Want to have fun & joy, while obtaining all you want? Read about one of life’s biggest mysteries: the Law of Attraction. 3 exercises to start right away. “It is a coincidence!”. Have you said that before? Yes, many of us believe that there are coincidences in life. You don’t have time to join this…
Mid-life career change – 3 reasons smart people like you stuck
Mid-life career woes, boredom, and low motivation? Uncertainty about “where to go next”? 3 reasons why smart people like you and I are stuck in a rut until today. Mid-life crisis: Changing a job is not enough anymore According to the Harvard Business Review, “On average, life satisfaction is high when people are young, then starts…
Burned out? How to choose the right meditation method
Burned out and stressed out? You must hear about zazen, mindfulness or vipassana meditation. What are the differences, and which one is for you? Mindfulness and meditation have become more popular these days, known for their benefits in stress and burnout reduction. But there are so many styles and traditions. Some are more ancient, with…
Joy right now – 7 easy mantras to overcome burnout
Burned out, feeling stuck or low energy? Ask yourself a mindful question every day this week. Be filled with love, positive energy, joy and gratitude. Appreciate being alive and feel the existence of all that is can fill us with loving energy. Print out these lovely cards and put them on your refrigerator to practice…
Happiness – The day you feel good alone
Burnout, feeling stuck, or other difficulties? 5 life-changing zen attitudes you can’t miss to feel good without anyone, or anything. Lost in an unhappy situation? Take the example of burnout. We seem to be miserable – No energy, the world outside is just messing up, the boss is trying to put all pressure, your family…
Mid-career crisis: How to make the rest of my life meaningful?
Don’t feel the same energy as in your 20’s? Feeling stuck, burned out, bored out? The “mid-career crisis” is a good momentum to meet our “self-actualization”. Warning: Going to sleep on Sunday will cause Monday “By the way, why do I secretly feel this Monday morning syndrome?” Same jobs for years? Good payslips, but a…
Get faster what you want? ‘No intention’ is my success tip
Do you have an objective? I’m sure you do. From a job promotion, nice house, overcoming burnout, to… finishing your dishwashing! A secret to get them faster. We always have some intentions in what we are doing. And apparently, our parents, friends, and society always tell us: Set your objectives! Make a plan! But today…
How to unstuck mindfully your career in 4 steps
I practiced mindfulness a long time before I shifted my career. And indeed, through the lens of mindfulness, all can take some colors of wisdom, even career change! Try 4 simple tips I learned. Career change idea haunts you? On the first working day after New Year, my colleagues were around lunch. Everybody agreed on…
“Deep listening”: If you’ve never started, today is the day
Do you more often “listen to reply” than “listen to understand”? Practice “deep listening” today and see its power of healing and transformation If you ever felt understood… Have you ever talked to someone with whom you felt you were the only person in the world at that specific moment? A person who was truly…
Equanimity: How to stand out with a perfectly still mind
Equanimity is the capacity to stay calm, especially in difficult situations. Want no more burnout or stress? Stand out, train your equanimity. 5 easy ways. Equanimity – a mind of calmness Equanimity is one of the “four immeasurable minds” in Buddhism. It is the capacity to stay calm, especially in stressful situations. Feeling burned out,…
Burnout vs boreout: Are you sure? Get the best out anyway!
Feeling stuck, no passion? Sometimes people will say, you are bored-out, not burned-out. But what is the difference? Get the answer once for all, and learn the best coping strategies! Burnout vs boreout: Why we are confused? Why are we sometimes confused between burnout and boreout? Well, the short answer is, because the feelings we…
How to practice mindfulness easily at home?
How to practice mindfulness easily this year? Gain joy, creativity, and peace of mind with my 30-day mindfulness challenge. Mindfulness, a religion for the rich? I was surprised when I saw the New Republic published the Year of Mindfulness as a “religion of the rich”! If you remember, more than 2000 years ago, when Buddha…
Feel stuck in a career? 3 things that work like crazy!
