The average American worker earns 22.6 days in vacation. Yet in 2016, they only used an average of 16.8...
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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...
Conquering Fear in the Grand Canyon – One Step at a Time
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, self-awareness, fear, life, 1A lot of the work I do is around helping people increase their self-awareness and gain clarity on how...
Igniting a Campaign for Civility
Karen Colligan, Communication, Gratitude, Kindness, Life, Relationships, communication, Emotional Intelligence, life, 0Is it just me, or have you also noticed that people seem to be increasingly cranky, rude and self-absorbed...
We Can All Use a Little Grit
Karen Colligan, Development, Learning, Life, Emotional Intelligence, life, 0If you’re like most of us, you’ve been glued over the past couple of weeks (at least for short...
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...
Bring Back the Handwritten Note!
Karen Colligan, Communication, Gratitude, Kindness, communication, life, 0When was the last time you sent or received a personal note? I’m not talking about an email or...
What Are You Doing This Summer?
Karen Colligan, Health, Relationships, Stress, Work-life balance, employee satisfaction, health, life, 0Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and, for many of us, the signal to start thinking...
Stop the Madness! Let’s Review What We Learned in Kindergarten
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, People, life, people, 0As I’ve been thinking about world events and the craziness on the campaign trail, it occurred to me that...
Last month I attended the Phoenix Society’s World Burn Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. The World Burn Congress is an...
What To Do When You Are Overextended
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Organizational health, Personalities, Work-life balance, life, people, stress, 0Work-related stressors and the maladies they cause, like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and decreased mental health, are more deadly than...