Dear Bev, I am in my mid-50’s and run a fairly successful practice. For the last two years I have been dealing with significant personal issues. My only brother is dying of cancer, my parents have both moved into nursing homes and we have a sick son who is in need of care. Given the […]
Dear Bev, How can I help clients get a better idea of what they want to do with their retirement? I don’t view retirement as a chance to play golf and travel, so I don’t want to assume that my clients are thinking this either. Sometimes I fear they do not know what retirement will […]
When you don’t fit in at your workplace, it just doesn’t feel good to be there. You might think there is something wrong with you, and try everything to make it work. An article in The Wall Street Journal on April 10, 2014, entitled “Making Sure the Boss Is the Right Fit”, states that “a […]
In many companies – small and large – the leaders have the perspective of “Just get it done.” They will promote someone or put them in a role they aren’t fully equipped to do and then expect them to figure it out. There are libraries filled with books on developing management skills, and they sit […]
Why is it that oftentimes the smartest, most intelligent people have the most difficult time communicating their thoughts and ideas in a way that others can have the chance to fully understand? Most professionals have had the experience of sitting in an audience or in a meeting waiting for someone to speak that they’ve been […]
And sometimes it is. When we communicate with others, the words we use are only a small part of the exchange. As we talk, others who are listening are focused on our body language, our tone and the pace of our speech. We may spend a great deal of time getting the message “right” only […]
Too many people suffer from a feeling of “I’m not enough” – I haven’t accomplished enough, I don’t have enough, I’m not good enough, I haven’t been rewarded for my hard work, or I’m never in the right place at the right time. The “not enough” feeling can come from many different places, but its […]
An article by Deborah Kotz in the November 4, 2013, issue of The Boston Globe expresses what those of us in the wellness field have known for a long time – stress makes you sick. Some stress is good of course, and spurs us to action, but stress unchecked for lengthy periods leads to anxiety, […]
“Just get moving!” is a common exercise creed. Moving with a Destination takes forethought. If you have been sedentary, any movement is considered “good” movement. It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, just move! In life, to accomplish almost any other goal, “just move!” isn’t going to work. In fact, it is […]
How to Get Unstuck Ever have those days – or weeks, or months – where you feel like you didn’t do what you needed to get done? It’s as if there is a force field that pulls you down and keeps you stuck. You get up with great intentions to accomplish your goals, and […]