Middle career crisis, burned out, no passion, not feeling who you are…? To unstuck, there are things you shouldn’t do. Do these 3 things instead. Hint: they work (like crazy)! I had so many from our community asking this question. What to do when we feel stuck in a career? Middle career crisis, burned out,…
5 knowings that will bring you (true) success
Burning desire to succeed? 5 knowings that are absolute to your true success this year. From Oprah Winfrey. Perhaps some challenges did happen this year for you and for me. Probably some of us still feel burnout, lack of passion, stuck in a career, and want to turn the page. We have a burning desire…
Thich Nhat Hanh and Abraham Hicks: 2 powerful videos about ‘time’
Overcome regrets about the past and worries about the future. Bring positive changes to your life with two inspirational videos about ‘Time’ by Thich Nhat Hanh and Abraham Hicks Overcome regrets about the past and worries about the future Oftentimes, you feel regretful about the past. Uncertain about the future. It’s a special moment to…
3 ways to be the best and meet your Personal Legend
When we lack passion, bored-out, burned-out, there is an inner call to our Personal Legend. 3 thoughts on how to realize our dreams and the person we are destined to be. This year, my daughter, 7 years old, looked at me smiling and said: “Mom, I know Santa Claus does not exist. It was you!”…
Authenticity – 3 reasons why we don’t show our true self
Most of us want to be authentic to ourselves. But why it’s not happening? Learn from my personal story the 3 reasons that prevent us. We maintain our conversations at the surface Do you remember being at a party, and introducing yourself? Most probably you will say: My name is Jane, I work for a…
The one thing that boosts (or sabotages) your success in 2020
What is the success you want the most in 2020? Career goal, relationship, or overcome challenges such as burnout? Learn the one thing to know and the 3 things to absolutely do about it. What is this mysterious thing that will boost (or sabotage) your success in 2020? Let me tell this immediately: the unconscious!…
7-day Advent calendar to be more mindful this Christmas
Burnout, challenges, difficulties in 2019? Start today an Advent Calendar for a mindful and healing Christmas. See how peaceful you become. Every day from now, copy the sentence of the day on a nice post-it. Practice it. See how things can be different. These seemingly small attentions make your day. Gain more joy by being…
2019 burnout quick stats – 3 things to continue in 2020
In 2019, either severe or mild stress, burnout touched almost 50% of the workforce. Learn overall statistics. And continue 3 main things in 2020 to improve your burnout. 2019 has been remarkable for you and me The first instant of 2020 arrives in two weeks. When I was small, there was a song for children….
Want your authentic self? Mindfulness is a gateway
What happened when we are in burnout, in failure, with no passion? We might not be ourselves. And our being is in search of authenticity. But how to find this? You might be tired because you were not yourself Have you ever tried to please others? Be right? Look good? Keep a secure job? And…
How to unstuck and gain more joy? Inspirational Jonathan Seagull
If you ever felt stuck in a job or career, let yourself inspired by the story of Jonathan Seagull. He told us: “Time has come for another to begin”. This morning, I had a question from a community member: “I’m stuck in a job. I am not passionate anymore. But I can’t quit because of…
How to plant seeds of happiness in the hearts of your children
Empower and plant the seeds of happiness in our children’s hearts can be one of the biggest concerns of most parents nowadays. How to be a legitimate guide? Want to guide your kids but face difficult conversations? Maybe your child is big now. 11 years old, 12 years old? Like my son. He is now…
Do less and enjoy more: Easy tip to gain time and positive energy
