“For leaders, the first task in management has nothing to do with leading others; step one poses the challenge of knowing and managing oneself.” -Daniel Goleman
I have a very loud, very busy left brain that I call Lefty. (For those neuroanatomy purists, I use the term ‘left brain’ loosely. Our brains aren’t so neatly divided, but humor me for ease of description.) Four things about Lefty before I get to our current dilemma: 1. Lefty is my highly verbal, analytical […]
Note: This is the fifth post in my stress relief series. Others cover an overview of the stress response, diaphragmatic breathing, the stress pride epidemic, and progressive muscle relaxation. Sleep and Stress: A Bad Romance Stress and sleep are not compatible. Stress disrupts sleep, leading to a whole host of other problems besides grogginess (and […]
Note: This is the second post in a Stress Relief Series Welcome back! If you didn’t read my last blog post, I recommend you go back there to get the foundation on how the stress response works. For those who did, I hope you had a chance to monitor your own unique stress triggers and […]
A Nasty Strain of Stress Is Going Around Lately, it seems like most people I know are really stressed out. I’m completely overwhelmed. I want to hide under the covers and never come out. I can’t turn my brain off at night, so I’m exhausted, which makes everything worse – and now I’m biting everyone’s […]
When It Rains, It Pours Last week, we found out my mom has breast cancer. She’s having surgery tomorrow. One minute, she was fine, and the next, she’s facing The Big C. My sister-in-law Angie was diagnosed with stomach cancer on February 22nd and died April 19th. 2013 has been one unlucky year when it […]