Although it seems like just yesterday, way back in January I declared 2017 “The Year of Possibilities.” I challenged...
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Are You Leaving Vacation Days on the Table? Don’t!
Karen Colligan, Health, Jersey shore, Stress, wellness, health, vacation, 0I just got back from my annual two-week vacation at the Jersey Shore. It…was…wonderful! I love the work I...
Just Because We Don’t Agree, Doesn’t Mean You’re Wrong
Karen Colligan, Communication, conflict resolution, Life, wellness, communication, relationships, 0There’s a cartoon about perception that I use in one of my leadership development workshops. It has two men...
Stop Multitasking! It’s Bad for Your Health
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, Personal development, wellness, health, life, 0Let’s face it. There’s a lot of information and activity out there. So much, in fact, that it’s impossible...
Take a Hike, Take a Cruise, Take a Vacation!
Karen Colligan, Health, Jersey shore, Life, wellness, Work-life balance, health, life, 0The average American worker earns 22.6 days in vacation. Yet in 2016, they only used an average of 16.8...
Don’t Give Up, Give Back!
Karen Colligan, Gratitude, Health, Life, wellness, giving back, life, people, 0It seems that everywhere I go these days, people tell me that they’re not feeling like their “best selves.”...
Here’s to the Year of Possibilities!
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, self-awareness, wellness, life, personal development plan, values, 2“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of...
If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, wellness, Career, life, personal development plan, 0If you’ve been following my advice about taking some “ME” time this summer, you may have had an opportunity...
Giving AND Receiving Through Mentoring
Karen Colligan, Communication, Development, Mentoring, wellness, Career, personal development plan, 0Ask any successful senior leader, executive, or entrepreneur and chances are they’ll attribute at least part of their success...
“Connecting” Your Way to Wellness
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, People, wellness, communication, health, 0Earlier this month I was in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. with seven girlfriends I’ve known since high school....