Reduced to-do list, more time to relax, meditate and enjoy? Learn an easy tip to gain time and energy. But watch out, open-mind needed! Too many things to do today and every day? In Vietnamese we have a proverb, saying that “Never leave until tomorrow what you are to do today”. Well… I must say,…
6 easy ways to be happier: How to practice mindfulness in eating
Receiving, not eating. That was one thing I learned that changed my life. Learn 6 ways I am happier with mindful eating. One day in Vietnam, I saw my sister cooking mindfully a meal for me and my children. Unconsciously, but profoundly, I was changed. Later on, I got to know Thich Nhat Hanh’s “The…
Work on things you care most about: from burnout to entrepreneur
Do you work on things you care most about? My answer was no. That was how I came to burnout. Learn how I discovered my “ultimate concern”. Do you truly care? Answer me honestly: Do you really care about what you are working on today in your job? “Truly care” means what you do is…
Noble Silence – the silence that heals
Our ears are so sensitive when we are in burnout. Can’t bear noises, loud music, and agitations around? Like me, practice “Noble Silence” – the Silence that heals. I remember last year when I was in severe burnout, I could not stand the… radio alarm in the morning! Television, children crying, loud-talking, traffic noise… All…
Practice “lazy day”: From “doing” to “being”
You and I have never found it so hard to rest, to stop, and to be “lazy”. Don’t wait, fix a lazy day per week. Find out why and how. Feel all the time in a rush? Stressful being late to pick up kids while stuck in traffic? The weekends restless running between grocery shopping,…
Burnout: 4 ways to make it positive for my children
Burned out and fearful that it will impact negatively your children? Find out 4 tips to make burnout a bliss for yourself and your family. Feel extremely tired and not able to take care of your kids? Visualize losing your job and thus will not be able to assure them good financial conditions? You are…
How to deal with empathy burnout?
If you have high empathy for others, know that it is a real gift. But it can also be emotionally exhausting if the boundaries are not well set. See a few easy tips to keep balanced. Hearing a sad story of your friend and spend the whole evening stressed? Feeling strongly that others’ problems are…
Burned out on a spaceship (called Earth)?
Yes, on this spaceship, today, you and me, are…burned out! Close our eyes. And give ourselves a long breath. Don’t you know that we are all onboarding on a blue spaceship called Earth? Imagine its journey. Silently crossing millions of miles, in immense universe. Indeed, the universe is expanding. And so we are. Traveling further…
How to positively escape burnout fear
Common fear of burned out folks: being laid off! It’s true that when you don’t perform, it may be risky. And there’s a financial consequence if you lose your job. How to best deal with this? One friend wrote to me recently, completely in panic. She is a government official. In burnout, she is fearful…
Burnout myths and facts
What are the biggest myths related to burnout? Discover 4 most recent research-proven facts Is burnout depression? No, burnout is not the same as depression. But there is a correlation! Eurofound German study showed 59% of burned-out people also had an anxiety disorder. Does burnout lead to unhealthy behavior? Not always! But… 63% of U.S….
How to restart if I don’t have any passion?
‘How to quit a job and wake up in the morning never have to work again?’ Yes, a typical question of burnout folks who lost all passion! How to cope? Burnout seems to take from you one of the most valuable things: your passion. One friend in a sharing last week wrote: “I felt blank….
It’s official: mothers need to relax mindfully to avoid burnout this holiday season
Another Christmas is approaching. Additional tasks, stress, and lack of self care can make the 2019 holiday period a real “burnout” trigger. 4 things to keep in our mind during the coming weeks. ‘Moms don’t enjoy, they give joy’? We, mothers, seem to expect ourselves always to give a lot of joy during holiday seasons. The usual famous…
How long will my burnout last?
