Georgianna Marie

About this time each year, I start thinking about what the last twelve months has been about and what it might mean for my goals and aspirations for the next year. Recently, I went through an exercise that was especially helpful in looking back over the past year that I’d like to share with you. Going through this activity with…

I’m a big fan of the Blue Zones and often read about the work of longevity expert, Dan Buettner. A “Blue Zone” is a region in the world where people live the longest. Through the Blue Zones work, Buettner and his colleagues have defined what they call the Power 9 ™ which outlines the 9 characteristics or “lessons” they discovered…

We often hear a lot about “managing change” in our professional lives and have likely been involved in change management workshops and training. Generally, we’re exposed to a model that makes points something like: Change is challenging Some people embrace it right away, some people take a little time to get on board, some people never come along During times…

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about the five elements of wellness: Career Well-Being: finding meaning and fulfillment in the time and energy you expend for pay Social Well-Being: enjoying strong, positive and supportive relationships Financial Well-Being: having balanced, adequate financial resources Physical Well-Being:  health! Community Well-Being: experiencing a sense of engagement with your community Last time, we…

Many people going through change and transition feel themselves pulled in opposite directions, a sensation that is both normal…and uncomfortable.  We love the people we work with (Direction A), but we have grown bored and tired with our work and want to move on (Direction B). We’ve built a life and routine around our work (Direction A), but feel that…