People tend to ignore the most important feeling of the midlife crisis: An overwhelming desire for change. You question various aspects of your life.You feel that something is not right: But it is all too easy to ignore these feelings: Don’t do it to yourself.Do not ignore your need for a change. Stop debating and move forward. This will give you more control over your life and a…
Most people think a midlife crisis is a painful realization that our life is coming to an end. But I prefer to change the perspective and see it as a new beginning. Here’s why: We leave early adulthood to enter midlife, like we leave adolescence to enter early adulthood. The kids are already independent or are approaching this moment. We care less what other people…
I was scared to call myself a midlife coach. My thinking went like this: I am a midlife coach, so I know midlife from my experience. If I know about midlife, then I am in midlife myself. If I am in midlife, then I am no longer young. If I am no longer young, then I am old. Me?! Not young (see, even now I…
Life Journey Our life journey consists of interwoven periods of solitude and being part of a group. From the moment you are born till late adolescence, you are part of various groups – first family, and later schoolmates, friends, colleagues, partners. In most cases life is relatively easy; you stay with the herd, follow some role models, and still can count on the support of…
Listen to a short 5-minute Joanne Mallon’s podcast with my guest appearance summarizing the results on one of the psychological research on factors contributing to burnout. Transcript Burnout Is Not Your Fault Burnout is a part of our professional life right now, and I am afraid it is here to stay. Everyone has heard about someone with burnout, know someone who was burned out or,…
Sometimes we find ourselves in life in a point when we cannot go back to the old life, but we are unable to proceed. Transition from the old to new is hard and challenging, but it is doable!
Burnout is not simply the result of an individual’s inability to manage stress and work-life balance, but incompatibility of a person with their workplace.
There is a multitude of research and articles, as well as stereotypes, regarding Millennials and Gen Zs, especially their characteristics, values, and attitudes in a workplace context. However, there is more to Gen Z/Millennials’ lives than just work, and sadly, their world, especially considering the recent pandemic, the current economy, and global changes and conflicts, is not simple
SCRUM is a well known framework used in IT project delivery. It turs out it can be a good metaphor for a coaching process.