Either you have just started realizing some symptoms, or have been far in the recovery, this question might be one of your main occupations. Hints from recent researches. ‘How long will burnout last for me? This time next year will I find back my usual level of energy and motivation?’ Well, I must say the…
Burnout is like being at the dentist – 3 tips to get the best out
Bismarck once said: “Life is like being at the dentist. You always think that the worst is still to come, and yet it’s over already”. It is the same for burnout. Learn 3 tips to boost your optimism so vital to overcome burnout. Yes, the worst has been over already! You are in it! So…
How meditation helps me overcome burnout
In burnout, we are full of pain, anxiety, sometimes anger. Through meditation, make a friendship with your pains today. By breathing in and breathing out mindfully. Learn how easy it is. When you are burned out, you are tired physically. But mentally, you are also full of pain, anxiety, sometimes anger, aren’t you? One of…
3 reasons to be grateful for your burnout
Don’t you believe that challenges and hardships in life bring us a chance to evolve? Remind ourselves of 3 reasons why burnout is a blessing. It is usual to be thankful for the great success. How about the challenges and hardships? I am proud that I had gone through burnout! You should too! “Be thankful…
Why you should never say “I’m tired” but “I want to rest” – 3 ways Law of Attraction helps with burnout
If you tell yourself all the time “I’m tired”, your mentality attracts this state to you. On the contrary, saying “I want to rest”, your focus is on ” resting”. And this changes the whole game. Find out how understanding the Law of Attraction helped me better overcome burnout. “In the New Thought philosophy, the Law of Attraction is…
Want burnout cure? Don’t do these!
Unlike depression where many medical treatments exist, getting out of burnout requires you further fundamental changes in your lifestyle. Avoid these 3 operation modes you might underestimate to reduce stress and burnout. How to avoid or get over there burnout when you detect first signs? Zaria Gorvett, in her BBC article, stated that “although there…
Overcome burnout with 5 Thich Nhat Hanh quotes
If a reading has helped me continue on my roads after burnout, that was definitely one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s books. Enjoy with me now five sayings that enlightened my eyes and warmed up my heart during those difficult days of fatigue and confusion. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddist Monk. He received the…
Not burnout! Millennials want true potentials
Are you feeling aliens in the places you are today? Not loving what you do? Not developing your real potentials? You’re not alone. Millennials are known as the burnout generation, according to Anne Helen Peterson, in her article in the BuzzFeedNews. Her hypothesis was, due to the optimization of productivity, this generation has become so…
Corporate ladder: Why climbing down more difficult than up?
Am I saying the contrary to common sense? Everybody seems to aspire for moving up on the corporate ladder. Who wants to get down? But I am telling you the truth. Climbing down is more difficult than climbing up. Discover why! First of all, think about it. Who wants to climb down? I have a…
Tim’s Story: “I don’t need to be stuck”
A successful lawyer, Tim Low, after 20 years, felt stuck. Learn how his mind was open to the possibilities for a better quality of life. Tim was a lawyer because the family and the society seemed to expect him to be. “Becoming a lawyer was something that was expected of me… Lots of sacrifice… Frustration…”….
I was wrong to bring to my children only care and love
How being a more fulfilled mother can inspire children’s happiness Do you know how it feels like to be an “ordinary” mother, without real passion and own interests? I had those feelings. Looking back, I know I created that person with my own thoughts. Today, I want to be another person of mine: A mother…
How do I know if I am burned-out?
Quick and easy 15 questions to evaluate your level of burnout from the Britsh Medical Association. Immediate results. Do you say yes to most of the below questions? I feel tired before I arrive at work. I talk about my work in a negative way. During my work, I often feel emotionally drained. After my…
“Happier at work” will be the future
Most burned-out people consider time for self and family and follow own passions are the main factors that determine their well being at work. Learn how the digital economy makes people “happier at work”. Commuting and childcare are important reasons for parental burnout Compared to working hours in the 1970s, four decades after, there is…
How my children teach me about happiness
Observe our young children. They bring us sometimes the oldest wisdom of the world. “Let go of control”, “Enjoy the present moment”, and “Be true”, are how my children teach me about happiness. Let go of control We went on holiday to Sicily last summer. My husband and I had some difficult conversations about our…
Overcome burnout: Learn from successful people
Burnout is sometimes seen as a failure in life. But how many great successes have been achieved thanks to failures? Learn from the most successful people’s attitude and inspire yourself to move on. Bill Gates: Savor past success! Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, explained that inside his company, there were sometimes big failures. For…