Narcissists are expert manipulators and users, even abusers. Their tactics are so well-crafted with a web of lies, excuses, and selfishness that people wonder whether they are aware of what they are doing. One of the essential things that victims of narcissists want to know is, “Do narcissists know they are hurting you?” And if…
Have you ever dealt with someone so arrogant and selfish that it was almost mind-boggling? If so, you may be dealing with a narcissist. A narcissist is someone who has an inflated sense of self-importance and ego. They drain your energy and can be very toxic to be around. They will walk all over others…
We’ve all encountered the saying, “once a cheater, always a cheater.” But the question is, is there any truth to it? Maybe you’ve had personal experience with men who have repeatedly cheated in the past, or perhaps you’ve forgiven someone for cheating after they promised it wouldn’t happen again, and they stuck to their word.…
Many things have felt blurred during this pandemic as we work from home, play from home, educate our kids from home, and so on and so forth. The blurriness continues to manifest (at least for me) as… What day is it? What time is it? What YEAR is it? Something that may have already been…
Are you a group person? I never was. Until recently. At first, my individualism bias was by chance more than choice. I was an only child for the first eight years of my life, and truth be told, I liked it. I didn’t have to compete with anyone for attention and had a default for…
Business books often speak of a “knowing-doing gap” to explain performance failures: leaders understand which strategies to implement, but they can’t seem to execute them well. With purpose, most leaders don’t even know what it means to pursue a purpose fully, much less how. Influenced by experts who extoll purpose’s benefits for the enterprise, they’re…
Ergonomic hazards are physical factors that put our musculoskeletal system at risk of injury. Our musculoskeletal system is the body’s system of locomotion, including joints and muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones. Working from home can sometimes pose a threat to this system. But the good news is that these threats can be identified…
Look inwards for the meaning of success. When defining success, we tend to look at other people’s achievements before paying attention to our own desires. Have you ever noticed how often we equate success with more? Whether that’s more products, more profits, more activities or more accomplishments, we buy into the belief that we have to…
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Many of us continue to struggle with “pandemic brain,” and I’m often asked about foods that can boost our focus and productivity levels. The truth is that our ability to focus depends on a wide range of healthy habits — not only what we eat, but how we eat, how much we sleep, sit, move,…
