What is essential? What is important? Nourishing our bodies is no different than nourishing our souls. Sometimes we need to push away.

Something happened at a point in my career when I became overloaded. It didn’t happen all at once, but when I finally realized how “stressed” I was, it was too late. I’m not a psychologist and I did not stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night, but these following steps have helped me manage some of the stress in my life.

Common ground is critical for communication. If there is no common ground, then there are two people talking (up/down) to one another, and that’s hardly a conversation.

You’ve likely heard, “don’t eat an elephant at one time.” This has always seemed to apply to major projects. Even little tasks can become overwhelming without notice. Overwhelmingness applies to the little things. You have permission to take a step, give it a shot, go, and possibly fail.

We’ve fallen in love with “happiness,” but happiness is satisfying only as much as scratching an itch.

The cars, the house, the clothes, and all the stuff can be overwhelming. What if you could leave it all behind and reinvent yourself would you? Would reinvention bring happiness?

Change will come. Holding on to our “work” too tightly can lead to disastrous results. The “art of work” releases us to think about our accomplishments differently.