Since we humans are wired to be social creatures, our jobs’ perceived internal and external pressures feel stressful because the neurons that feed our need for approval and belonging are linked to our pain systems. Setting boundaries is easy — maintaining them is difficult. To beat this instinct, self-regulation and pursuing internal clarity are essential.
With the Great Resignation, many individuals today must manage the pressure of hiring and training the right people while carrying the workload in understaffed organizations. There is a general feeling of exhaustion. In addition, due to the pandemic, the burnout rates in certain industries have seriously escalated in the last two years. Yet, burnout and exhaustion look very different.
It is not unusual for well-grounded people to evaluate their abilities before embarking on new endeavors. But what happens when someone repetitively doubts hers or his natural or acquired abilities and skills? It can become a pattern that prevents them from taking on or enjoying life experiences.
I consider effective communication to be one of the most challenging human experiences. Although verbal and non-verbal expressions differ between gender, culture, and generations, there is another even more critical factor that regulates how we communicate, and that is our unique perception of how things are.
In this article, I want to challenge you to consider forgiving others as something you can do for your own healing journey and share with you six simple steps to process hurtful events.
Confronting uncomfortable realities provide us with a fantastic opportunity; it is only by knowing that something exists that we can work towards changing it.