by Dr Sharon | Jul 11, 2025 | Emotional Intelligence, Growth Mindset, Leadership, Learning, Personal Development, Stress Management
It might not just be sleep that you need… Many people and leaders I work with believe “rest” just means sleep or doing nothing. But true restoration is multi-dimensional. According to Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith (physician and researcher), there are 7 types of rest, and...
by Dr Sharon | May 2, 2025 | Emotional Intelligence, Growth Mindset, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management
“Press pause. Breathe. And be honest with yourself.” You may have wired your brain to feel most alive, purposeful or even worthy when you’re racing the clock, dealing with one pressing matter after another, putting out fires and operating in survival mode. This...
by Dr Sharon | Sep 30, 2024 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management
These past few weeks, I have been working with a number of EXCO teams in financial services where discussions of people being stretched, stressed and overwhelmed have come up again and again. In many cases, people are possibly heading for burnout. I had one leader,...
by Dr Sharon | Nov 15, 2021 | Change management, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management
Your life is made up of habits, routines and rituals. Habits happen with the least effort and awareness. This is great if what you are doing is serving you and not so great when what you are doing isn’t. As we head towards the end of 2021, this is a great time to take...
by Dr Sharon | May 24, 2021 | Achieve Goals, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management
Last week, I shared some Key Steps that working parents can take to stay sane. It really hasn’t been an easy time with both working moms and dads taking significant strain during the pandemic. We can do with all the help we can get so here’s some more practical Key...
by Dr Sharon | May 17, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others), Stress Management
Both working moms and dads have taken significant strain the past year or so. Naturally, it’s difficult to get work done if you have children at home that require your care. This makes it especially hard with younger children like babies and toddlers. Still, it’s not...
