by Madelaine Weiss | Mar 7, 2022 | Crisis, Emotion, Mind Mastery, Stress
Here’s What Happened Just this week, someone said twice in one exchange, “Enjoy the beautiful day.” Not a one-off; more a pattern of communication for this awkwardly upbeat individual. Toxic Positivity? Considering I had just said that I was feeling heavy...
by Madelaine Weiss | Feb 28, 2022 | Crisis, Mind Mastery, Stress, Work
Heartbroken. That’s how I feel about the Ukrainian crisis. Heartbroken, in awe of the Ukrainians and, when someone here in the U.S. told me he already had his survival kit assembled, I also felt a bit scared. This brings me to something called Locus of Control — for...
by Madelaine Weiss | Feb 21, 2022 | Leadership, Attention, Decisions, Stress, Talking, Time, Work
The Problem with Meetings It’s happening. People are going back to the office. Probably not 5 days per week. Possibly not that ever again. One young professional told me that it will be 2 days per week in-person, mostly for meetings. Then he added that people would be...
by Madelaine Weiss | Feb 14, 2022 | Stress, Love, Mind Mastery, Success, Work
What is St. Valentine’s Day? Is this Love? This adorable dog doesn’t understand, and wants to know why this is happening. I wondered myself how St. Valentine’s Day, sweet as it can be, came to be such a thing. So, I looked it up. First, I found there is no...
by Madelaine Weiss | Dec 20, 2021 | Decisions, Emotion, Mind Mastery, Stress, Success
Decisions Require Emotions If you are one the many who think that decision-making should not be emotional, think again. Beginning with the Psych 101 study of Phineas Gage’s brain, study after study has since shown that—injury to the part of the brain that integrates...
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