Work can be stressful. A new manager, a difficult colleague, an important presentation, a mistake, a new responsibility, a promotion, or a change in department can quickly trigger anxiety. Sometimes nothing has actually gone wrong, yet our minds are already imagining everything that could. The problem is not always the situation itself. Often, it isContinue reading “Mindset Shifts for Workplace Wellness: Turning Anxiety into Action”
Category Archives: Life Skills
Allowing Yourself to Shine
In a strategy meeting, Sarah had an idea that could save her team weeks of wasted effort. Her heart raced. Her throat tightened. Just as she was about to speak, a quiet voice inside said, “Who do you think you are? Don’t make a scene.” So she swallowed the idea, smiled politely, and let someoneContinue reading “Allowing Yourself to Shine”
Mental Fitness for Peak Performance
Sarah is a Senior Project Manager: smart, committed, and successful by every conventional measure. Her day starts at 7:30 AM with a large coffee and an inbox already overflowing. By 10:00 AM, she is in back-to-back meetings while quietly responding to Slack and Microsoft Teams messages. By 2:00 PM, after hours of handling urgent issues,Continue reading “Mental Fitness for Peak Performance”
Anchors for the Soul: The Life-Changing Power of “Notes to Self”
One day, Sam was sitting quietly on a Saturday, a rest day, in a coffee shop after a full week of responsibilities. There was nothing dramatic that had happened last week. No crisis. No breaking news. But there was a quiet weight of expectations in his heart — deadlines, conversations he was avoiding, upcoming decisionsContinue reading “Anchors for the Soul: The Life-Changing Power of “Notes to Self””
Choice Points: Designing Your Life for 2026
At the start of every year, many of us reflect and set goals. January feels like a fresh beginning—a chance to change habits and start again. But instead of focusing only on goals, let’s look at something deeper: choice points. Choice points are the small and big decisions that shape the direction of our lives. GoalsContinue reading “Choice Points: Designing Your Life for 2026”
The 7 Pillars of Wellbeing: How to Build a Life That Feels Whole
Wellbeing isn’t just the absence of illness — it’s the presence of vitality, purpose, and connection. It’s the art of living a life that feels balanced and whole. Yes, sleep, nutrition, and exercise matter — but true wellbeing goes beyond physical health. It’s about weaving together the threads that create resilience, joy, and meaning. ResearchersContinue reading “The 7 Pillars of Wellbeing: How to Build a Life That Feels Whole”
Getting out of your Comfort Zone (Video)
If we don’t engage in new experiences, we don’t gain new perspectives. We don’t make progress; we don’t grow. Getting out of your comfort zone puts you in the growth zone. But it’s not always easy, is it? We like the familiar. We feel safe, secure, stable.
Bringing Life to Your New Year’s Resolutions: Moving Beyond Goals (Video)
Setting goals, new plans, and forming New Year’s resolutions – we are all familiar with these. Some of us are excited about new goals. Some are reluctant, remembering the “failures” of previous years. Some are nonchalant. Whichever it is, here are some tips to Bring Life to Your New Year’s Resolutions so that you can live with vitality in 2023.
Getting out of your Comfort Zone
There’s an old Khmer saying that says:
បើគ្មានការតស៊ូក៏គ្មានការរីកចម្រើនដែរ។
bae kmean kar tsaou ka kmean kar rik chamreun der
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress”
In English, we might use this phrase:
“Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
Both of these proverbs essentially mean that if we don’t engage in new experiences, we don’t gain new perspectives. We don’t make progress; we don’t grow.
Bringing Life to Your New Year’s Resolutions: Moving Beyond Goals
Setting goals, new plans, and forming New Year’s resolutions – we are all familiar with these. Some of us are excited about new goals. Some are reluctant, remembering the “failures” of previous years. Some are nonchalant. Whichever it is, here are some tips to Bring Life to Your New Year’s Resolutions so that you can live with vitality in 2023.