Life Can Be Better Blog
Why I Chose to Become a WHEN Career Advisor
Several years ago, when I began working in career development, I began to take an inventory of how people tell stories about their work and career. I have heard stories from intense pain to significant triumph from an incredibly diverse population of people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. One thing [...]
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The New Well-Being: A Post Pandemic Holistic View
In my TEDx talk last November, I made the case for love, purpose and connection as the foundation necessary for antidoting chronic disease and experiencing deep well-being. The current pandemic has produced a trail of social isolation, record unemployment and economic collapse. Divides both politically and socially have left many of us feeling uncertain, exposed, vulnerable, angry, confused [...]
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The Rise of the CWO
A WHEN perspective: WHEN created the key roles and titles of CBO (Chief Being Officer) and CWO, my title, Chief WHEN Officer, on our leadership team many years ago predicting what was to come in comprehensive well-being activities in the workplace. We remain proud of our vision and mission. Today, there is a movement to [...]
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WHEN – It’s Time!
For most of us, this COVID19 isolation and interruption to life as we knew it, has been challenging, to say the least. Many have been forced into new roles, isolated with (or sometimes without) our families, work models are changing and, in some cases, disappearing. We have also been forced, in my view, to acknowledge [...]
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Creating Your New Normal
What does a “new normal” life look like for me? We have been living through an incredible time. The coronavirus has struck the whole world with over 100,000 deaths and counting. We have been sheltering at home and spending more time with spouses and children than we ever have. Parents have no school to drop [...]
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Wake-up Call for Those Working from Home
It started off just like any other January 1 for many people – engaging in New Year’s celebrations while making weight loss goals and renewing resolutions. Many set goals, but do not make a true effort to change, which makes it impossible to reach them. I believe that the events of 2020 are happening as [...]
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