With all of the tasks you have to manage in your day to day, sometimes it is easy to forget to put an effective plan for stress management into place for yourself. Keeping your work life stress-free, organized, and well-planned is key to success in your career. Every once in a while we can all reach a point when work stress seems to crop up out of nowhere. And in order to move forward, one must get strategic. Maybe you’re unsure why you have gotten there and need some help fi

I’m sitting in the San Diego airport, thinking about de-stressing, and looking out the window at the beautiful day and taking in the trip. It was my sisters 40th birthday this weekend and I went “home” to surprise her. It was lovely and one of those memories I’ll have for my entire lifetime. I try to schedule time for myself each day; I hide in the bathroom…. It’s the place that everything slows and the sounds of my day quiet down. I only hear the water, and smell the essenti

Many people have a to-do list. All too often though, we become overwhelmed that we don’t have the time to get everything accomplished.  Tweaking how you create your to-do list can help you get your tasks crossed off. Let’s take a look at 3 ways you can do this so you can end your day with a real sense of accomplishment. 1. Focus on Quality, not Quantity! When creating your to-do list make sure you put things on it that you value accomplishing the most. The quality of your to-

The daily stresses, chatter, traffic, workload, and multiple electronic distractions of life seem to stifle our inner voice. Opinions and propaganda are spouting out at us from every direction. We see so much on social media and hear so much from office rants and friendly gossip that it drowns out our own natural expression. We keep our calendars filled and any downtime spent looking through any number of social outlets all powered by other people and their voices. Even our u

Letting go of clutter can seem like a really daunting process. It can feel stressful to think about letting go of things you value and enjoy. Don’t let that stop you though! There is a reason you are searching for helpful ideas on how to accomplish it and it’s likely because you are ready to feel calmer in your space. The big hurdle is picking and choosing what stays and what goes. Once you identify the source of the problems and really evaluate why you are keeping things aro

Overcomplicating things can create a lot more struggle than it’s worth. We all overcomplicate our lives at some time or another.  We blow up over something minuscule and wonder where all the emotion is coming from.  It isn’t healthy and it isn’t conducive to productivity or happiness. A mountain from a molehill, an exaggeration of complexity, a simple situation into a stressful one; when we start overcomplicating things we take a situation that could have been easily handled

We all experience stress at work. It’s a normal and even sometimes beneficial part of employment. There is a certain stress to perform that keeps us working hard and efficiently. But how much stress is too much? Sometimes we can become overwhelmed, and the stress can affect our every day lives. Symptoms include: Feeling anxious, irritable or depressed Apathy and loss of interest in work Difficulty sleeping and fatigue Trouble concentrating Muscle tension and headaches Social