There are times when you get home from work, and you hust have to plop onto the couch and zone out. You sit there and at times can’t even recount what you did that day. I know there have been times when someone asks me how your day […]
How do you balance work and home life? I used to scoff at the notion of work/life balance. If you like work well enough, it can become part of your life. There need not be a separation between life and work. Now, I’m not too sure I feel […]
It has been an excruciatingly long week. Really long. Everything seemed to boil up this week. I’m the type of person who tries to fix everything and be there for everyone. However, that is a long slog. You can’t be everything for everyone. I had some wins this […]
Loneliness has always been a “secret” problem. Most people think about loneliness occuring in people’s personal lives. However, loneliness occurs in tne workplace as well. And, it can be quite demoralizing and detrimental. If you spend eight hours in an office during which time you can’t have a […]
All day I thought of my to-do list which is a mile long. Well, let me rephrase. Occasionally, throughout the day, I thought I should get some checkmarks onto my yellow pad of itemized to-do items. I thought about. Then sent about ten emails. Then I did one […]
The Monday blahs. I didn’t know that existed until I entered the workforce. As a kid, Monday could be cool if you actually looked forward to school and seeing your friends. In college Mondays were hit or miss. As much of everything else at that point in time. […]
Most of us need a job. We need food, water, clothes and shelter. Many aspire for really good jobs where they can self-actualize. Is there really such a thing if money is always involved? Some jobs allow for professional growth. And, in conjunction personal growth. One can also […]
When Steve Harvey messed up the Miss Universe announcement, he came onto stage and admitted his mistake.Back in December, Harvey mistakenly announced that Miss Colombia had been crowned Miss Universe, though the actual winner was Miss Philippines. On late night television and Twitter he was made fun of […]
I lost it twice yesterday and I liked it There are those that argue that our personalities are hard-wired from the very beginning of our time in the world. Others note that we are a tabula rasa and are beings are filled in throughout time. I like […]
But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves and everyone wants high self-esteem, is to create this little box and then do their research inside it. –Robert Sternberg As a professional psychologist I occasionally engage in some psychologically oriented activities such […]