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

Fear Is A Powerful Teacher

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Fear has the power to motivate us to act; educate us about who we are; inspire us to change; and provide us with so very many opportunities to find ease, meaning and joy.  SHOW NOTES Today on Crina and Kirsten Get to Work, we are talking about FEAR!!  We can do this together – pour … Read more

Resilience: How to Survive (and Maybe Even Thrive!)

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WOW! Resilience is amazing! Not only is it a powerful tool to minimize stress, improve performance and create more ease, meaning and joy…it’s something we can all develop in ourselves! Simple, daily practices have proven effective at building resilience and helping folks deal with difficult situations; manage emotions and generate a positive outlook about life. … 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

Empathy:

Women look at camera with compassion and empathy

Cultivating an empathetic workplace is all the rage, but how do we do it? It begins with a commitment to ensure that empathy is baked into your workplace culture. Next, you and your coworkers need to be willing and able to recognize and respond to each other’s emotions. Finally, when you truly act in order … Read more

Burnout

Top female podcast hosts convey feelings of burnout while gazing at camera

Burnout feels like depletion, exhaustion, disconnection, negative emotions and reduced capacity…sound familiar?  You’re not alone! In fact burnout is so pervasive that over seventy-five percent of the workforce is currently, or has previously experienced it.   SHOW NOTES Burnout is a  real diagnosis – and defined as “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully … Read more

When Is It Good Enough?

Podcast hosts for inspirational podcast lean on one another

While “perfect,” is an unattainable standard, many people struggle to accept the inevitable: that striving for the impossible goal of perfection leads to stress, burnout, sickness and feelings of failure.   SHOW NOTES  We know that perfection is the state of being without flaw or defects – and we all know that perfection is not really … Read more

Thinking About Calling It Quits?

Two female podcast hosts gaze into each others eyes while contemplating the great resignation

The entire workforce is changing, right before our eyes. As millions of workers are leaving their jobs every month, employers are facing tough questions about how to attract and retain talent. Meanwhile, workers in every single profession are seeking more ease, meaning and joy in their jobs. Welcome to the Great Resignation! SHOW NOTES  On … Read more

Hold the line, Sister.

Healthy boundaries at work can make the difference between professional fulfillment or burnout. Boundaries are the physical, emotional, and mental limits we create to protect ourselves from over-committing, being used or behaving in unethical ways.  SHOW NOTES Boundaries separate what we think and feel from the thoughts and feelings of others. How to Define Healthy … Read more