As we welcome a new year, many feel motivated to set ambitious goals—hitting the gym more regularly, embracing healthier habits, or tackling work with renewed focus. Yet, for so many, these resolutions fizzle out before January has even ended. It’s no secret that sustaining these commitments can be challenging. The demands of daily life often pull us back into old routines, and sometimes, we even notice our workaholic tendencies creeping in more vigorous than ever. But here’s the truth: achieving meaningful, lasting change doesn’t require a dramatic sprint into the new year. Instead, it’s about creating weekly practices, fostering self-discipline, and building a support system that keeps you on track. That’s why I want to share five proven strategies to […]

Did you have another day where you cleaned up your desk, wondered what you had achieved today, and got home to a stack of dishes, a pile of clothes, and a crying son? Did you spend last night driving your daughter to SCUBA class, squeeze in a conference call, and forget that it was your mother’s birthday? Did you then, at 11 pm, sit down thinking, “Why am I not moving on with my life?” Often, we think we are too busy to do the right thing—the book we want to draft, the Ph.D. we want to start, the Master’s thesis we want to finish. We keep putting the start off until we “are ready.” “We do not do what […]

Seven virtues for purpose, performance, and productivity are basic practices we can now implement after our summer holiday. Are you one of the people who comes home from holidays and feels depressed about returning to work? I also had this feeling a few years back, and I would like to know what you can do about it.  Rose petals sprinkled over my neglected Zen Garden, sunflower fields turned brown, and we started to turn on the lights in the morning again. When you get home from work, you don’t want to sit outside anymore as it is dark, but you might vaguely remember this feeling you had as a kid when you were playing hide and seek at this time […]