Author: Christopher Palma

Burnout is at an all-time high since the spring of 2021. And as of this past May, employee productivity had declined for five straight quarters. At a time when workers are still coming up for air following the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to take time off work. It seems

As the last blazing hot days of summer come to an end and the kids settle in for another school year, working moms (and all parents, really) are bombarded with the message, “Soak up these days! You only have 18 summers with your kids. Savor the moment.”  The concept originated

Have you ever dreamed about regularly sleeping in on a weekday? Do you dream of spontaneously traveling to a new place for a few months? Or perhaps you just want to be in charge of your time every day without answering to an employer? If any of these scenarios sound

There are more than a million high school football players, but very few of them ever make the NFL—only about 300 athletes join the league each year. The number is similarly miniscule for neurosurgeons. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, there are roughly just 3,500 currently practicing in

Mastering emotional intelligence (EQ) opens amazing possibilities for growth. It unleashes the power of personal development, positively impacting your social, family and career lives. For those eager to embark on a journey of self-discovery and success, the best books on emotional intelligence offer more than scientifically proven data on why

“It was in a bit of a state,” Melissa Bell, 41, recalls about the first time she visited a 138-acre property near the southwestern edge of Australia, 186 miles south of Perth. That was in September 2020, nine years after Bell left a job with Deloitte in London and moved

Are you a leader? Do you want to be one? Then know this: You will need more than cognitive intelligence and technical expertise to get there and be successful at it. You also need emotional intelligence—maybe even more so than that impressive IQ. And you might be surprised at how

If the first meaningful interaction you have each morning is with your snooze button, you probably don’t consider yourself a morning person. But whether you’re a morning person has just as much to do with how you face the mornings as it does with your default genetic settings. If you

I can still taste that first drink at 15 years old: a light beer liberated from my friend Peter’s fridge while his parents were out of town. By the third can, my body hummed and my mind swam slow backstrokes. Stroked by alcohol’s gentle hands, I was in love for

The competition for a promotion or an entirely new job is fierce. To level up and stand out from the applicant pack, you might consider obtaining an additional certification. But if taking time away from work is not feasible, or you’ve already attended graduate school, then looking online for training