If you are like virtually everybody else in the world, your relationships go through ups and downs.  When you are stuck in the downs, it’s easy to lose sight of the good times.  As the saying goes, you can’t see the forest for the trees.  What are your options when you are stuck in the trees?  You could do nothing …

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 more specifically, has affected the workforce in myriad ways. Workers are having to adjust to the new normal, from fully remote workdays to balancing their schedule with those of family members and housemates.  And many college grads fear for their careers and their future. With so many losing their jobs and the stock market regularly …

A perfect wedding You set the date.  Catering is ordered.  Guest lists are finalized.  The venue is chosen.  Wedding bells are ringing in your ears.  You and your partner are ready to spend the rest of your lives in perpetual bliss.  But are you ready for marriage?  We’ve all experienced the highs of a fresh relationship.  We readily look over …

Yes, it’s true.  Covid-19 has affected your relationship. The last few months have put us all through challenges we never imagined a year ago.  For many, that included 24/7 confinement with our significant other and our children.  Hopefully, this time together has brought you closer.  But if instead it sank a deep wedge between you and him or her, you …

They say friends are just just family by other parents.  To that I’d add that some family members are like the “friends” who you wish would just go away.  Yeah, for better or worse, short of divorce we’re stuck family and in-laws in spite of all their quirks, oddness, and downright weird behavior.  And that can cause some on-going family …

Several weeks into working from home, many of us have discovered just how challenging it can be. Everyone in your household has needed to make adjustments. The more people under one roof, the more agendas, the more complicated it gets, and the greater need for boundaries. What is needed now is balance and to achieve that we have a responsibility …

For many of us it seems that we are actually now in more uncertain times than we were a few weeks ago. Lockdown may have come upon us all relatively quickly, but its realities were easily understood – we were told we can’t go out, meet that person, visit that store.  Unlocking our lives once again is much more complex. …

These days, stress has become so normal that days, weeks, and even months have been set aside to recognize mental health awareness. Entire industries have grown up and continue to operate around the concept of helping people combat mental strain and find inner peace.  There’s little doubt that people have never been under more daily stress. Add a pandemic into …

I get it.  Like me, you’ve been sequestered for what seems like an eternity.  Are you longing to do a bit of wandering?  Visit old favorite places or some new ones?  Are you wondering what your travel options are now as stay-at-home orders are lifted?  We’re going to be in a new normal for a while, so it’s not going …

Does the idea of a career in management sound appealing to you?  If so, there are likely to be plenty of job opportunities, depending on what facet of management you focus on. There’s one skill that’s essential to all management career paths – the ability to manage people.  With that as a core, you can add the education and experience …