As a leader, a great deal of your personal and professional development will involve addressing your self-sabotaging thoughts, or saboteurs.

The phrase “hustle and grind” has become synonymous with the relentless pursuit of goals and success. It’s a mindset of hard work, determination and a tireless work ethic. Although this phrase promotes a proactive approach to achieving our goals, it sparks controversy for how it disregards work-life balance. 

In today’s always-connected, perpetually-hurried life, rest can be elusive. It’s hard to stop when everything and everyone around you seems to want to go, go, go.

You may or may not have the word “executive” in your job title, but your life and career can still improve dramatically from working with an executive coach. Executive coaching is an asset for all sorts of leaders. Just as great athletes don’t hesitate to call on coaches, trainers, hypnotists and spiritual advisors in order to maintain their dominance, it’s a mark of wisdom and strength for leaders from all walks of life to seek professional guidance and support.

Resilience is a psychological quality that allows some people to weather adversity and come back at least as strong as before, perhaps even stronger. Rather than letting challenges, disruptions or failures overcome them and drain their energy and resolve, highly resilient people find a way to pivot, emotionally heal and continue moving forward towards their goals and dreams.

For many of us who are working from home right now, we’re suddenly forced to add household clutter to the “stuff I’ll deal with later” list. Even when tidying up is our last priority, this messiness can affect us!