By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Two times this past winter and fall, I had incredibly close calls with almost hitting a deer in my car. Too close for comfort. As I reflected on the past two years, I thought: what does a near miss do to us? What does danger leaping out at us do to our coping…
New Year, New Approach to Resolutions By Zoë Randolph, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor “I’m not setting any resolutions this year,” I saw someone tweet recently. “2022 has to impress *me.*” It was a joke, of course, mocking our collective, annual fervor around self-improvement. But it was hardly the only post I saw to this effect. Several people on my timeline…
Learn How to Boost Your Vitality and Practice Self-Care in 2022 and Beyond. By Francesca Vuillemin, GC4W Thought-Leadership Contributor With this time of year bringing more holiday commitments and treats, we will need to give an extra boost to our vitality as well as implement healthy boundaries while Mars, the planet of action and drive, remains in Sagittarius until the…
What’s Hope Got to Do with It? By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Everywhere we turn today we are facing new internal and external uncertainty and fear. More hate, more on fire, more loss. Optimism is the new answer. And it is not how much is in the glass. In the past I believed that the statement “glass is…
How Mindfulness Will Change Your Life By Nicole Stillings, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor The #1 most important benefit of mindfulness that most people aren’t fully aware of is that it connects YOU to YOU. It is the best process for unraveling the intricacies of who your inner being has evolved into and closing the gap between that person and the…
The Age of Acceptance: How to Define and Embrace It By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Regardless of trends and the downward spiral of our divisive culture, I’m naming this new season the “Age of Acceptance”. We all feel the anger, the frustration, the discontent with waves of divisiveness from every direction. Doesn’t matter your age or where you…
Are You Disguising Anxiety as Ambition at Work? By Dr. Beth Kaplan Kondonijakos, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor A good friend of mine, Justin, came to me with a problem – he had a boss that he was dying to impress…literally. Justin was killing himself in that slow death we know all too well: staying up until 2 AM every night, perfecting…
Wellness Through Fulfillment & Self Worth By Yerddy M Lanfranco, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor You are valuable! Yes, you. I am talking to the person reading this article. How many times have you questioned your value? At work? At home? As parents and workers? We often let the imposter inside us tell us we are not. But I am here…
Inclusion and Belonging: Sisters, Not Twins By Dr. Beth Kaplan Kondonijakos, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are often grouped together in an effort to encourage fairness in today’s workplace. Inclusion and belonging, in particular, are usually exchanged for one another. In fact, upon hearing that I was writing my dissertation on “Belonging in the Workplace,” one of…
By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leader The tension between hope and grit – what happens when resilience isn’t enough for today’s leaders? It’s been a buzz word the past two years. Resilience. If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that successful leaders must be resilient. At this point, all I hear is blah blah blah resilience like…
