Why Is Mental Health Important To Me?
Mental health was important to me as it is part of my job. It made me think at a deeper level for myself because it has never been asked of me.
Mental health was important to me as it is part of my job. It made me think at a deeper level for myself because it has never been asked of me.
#Movember story regarding Men’s #MentalHealth. I would like to tell you a story about a guy I know (#IknowAGuy) who I have known my whole life. Several years ago this guy took, what he thought was a great job. It is believed that this is where his mental illness was triggered and begun a downward…
Some of you know that during my “off-time” I am a soccer coach and I have been coaching for about 11 years with the last four on the competitive side. Last Spring when we wrapped up our season it took me a few days to put together the appropriate words for my crew of young…
This year I celebrated one of those “milestone” birthdays and it got me thinking about all the things I have learned through the course of life so far. I also thought about the deeper meanings to this learning and how did the learning come about from a fundamental standpoint. The following points in this list…
Take a look at this picture and study it closely. What do you see? Look beyond the children getting a drink because there is something deeper to learn and observe that can help you and your business. This picture was first posted by one of my best friends on Facebook (thanks Troy) and beyond my…
A few months ago while returning from a business trip to Grand Junction, CO I traveled along the Colorado and Eagle Rivers reflecting on my trip and visit with my client. As I was driving I would occasionally glance at the river running adjacent to the highway and noticing the very high water levels as…
During most of my projects working with businesses and managers regarding how they manage performance or non-performance, many of them (managers), give me the excuse, “I trained them, I don’t know why they aren’t doing it.” What I eventually find out from my discussions with the managers is that the employees don’t know what to…
A good friend asked this question in his LinkedIn group and I though I would write about it from my viewpoint. I currently have a client who has not had full-time regular employment for 4 years. She has been working temp or contract jobs in her field area in addition to volunteering her skills for…
When we begin a statement (or point) with either of these beginnings, they each bring a different outcome, meaning, and underlying message. Through the years, I have been asking clients questions regarding how they are living their mission or executing on their core values and their responses have begun with, “I think we are…” and “we…
Some time ago I read the following article about employees definitions of leaders from the Hiring Site, a Career Builder web publication, We Asked, You Answered; How Do You Identify A Leader. Instead of a top 10 list, they provided a top 11. As I examined the qualities listed I noticed that they cannot be witnessed…
A couple of weeks ago I conducted a cultural assessment for a Nursery in New Mexico, measuring how well their employees identified and behave according to the company’s mission. In addition, I was looking to see how the performance of employees to the mission, related to the organizational practices externally and internally. During my observations…
During the last few days of 2010 and the first week of the new year I began providing tips on how to become Career Fit. I did this because I kept seeing and hearing about New Year’s resolutions with the inclusion of losing weight, getting healthy and stronger physically, but I felt that something was…