Workplace Performance Anxiety

Two women look anxiously at the camera

Workplace performance anxiety can strike when you least expect it: in front of a microphone; in a meeting; when dealing with a difficult customer; even during workplace social events. Feeling afraid about your ability to perform a task undermines your success, impacts your team, makes you irritable, and impacts your ability to create meaningful relationships.  … Read more

When “Blah” Is As Good As It Gets,

Two motivational podcasters look sad while contemplating the concept of languishing at work

When you describe your mood as “blah,” “meh,” “decent, but not great,” you might be LANGUISHING, which can dampen your mood, impact your work and conflict with your ability to experience ease, meaning and joy! In the last few years, the feeling of languishing has been pervasive and profound, especially for women. But there is … Read more

Success is Within Your Reach

Are you motivated to achieve the objective markers of success in your career such as money, power and status? Perhaps you are seeking more subjective things such as challenging work, recognition or autonomy. Regardless of how you define success, the way to achieve it is through deep personal work, commitment and grit.  SHOW NOTES What … Read more

End of the Year Tune-Up, Part 1

feminist podcasters reflecting on their year as entrepreneurs and working women

Reflection is important for skill building, mastery, self awareness and self assessment.  We learn from what happened so next time it can be intentionally the same – or different.  This is a key component to creating ease, meaning and joy in your life and in your work.  SHOW NOTES Today on Crina and Kirsten Get … Read more

Five Generations Walk Into an Office

For the first time in history, there are five generations in the workforce…yes, five! And while this might cause some struggles with communication (ahem…did someone say mute?), and possible differences of opinion, it turns out that we all want many of the same things. Yep, we’re talking about ease, meaning and joy. SHOW NOTES In … Read more

Beautiful, Powerful, Angry Women

There is power in anger. There is purpose in anger. Anger is that beautiful, much-maligned and useful emotion that women, in particular, are discouraged and punished for expressing.  SHOW NOTES In this episode of Crina and Kirsten Get to Work our hosts talk about anger – that much maligned and useful emotion that women, in … Read more

Anxiety!

We all feel anxious at work sometimes, and for some, these emotions impact performance, relationships with coworkers and the quality of their work.  SHOW NOTES On this episode of Crina and Kirsten Get to Work our terrific twosome analyze anxiety in the workplace. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about an imminent … Read more