe pandemic has turned everyone’s world upside down. We were forced into a different world and we have to acknowledge that in order to move forward we must change the way we do things. We have to slow down and check in with ourselves. It’s become way too easy to spiral into darkness and that’s why we have to help each other and lift each other up. That’s the only way we can get through this.
Read MoreAlthough I didn’t know it at the time, when I was growing up my parents taught me the importance of mental health. I was always encouraged to talk about my emotions and never questioned the validity of them because I was taught that mental health is just like a broken bone that you can’t see.
Read MoreThe journey to our purpose can seem really difficult. Sometimes we take a detour because all the noise in the world can distract us. This noise gets louder as we get older and comes in the form of things like responsibility, sustainability, and fear.
Read MoreI hate the word “colleague.” It sets up an arms-length relationship right off the bat. Work shouldn’t be just work. We are all at work probably more than we’re at home so why isn’t our work environment and work relationships considered a vital part of our success both professionally and personally?
Read MoreLet me ask you a question. For those of you who work from 9am to 5pm every day, how much of your day are you wasting trying to kill time?
Read MoreThe workplace is changing drastically. COVID-19 created a completely new environment, which inevitably generated new workplace fears. Before the pandemic, one of the most common workplace fears was uncertainty. Uncertainty covers employees' fear of layoffs, pay cuts, and ultimately not achieving their long term career goals.
Read MoreDo you want to travel and explore the world but don’t have the money? Without sounding too much like a commercial ad, what if I told you that it’s entirely possible? I’ll be the first person to say that the money myth surrounding travel seems to be the #1 reason why people stay home.
Read MoreThea Butler, however, chose a unique study abroad path that allowed her to visit Hawaii, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, and Portugal all in one semester. How? By sailing 26.245 land miles around the world through the Semester at Sea program.
Read More“The reason behind my own travels are rooted in my goal to grow as a person. To know myself better, to heal from past struggles, and to mature intellectually by becoming less ignorant and more aware.”
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