Meet the Team: Rebekah Rius
If you’ve been in my world for any amount of time, then you know I believe in the importance of learning to ask for help. That’s because we Sensitive Strivers tend to be people-pleasers and overfunctioners. We often put other people’s needs ahead of our own, and we go above and beyond to make others […]
3 Ways to Embrace the Strengths of Sensitive Strivers In the Workplace
In a work world dominated by automation, digitalization, and increasing incivility, the need for the particular strengths of sensitive strivers has never been greater. A sensitive striver is an employee who is both highly sensitive and high-achieving. Their empathy, emotional intelligence, and superior level of perception and insight offer an undeniable competitive advantage in the future workforce. In fact, the […]
Why You Need a Personal Mission Statement
You likely have a company mission statement, a short declaration of your organization’s purpose. Tesla’s mission statement, for example, is “To accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.” For Google, it’s: “To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” A corporate mission statement is useful because it describes a business’s reason […]
Why You Should Schedule Mental Maintenance For Peak Performance
When you’re at the top of your professional game mental maintenance is more critical than ever. Throughout the workday, you go-go-go, wringing your brain dry of creativity and intellectual agility by the end of the day. Then you recharge overnight, and get back at ‘em the next morning. The thing is, your mind is like […]
4 Strategies to Help You Halt Overthinking and Build Resilience
If you’re like many hard-working professionals, you likely enjoy developing yourself and others. You’re probably someone who also adores diving into new ideas and is energized by consuming information. This ability to take in and process the world more deeply is particularly strong in the type of professionals who identify as what I call Sensitive Strivers — […]
4 Ways to Channel Your Emotional Energy at Work
Does it ever feel like your emotional energy or lack thereof is ruining your day? Tell me if this sounds familiar: Have you ever been so frustrated with matters at work that you exploded with anger at your kids at the end of an exhausting day? Or perhaps you have become anxious or fearful, wondering […]
