This is supposed to be the most joyful time of the year, but for many people this has become the most stressful time of the year. What a shame! And there are other people who are stressed out … all day … every day … all year long. What a tragedy! It doesn’t have to be that way. The holidays …
How to stop people from taking advantage of you
Do you ever feel like you’re doing more than your fair share? Or do you ever feel like some people are taking advantage of you? Or that they see you as a pushover? Probably yes. Because the fact is some people will try to take advantage of you. And some of them may have been effective in doing so at …
Three Ways to Make Difficult People Less Difficult
Difficult people are everywhere. They’re the ones who cut you off in traffic or buy up all the paper products in the store during the pandemic so no one else can have any. Or they’re the ones at home or on the job who zero in on your weaknesses, giving you too many critical looks or stinging comments. These difficult …
How to Set the Right Tone at Work and at Home
This is Thanksgiving week and despite the extreme challenges of 2020, there is still so much for which we can give thanks. And indeed, we should give thanks, for it is in the atmosphere of thankfulness that families thrive and workplaces flourish. However, a tone of thankfulness is not something that automatically happens. It has to be built and it can be …