12 Reasons Why High Sensitivity is Your Greatest Strength in the Workplace
When you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), navigating your career can be challenging. Common workplace situations that may be moderately stressful to others — like speaking in meetings or getting feedback (even over Zoom these days) — can quickly overstimulate you. In fact, studies show that workers with sensory processing sensitivity (the trait’s scientific name) tend to experience more stress than their […]
How to Stop Beating Yourself Up at Work
Do you find it incredibly difficult to stop beating yourself up at work? I have a client named Keisha who works at a biomedical company as a research analyst. She showed up for one of our coaching sessions in a state of distress. “I can’t stop thinking about something that happened at work this morning,” […]
5 Tricky Ways Imposter Syndrome Steals Your Confidence
Picture it – you just finished an important presentation at work. By all accounts, you crushed it. Your clients were smiling and satisfied. And your boss even offered you glowing feedback afterward. Nevertheless, there is a nagging feeling deep inside that steals your confidence. You push away the praise and chalk the performance up to […]
Do You Overthink Everything? Here’s How to Stop
Beth works for a major tech company as a project lead, and making decisions is her job. How should tasks be prioritized? Who should be assigned to each project? What type of reporting is needed? Every time Beth oversees a project, she makes hundreds of decisions to shape its strategy, direction, and vision. Although Beth […]
How to Conduct a Quarterly Performance Review
Prefer to watch the video? Click here to join The Haven, Melody’s free Facebook community to access this valuable information on how to conduct a quarterly performance review. Sensitive Strivers tend to set big goals for themselves. You may have had many ambitions at the beginning of this quarter or year. As a sensitive high-achiever, […]
3 Types of Energy Vampires and How to Deal with Them
Working with an energy vampire can be draining. Although the term sounds like something from science fiction, the effects on your well-being and productivity can be very real. Even if you are someone who is efficient and hard-working, you may find yourself drained by every interaction with them. Here’s how to know if you are dealing […]
