Should I Be Looking For a New Job Did you get up this morning dreading having to go into work? Is this how you feel most days you are working? Look, I get it. Sometimes work weeks seem to go on forever. There are days when I’ve walked out of work feeling beat up. I’ve…
Depression Signs In Men
Depression Signs in Men Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the US. Major depression can severely impede one’s ability to carry out the majority of life’s activities. According to the National Institute of Mental Health over 16.2 million Americans had a major depressive episode in 2016. That represents just under…
Borderline Personality Traits in Women
Borderline Personality Traits in Women Since I recently wrote a post titled “Do I have a mental disorder” I felt like continuing the theme. And don’t worry, I promise I’ll research and write on men and women both. As I received some comments on the mental disorder post I realized something. I know that mental…
What is The Importance of Communication Skills
What is The Importance of Communication Skills The power of communication is an amazing thing. Reflect back upon a recent conversation with someone that went great. The one where as you walked away you felt like you had a clear image or purpose of what was discussed. Chances are that person was a good communicator. …
Do I have a Mental Disorder
Do I have a Mental Disorder I thought about starting this post with something like “do you ever have one of those days where you feel crazy?”. Then I decided against it. Mental illness is nothing to poke fun at. I mean we all have days where we feel overwhelmed. Personally I try to do…
Characteristics Resilient Person – Are You?
Characteristics Resilient Person – Are You There are numerous characteristics that can help people achieve what they want in life. One of the most important ones is resiliency. In this article we will look at the characteristics resilient person possesses and how this trait helps them achieve goals. Don’t get me wrong, there are many…
Funny Work Quotes
Funny Work Quotes Today is Monday. I had to wake up at 4:30AM to drive to the airport to catch a flight for a work conference. When you hit the highway at 5:15AM traffic is pretty light. As traffic started picking up a bit on my drive I thought about the moaning and groaning of…
Sunk Cost Fallacy Examples
Sunk Cost Fallacy Examples You’ve heard of a sunk cost right? The sunk cost fallacy? No? Well that’s okay, most people I talk to haven’t. I wrote a post not too long ago called “What is a Sunk Cost – And What It Means To You”. <— If you haven’t read it you should, it’s…
What Does Protein Do For The Body
What Does Protein Do For The Body Diets plans are everywhere. It seems like every other year a new diet plan is sweeping the nation. You have your Jenny Craig. The Paleo diet is a personal favorite of mine. Then there’s the Mayo diet, the vegetarian, the vegan, and the anti-inflammatory. You’ve got the Zone,…
Can You Increase Your Credit Score
Can You Increase Your Credit Score Let me tell you a story. This is one of those “don’t mess with the government” stories. Years ago when I first started working and filing taxes I had an, shall we say, incident. It was an early career type mistake. I’d made around $10,000 one year and was…