Self-Care

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Why is change hard? Removing the barriers secretly sabotaging your goals.

Leadership, Public Service, Self-Care / By / July 4, 2022

In my last post, I introduced a model that helps us think through why we resist changing our behavior even when we want to act differently. Using the example of my goal to send my book proposal to literary agents, I described the individual factors that are getting in my way. Here, I want to …

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How to address your public service burnout

Leadership, Public Service, Self-Care / By / June 22, 2022

As a public leadership coach, I work with many public administrators, political candidates, and elected leaders who question if they are making a difference in their roles, if the impact they have is worth the stress, and whether it’s time to walk away. Stay or Go? This summer, a survey of 850 election officials in …

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