Burned Out? …your brain feels it

Helping others is good but you can’t help if you have nothing to give. In a world that values being busy and available, sometimes at the cost of your own happiness, I am here to tell you, it is not good for your brain or your health.  Burnout can physically change the...

Am I being Reflective or Reactive?

‘When you react, you are giving away your power. When you reflect before responding you are staying in control”. Bob Proctor Let’s talk about that moment between receiving an offensive comment and reacting. Our reactive system is quick, impulsive, intuitive and relies...

Write Down Your Goals!

Neuroscientists have long known that individuals have better memory for material they’ve created and written down than for material they’ve only read. This “active process” works to move information into long term memory.  We can apply this principle to goal planning....

Are you having a bad day?

We all have those from time-to-time. Here are three things you can to do if you’re having a bad day:  (1) Call a time out and Breathe: Your autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary actions like heart rate and digestion, is split into two. One part...