Wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing is an essential ingredient for building a thriving team. But, what does workplace wellbeing mean, really? And how can you foster it on your team?
We’ve created a collection of expert guides and coaching programs to answer all of your questions and kickstart your journey with workplace wellbeing.
How to stop feeling guilty: 7 ways to beat back the universal emotion
As far back as 1955, researchers have indicated guilt is an universal emotion, meaning it’s felt by everyone at some level. The psychological research belief is generally that the feeling of guilt, like that of any other emotion, is the same anywhere in the world -- but its causes and consequences can vary a lot from an individual to another and from one culture to another.
Ted Bauer
How to set life goals that lead to happiness (with examples)
We all have dreams and desires for our lives—things we want to accomplish, the type of lifestyle we want to maintain, or experiences we want to soak in.
Kat Boogaard
The 3 types of stress affecting everyone in 2021 (with 9 tips on how to cope)
In 2021, Americans are stressed more than ever, reporting higher stress levels than in the early days of the pandemic.
Amy Rigby
What is locus of control? (Hint: it drives every choice you make)
Do you ever feel like life is passing you by? Like you're observing things from the window of a moving train car, waiting to get to your destination?
Michael Metcalf
How to handle jealousy in a healthy way
Experiencing a tinge of jealousy is something we're all familiar with. Maybe a coworker landed that coveted job you'd been hoping for, a friend bought a new car, or your partner has been been paying someone else a little too much attention. They don’t call it the green-eyed monster for nothing – jealousy is never a pleasant feeling, and it's all too easy for it to work its way into your life and your headspace.
Amy Rigby
How to deal with social anxiety: 8 coaches and therapists sound off
You want to meet new people, but you dread walking into a room full of strangers. You want to connect with your friends, but your hands get clammy when you think of picking up the phone to call them. You want people to get to know you, but your heart pounds as you think of all the ways they may be silently judging you.
Amy Rigby
How to find happiness at work (and why science says it matters)
You will spend roughly 83,000 hours of your life working. That is, if you put in the typical 40 hours a week and retire after 40 years of employment. If so much of your time is spent on the job—shouldn’t you feel happiness at work?
Amy Rigby
How to deal with loneliness: 11 key coping strategies
When approaching how to deal with loneliness, we need to start with a definition of being lonely. While there’s no universally agreed definition, Wikipedia is a good start:
Ted Bauer
What causes a lack of motivation at work (And how to overcome it)
Why is motivation so hard to find these days? In Mental Health America's 2019 Mind the Workplace report, 58% of employees reported a lack of motivation at work.
Amy Rigby
Is a lack of motivation stopping you from living your best life?
As 2020 draws to a close many people are feeling a lack of motivation. Year end fatigue isn't uncommon, but this year has been particularly challenging. Covid-19 has left scars across nations and households, leaving countless people feeling desperate, depressed and with low motivation to keep going.
Bev Campling
How to develop grit (and the 1 critical ingredient that makes it work)
If you’ve dabbled in researching the word “grit” in the past decade or so, you’ve likely stumbled across Angela Duckworth’s book of the same name. Duckworth is the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help children thrive. She is also the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative, and faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. In short: she’s very accomplished, and knows a lot about grit.
Ted Bauer
How not to hustle: A guide for savvy entrepreneurs
Hustle. It’s a phrase that is thrown around with abandon these days, especially in the context of entrepreneurship. It seems everyone and their uncle is firmly in the camp of hustling your little heart out until you achieve your dreams reach success.
Catie McHugh
How to leave work at work (and stop stressing)
In 2019, 60% of Americans said that there weren’t enough hours in a day to get everything done. Hello 2020 and we’re hit by a global pandemic that’s seen unemployment skyrocket and businesses taking massive strain. For those lucky enough to still have a job, how to leave work at work when you need an income has become a challenge.
Bev Campling
How to be patient and keep your cool in stressful situations
The fast-paced world we live in doesn’t leave much room for patience—or so it would seem.
Michael Metcalf