Self Care

How to Mindfully Take Time Off — And Ultimately Increase Your Productivity

As a Leadership Development Expert & Executive Coach at Enerpace, I find that many of my clients find taking time off challenging. So how do you do it? Here's how to take full advantage of your necessary time off. In planning out the year and quarter, I proactively block vacation time.  For example, I hate Chicago in February – it’s cold with grey snow and few sunny days.  So I automatically block a week to someplace warm and sunny each February. I ...

By |2023-11-06T22:01:35+00:00November 6, 2023|Productivity, Self Care, VUCA|

Refreshing Your Work Spirit

The top 3 signs you’re bored on the job are: you wake up dreading the day, you’re depressed every Sunday at the thought of the week ahead, you don’t see any room for advancement or none of your projects/responsibilities interest you. Try these tips to refresh your work spirit: Focus on the good: even though you are bored, are there any aspects you’re grateful for? A short commute? Your coworker who’s become a friend? A fun project, even if it was in the ...

By |2022-07-29T10:30:13+00:00October 28, 2020|Career, Job Search, Self Care|

Self-Care and the Stressed Out Business Owner

Almost by definition, all business owners I know are always stressed-out. The buck stops with us on all things. I definitely fall into that category, before and after COVID-19. However, it is true that the virus and shut-down has raised the stress level exponentially. Everything we had planned to do in 2020 now must be scrapped or recreated. The entire globe is living in “reptilian brain mode” since we’re under some degree of constant threat from this unseen enemy. Luckily, as a coach, ...

By |2022-07-29T10:30:13+00:00June 22, 2020|Self Care, Small Business|
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