by Laurie A. Watkins | May 27, 2021 | De-Stress
When COVID-19 began, the vastly differing and rapidly changing information was incredibly overwhelming. For the last 14 months or longer, everyone has been focused on COVID-19. Living through a global pandemic can make everyone’s mindset shift and hyper-focus on the...
by Laurie A. Watkins | May 20, 2021 | Career, De-Stress
We seem to be at a turning point with the covid-19 pandemic. People are getting vaccinated, restrictions are lifting, and things are opening up more and more. With this reopening, and return to a somewhat sense of normal, there are businesses with various reopening...
by Laurie A. Watkins | May 13, 2021 | De-Stress
We live in the digital age. People can message you on Instagram, which could be connected to your Facebook, and then all that shows up on our phone. If you don’t respond, you could get a text and a Snapchat asking why you haven’t replied. Don’t even get me started...
by Laurie A. Watkins | May 6, 2021 | De-Stress
We all make goals. I even share my monthly goals on social media to help keep me accountable. As we attempt new challenges, we are faced with opportunities for growth. However, the fear of failure is a driving force behind why most people quit and never reach their...
by Laurie A. Watkins | Apr 28, 2021 | De-Stress
As your vaccinated friends start to reach out with well-meaning messages like, “I can’t wait to hang out” or, “Let’s get together soon,” it is OK if you just aren’t quite ready for that yet. Post-pandemic reopening anxiety is real. As more and more towns, counties,...
by Laurie A. Watkins | Apr 22, 2021 | Career
People want to be treated well, and when they are, it brings out the best in them. Given all the recent news stories of people having their dignity violated, there has never been a more important time for dignity to be recognized. It can be key to understanding...
by Laurie A. Watkins | Apr 15, 2021 | De-Stress
I recently read Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power by Brooke Baldwin. I have also put out blog posts recently on Black Women Making History and Women’s History Month. Clearly women, and the incredible advancements we can make, has been at the front of...
by Laurie A. Watkins | Apr 8, 2021 | Career, De-Stress, Sleep
There once was a time when sleep was solely determined by the sun. People would work in the fields during the day, and the day would end when the sun went down, and they would sleep. Today however, we have blackout curtains, screens, artificial lights, and caffeine...
by Laurie A. Watkins | Apr 1, 2021 | Career, De-Stress
Have you read Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson? I certainly have! Whitney helps high growth organizations and individuals grow through disruption. She also was named one of the world’s fifty most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50, and is CEO...
by Laurie A. Watkins | Mar 25, 2021 | De-Stress
The toll of the coronavirus pandemic is more than just lives lost to the disease, missed time with family and friends, loss of jobs, or other losses. Many people have been affected by the psychological trauma and fallout of living in isolation and fear during a...