by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 28, 2021 | Burdens, Help, Kindness, Service, Work-Life Balance
O.K. everyone, I need your help. Well, maybe it’s not a me-problem, but a we-problem. I read the Women in the Workplace report by McKinsey & Company and I was not surprised to learn that women are more burned out than they were last year—and increasingly...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 17, 2021 | Burdens, Happiness, Inner Peace, Obstacles, Ownership, Strategy, Success
“If you could kick the person in the pants for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” Theodore Roosevelt When a client comes to me for the first time and begins to unpack their problems, I hear a lot about a boss, a colleague, a team, a...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 15, 2021 | Action Steps, Burdens, Obstacles, Resourcefulness, Stress, Success
I get fascinated by the most peculiar things. The other day, I saw my 90-pound dog open a bedroom door with her nose to let herself out. I chuckled as I thought about how resourceful she was, even without hands. And then I became fixated on the door. Doors, alone, are...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 10, 2021 | Burdens, Happiness, Health, Inner Peace, Love, Peace, Priorities, Purpose, Self-Care, Stress, Work-Life Balance
I’m sure you’ve heard of the classic “wants versus needs” question when it comes to budgeting. It becomes a lot easier to make difficult financial decisions when we break down our line items into wants and needs. It doesn’t always feel...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 15, 2021 | Blessings, Burdens, Happiness, Health, Thinking
There is a great quote by Hamlet that I love: “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” As an all encompassing statement, we would have to shoot holes through Hamlet’s axiom because bad things do happen like the death of a loved...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 2, 2021 | Burdens, Friday Quote, Kindness, Love, Self-Care, Uncategorized
“When you’ve been strong for so long, sometimes you just need to be alone and let the tears out.” ~ Unknown We don’t know what people are going through, even when they come to work and have a smile on their face. We just don’t know. Life...