by Karen Darrin | Apr 30, 2019 | Health
Failures, challenges, and mistakes… they happen to the best of us. Here’s a new way of thinking about the bad things that happened to us. It is a concept called: Post Traumatic Growth: (PTG) The positive mental shift experienced as a result of adversity. We hear...
by Karen Darrin | Dec 11, 2018 | Health
Our brain evolved to ensure our ancestors’ survival. It did this by using three cunning tactics to keep us safe: Our brain is hardwired to overestimate threats so we wouldn’t take unnecessary risks. Our brain is naturally anxious and wary of change and...
by Karen Darrin | May 29, 2018 | Health
Having a large network is great, but you must nurture these relationships. Otherwise, people can quickly forget about you. The goal is to stay “top of mind,” which can only happen if you make regular efforts to stay in contact and engage in meaningful communication...
by Karen Darrin | Apr 24, 2018 | Health
In last week’s blog, I wrote about office politics and how important it is to make “high-quality connections” throughout your organization. Here I will dive deeper into what these connections look like and how you can make them part of your...
by Karen Darrin | Mar 27, 2018 | Health
Many of my clients come to me with the desire for a new job, new leadership skills, recrafting their current job or needing to figure out how to get “unstuck” in their lives. At the center of those tactical shifts is the prerequisite of having enough...