Karen’s Articles
Raising Your Blood Pressure in 3 Easy Steps
How do you contribute to your own stress? We all have stress. Some stressors are mundane, some intermediate, and others mega. No one is immune. We have mundane stressors like rushing to our virtual meeting only to find that the Wi-Fi is down again! We go out to...
Hiding Under the Standing Desk
Back in December 2018, I was reading a professional magazine and there was an article about the many benefits of a standing desk. Better concentration, better posture, a few more calories burned...I knew I could benefit, and ordered one. The box arrived the next...
Is Your Social Media As Contagious As Covid?
With the quarantine and working from home, we are all relying more on virtual communication than ever before. I have had the absolute pleasure of Zoom “Happy Hours” with my high school and college friends, and my book club has gone virtual as well. We all enjoy...
Too Much Zen
Today I was conducting a coaching session with an executive I respect highly. She shared that what I said to her during a previous session had really stuck with her. I couldn’t remember what it was, so I asked, and she said, “You cannot have too much Zen right...
Boomerangs Are Not Toys!
Nineteen years ago I came home from a business trip, gave my husband Bill a huge hug and kiss, and immediately tiptoed into each of the kids’ bedrooms for goodnight hugs and kisses. After all the loving, I went back to my hubbie and said, “You really got a lot...
This Is Not a Snow Day!
About a year ago I was talking with my business manager Keri about how messy the Concordia office was. We both agreed that it was not only messy, it needed a facelift! I thought about the amount of work and effort it would take to clean out all the closets and...
Happy Labor Day 2020!
Happy Labor Day! I am immensely grateful for the health care workers who must be so very tired, and for the teachers who are trying their very best to meet the needs of our students. I am also grateful for my work this Labor Day. I recognize how lucky I am to...
What Does Your E-mail Say About You?
On the same day I received e-mails from two men, Farik and Dave, in different organizations. While both men are about the same age and in a similar place in their careers, their e-mails were very different. Dave’s e-mail concerned me because it had these issues:...
Masterclass in Living in the Present
I met with my coach yesterday and she asked me, “How are you doing?” We chatted for a while and I shared that my Coronavirus life is like a roller coaster. Sometimes I am full of gratitude for all that is going right in my life, and other times I am full of worry...
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