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The Importance of Praise

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This is a stressful time. As we continue to live with uncertainty, nerves can fray, hope can turn to fear, and disappointment can turn to deep sadness and depression. As the weeks of our pandemic quarantine pass, our initial response of being on our best behavior may be giving way to more normal reactions to work annoyances […]

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The Importance of Being Patient with Yourself

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As many of us move through week nine of sheltering in place, it becomes more and more difficult to simply “keep calm and carry on.”  Some of us may have started the quarantine with high hopes of a brief but successful period of isolation. Some of us may have used this time to launch creative […]

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Impress Your Boss While Working Remotely

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If you are one of the lucky ones to have a good job it is your responsibility to make your work stand out to ensure that you are not on the short list if there are any future layoffs. As an executive coach, I know my clients are concerned about being noticed by their managers. This […]

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Managing Our Brain’s Response To Uncertainty

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As our world, our country, our states, our towns, and our communities work hard to address the many aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, each of us has another internal challenge that requires our constant attention – How do we manage living with so much uncertainty?  It’s one thing to be unsure about tomorrow’s weather or […]

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Returning to the Office – Will Not Be Business As Usual

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In the post COVID world, a return to the way things were in our traditional workplace is most likely not possible. The new standards of how we work at an office are being set for at least the next one to two years, or is it forever? Is having an office space necessary? Will we […]

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Being Kind to Your Emotionally Exhausted Self

by Logan Medrano | 2 Comments on Being Kind to Your Emotionally Exhausted Self

So here we are. For many people this is week six (or more) of sheltering in place. It’s also week six of home schooling, endless meal preparation, social isolation, working remotely, and celebrating almost every occasion we can think of virtually – on Zoom, Google Chat, FaceTime, Skype and whatever other device or platform appeals […]

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Finding the Essential in Your Work – The Measure of Who We Are is How We Make Ourselves Useful in Chaos

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During this pandemic, it’s our essential workers who can travel and physically go to work while the rest of us shelter at home. We naturally and deservingly celebrate these dedicated and courageous members of our workforce. We are forever grateful to our medical workers, police and firefighters, EMT’s, transit workers, mailmen, package delivery folks, food delivery […]

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Self-Care During Troubled Times

by Logan Medrano | 3 Comments on Self-Care During Troubled Times

As many of us move through another week of being Sheltered in Place, it becomes increasingly more challenging to break away from the continuous demands of home, work, family, child care, elder care, animal care, and take a moment for ourselves. Without any boundaries or breaks between home life and work life, hard workers just […]

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