Each person processes information and creates a narrative, unaware that the narrative can lead to empowerment or helplessness

The meaning we attach to things is completely subjective. Where some people see a catastrophe, others see opportunities.

We are seeing more mental health issues, anxiety, fear, insomnia, heart palpitations, attention deficit, etc. than ever before

Unprocessed past events, as well as repressed emotions, can create a chronic state of anxiety in the body.

Most higher ed. leaders are under pressure and feel stressed because of all the demands placed on them.

I am here to remind you that there are two essential components to feeling energetic: (1) mindset and (2) movement.

Most higher ed. leaders are creating far too much self-imposed pressure, in addition to the pressure created by their job responsibilities

People can tell you a thousand times a day to stop being hard on yourself, and you still won’t be able to stop, as long as you feel inner conflict.

Like many, I used to believe that people who had anxiety were stuck in the habit of worrying about the future and/or lacked confidence in their ability to handle difficult situations.

Do you ever struggle to let go of something that happened in the past, or something you said and regretted, or something that someone else said? Do you feel anxious trying to guess why someone did or said something you didn’t like?

How can you get excited about survival? You can’t. And that’s exactly why you need to create a compelling vision for your life and your future. Finding purpose and meaning will give you energy and bring you fulfillment.

Higher ed. leaders tell me they changed jobs to leave painful issues behind, yet the same problems arise time and time again.

If you catch yourself thinking fear-inducing thoughts, you have the power – and the responsibility – to stop.

If you are at a low point, please don’t judge yourself for it. You are a human being and it’s perfectly normal to experience a range of emotions.

None of us have a frame of reference for what to do during a global pandemic.

Please, don’t waste time and energy wishing you could accurately predict what is going to happen, because you can’t!

Burnout comes with fatigue, discouragement, frustration, negative outlook, anxiety, as well as reduced performance, productivity and creativity.

We feel stress when we want things to happen a certain way and don’t trust that they will.

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.

If you think self-care means putting yourself first, at the detriment of others, think again.

Did you know that humans have 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day and around 90% of these thoughts are the same as they had the previous day? It is because neurons that fire together wire together.

People create their own stress. This is good news because when we create something, we have the power to change it.

I spoke at a leadership conference last week and asked “Who here thinks about work when you are not working?” Nearly everyone in the room raised their hand...

The behaviors affecting you aren’t outrageous but the repetition has made you hyper-sensitive. Each occurrence seems to reactivate the unpleasant emotions created by past incidents. Learn how to de-activate the triggers and find inner peace. 

Even though you met or exceeded all job requirements, nothing prepared you for the stress, politics, and mind-games you have to navigate on a daily basis. You wake up in the morning with a knot in your stomach, secretly wishing you could go back to your old job. But you can’t. Here is what to do instead.

Does it feel like your mind is always going, analyzing, planning and problem-solving? Or even worse, worrying, thinking of bad things that could happen, and creating stress? Keeping your mind on overdrive may seem normal to busy people but it is not a healthy thing to do. Discover 10 easy ways to quiet your mind.

When you know, logically or intuitively, that what is being asked isn’t right for you, you owe it to yourself to look for reasons (not excuses but compelling reasons) to say no. Stop feeling obligated. Don’t say yes to a request if it means saying no to yourself! Learn how to do it guilt-free!

You get what you tolerate and what you allow continues. Learn how you can reclaim your personal power at work and create healthy boundaries and new habits to stop unwanted behaviors from others. You don't have to suffer anymore. Take back control where you can. 

Nobody has the power to make you feel a certain way because your emotions come from yourself, not anyone else. It is not situations that cause stress but our interpretation of what is happening. Learn how to live stress-free by consciously choosing what happens in your mind.