by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Apr 18, 2016 | Difficult People
Difficult people are highly skilled at pushing your buttons. They often push buttons you didn’t even know you had! So the first step is get to know yourself. Think about what gets you rattled, angry, frustrated, discouraged. You can dig deeper into why that is and...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Apr 18, 2016 | Leadership
Originally published in the Association Resource, the newsletter of the Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) Many leaders have good intentions, but get overwhelmed or have never received training in being a good leader. As a result even with good...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Apr 12, 2016 | Time Management, Work/Life Balance
I’ve been continuing to explore my monkey mind. When I’m under stress, it visits me all day, so I’m well acquainted with it. 🙂 Each time I compete a task, it returns to remind me of the very many things I have to do, how difficult they are and...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Mar 28, 2016 | Time Management, Work/Life Balance
When I’m under pressure my monkey mind is in high gear jumping from one task to the next, never digging into anything for long. When I tried to meditate to quiet the mind, I had the following internal dialogue: Zen mind: Breathe deep, relax, let thoughts...
by nicole@kriegersolutions.com | Mar 28, 2016 | Time Management
Interruptions come in 3 forms: in person, by phone and by email. This post is about the in person ones. We’ll address the other two in future posts. How often are you deep in thought, focusing on a knotty problem when someone pops in for “a quick question”? It’s...
