Tag: boundaries

Boundaries And Burnout – The Powerful Link Between Them

By Kate Hesse

Healthy boundaries are one of the key tools in the prevention of burnout.  When a forest fire is burning out of control, the firefighters don’t keep pouring water on it.  They instead put their energy into creating fire breaks, clearing flammable material in a line which acts as a barrier to slow or stop the…

Little steps are the key to making big changes over time!

By Kate Hesse

Often, by the time we realize our lives are out of balance, things have gotten so far out of alignment that we need to make course corrections in a number of different areas of our lives.  We don’t just need to eat healthier, we also need to get more exercise.  Maybe we’re spending too much…

Feel more productive – conduct a personal energy audit

By Kate Hesse

You might be wondering what exactly a personal energy audit is.   Perhaps you’re more familiar with a whole home energy audit.  Someone shows up with an infrared device and discovers where energy is leaking out of your house.  They give you all the information you need to be able to make your home more energy…

Stop apologizing! And say what you really mean!

By Kate Hesse

First, just a clarification – if through your own action or inaction, or what you said or did not say, you intentionally or unintentionally hurt someone else, I absolutely think it is correct to apologize.  The important factor in this definition is the connection to your own agency.  It is ownership for yourself, for your…