Posts by Cathy Jacob
Eliminate Work Creep and Reclaim Your Life!
Working long hours may be costing you more than you know. If your work is crowding out your family and leisure time, you may be experiencing work creep and there’s something you can do about it.
Read MoreMake Progress or Savor the Moment? The surprising gift in learning to do both.
A life lived in the delicate and conscious balance of both progress and presence is a life fueled by purpose and filled with meaning. When you can both dream and be awake to the moment to moment experience of your life, surprising gifts await you.
Read MoreMake Progress or Savor the Moment.
A life lived in the delicate and conscious balance of progress and presence is a life fueled by purpose and filled with meaning. When you can both dream and be awake to the moment to moment experience of your life, surprising gifts await you.
Read MoreNo is the new Yes: Seven ways to make space for what matters most.
Are you sick of people telling you that you need to get better at saying no? The skill of saying no in a way that opens up more space and greater ease in your life involves more than simply a good script.
Read MoreEmbrace Your Limits: How drawing boundaries creates more freedom and less stress.
In a survey released in January by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the percentage of adult Canadians reporting anxiety, loneliness and depression was at its highest level since the onset of the pandemic. In the case of working adults, to what degree was the Pandemic the cause or just the straw that broke the camel’s back?
Read MoreEmbrace Your Limits: How drawing boundaries creates more freedom and less stress, episode 3
Is our always on, always connected work culture taking a toll on our mental health? In this episode, Cathy explores… the role of the Pandemic and the conditions that are contributing to rising incidences of anxiety and depression; how technology, instant communication and ever-accelerating work processes combine to create more and more stress; how embracing…
Read MoreWhere to Find Inspiration When You’re not Feeling Inspired.
It’s possible as you steel yourself for another COVID winter, the last thing you feel is inspired. If you’re struggling this winter, here are five places to look for inspiration.
Read MoreWhere to Find Inspiration When You’re not Feeling Inspired
In this episode, Cathy shares five things that have inspired her during the pandemic and what she has learned about how to feel more inspired and how to inspire others as we steel ourselves for another winter of infections and lockdowns. She also shares a simple practice to support you to stay more connected to…
Read MoreStart Here, episode 1
In this episode, Cathy explores the annual ritual of the January do-over. She explores the dark side to do-overs and to the unending quest for that ideal future self. She talks about how “project ideal you” can be a form of perfectionism that not only sets you up for failure but can end in you…
Read MoreStart Here
I’m writing this in January. We’re in the full throes of winter here and it’s freezing out there. At the same time, the Omicron virus is washing over us like a tsunami and, once again, we’re facing another winter in various stages of lockdown. There’s lots to feel grumpy about and for some of you, there may be good reasons to feel worried or discouraged.
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