Sharon Grossman, PhDJan 10, 20183 minThe Next 12 MonthsIt’s the start of a new year. While January could be viewed as just another month, it symbolizes the beginning of a calendar cycle which is an invitation for...
Sharon Grossman, PhDDec 25, 20182 minThe ABCs to Making Over Your Life It’s the end of the year and almost time for those resolutions about how you’re going to makeover your life in 2019. But we all know that when we set goals a...
Sharon Grossman, PhDDec 17, 20189 minCultivating Inner StrengthWhen we are faced with an external event, such as high demands from our job, it is not uncommon to find a range of reactions to it. While some people complai...
Sharon Grossman, PhDDec 10, 20186 minBeing On Fire As a teenager, I took note of one activity I would engage in on a regular basis that stood out from the rest: playing piano. What was different about this ac...
Sharon Grossman, PhDDec 3, 20184 minLife’s Three Precious Gifts Jean-Dominique Bauby had more determination in his left eyelid than many people have who are alive and well. At the age of 43, Bauby suffered a stroke that l...
Sharon Grossman, PhDNov 26, 20183 minUltimate Mind-Body ControlIt’s been one of the longest days of your life, but you feel very accomplished. Over the past fifteen hours, you completed a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bicycl...
Sharon Grossman, PhDNov 20, 20186 minThe Power of GratitudeEach year during Thanksgiving, we are prompted to consider to what in our lives we are grateful. This is an opportunity to reflect inwards and think about th...
Sharon Grossman, PhDNov 9, 20186 minThe Excuses We Hide Behind When a part of us that wants something is in conflict with a fearful part of ourselves, there is internal friction. These two parts rub against each other an...
Sharon Grossman, PhDNov 5, 20185 minWired to Win Without a doubt, it feels good to win. When we’re playing a game, when we get what we want, when we feel accomplished, we feel good. But why does winning mea...
Sharon Grossman, PhDOct 29, 201810 minPerfectionism: Demands from the InsideWork burnout refers to feelings of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy at work. Exhaustion is a physical and mental feeling of strain from work that i...
Sharon Grossman, PhDOct 23, 201810 minWhat Motivates You to Do a Good Job? “I will assign you tasks that I would like you to complete. I want you to spend at minimum one third of your day working on these tasks and in return, I will...
Sharon Grossman, PhDOct 16, 201813 minThe Downward Spiral: How to Stop, Reverse, and Embrace Your FailuresEquipped with your existing abilities, you enter into your work environment where you are provided certain resources. Given your view of yourself and that of...
Sharon Grossman, PhDOct 9, 201810 minEngagement As Your Key to Success Engagement along with energy and a sense of accomplishment are the three factors that can make the difference between flourishing at work and burning out. Th...
Sharon Grossman, PhDOct 2, 201816 minYou Can Have It If You Really Want It: Here’s HowHave you ever wondered what makes certain people successful when you struggle? Is success in one area of your life making you lopsided? If you could have mor...
Sharon Grossman, PhDSep 24, 201817 minJourney to a Meaningful LifeIt is an accepted fact of life that when we reach adulthood, we work to support our lifestyles. For most of us, this entails waking up every morning and head...
Sharon Grossman, PhDSep 18, 201814 minBuilding Yourself UpTake a snapshot of your life. When you look back at the most difficult events you’ve endured, what impact have they had on you? Can you see patterns of how y...
Sharon Grossman, PhDSep 11, 20187 minLiving Outside Yourself: How you Relate to the Outside WorldEver wonder why it’s hard for you to implement a step-by-step plan? Or if that’s easy, you likely struggle with developing creative solutions and staying fle...
Sharon Grossman, PhDSep 4, 20189 minThe Head and the Heart: What’s Your Decision-Making Mode?Each day, we have to make decisions small and large. When you think about your way of handling situations, you may notice that while some people can easily u...
Sharon Grossman, PhDAug 28, 20188 minFacts or Abstracts: How the Way We Gather Information Can Affect BurnoutAs a burnout recovery expert, I know the importance of examining both the environmental as well as the personal factors that contribute to stress. So when it...
Sharon Grossman, PhDAug 21, 20186 minBurnout & The Extraversion-Introversion DimensionWhen we feel frustrated in our love relationship, we can easily find fault with our partner. And some of the time we would be justified in doing so. But even...
