Aug 25, 2025 | boundaries, burnout, comfort zone, communication, mental health, people pleasing, personal development, professional development, relationships
Would you rather experience a few moments of discomfort or a lifetime of resentment? In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a scientist named Walter Mischel performed the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment. In it, he told children that they could either eat one marshmallow at...
Jul 15, 2025 | Article Bank, boundaries, burnout, communication, Entrepreneurial Skills, leadership, people pleasing, personal development, professional development, self leadership
In 2007, I worked for one of the mortgage companies that kicked off the subprime mortgage crisis. (Don’t hate me… I just did tech support.) Until one day, our “pink slip” came in the shape of a padlock on the front door. For the next 6 months, I applied for job after...
Jun 9, 2025 | assertiveness, beliefs, boundaries, communication, people pleasing, personal development, professional development, self leadership, stress
I overcame “Insinuation Anxiety!” What’s that now, Sheryl? Let me back up a bit. When I wrote “You Had Me at No: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps Banish Burnout, Repair Relationships, and Save Your Sanity,” I suggested that before you try to set a boundary with...
Apr 30, 2025 | assertiveness, boundary setting, burnout, communication, decision making, Entrepreneurial Skills, mental health, people pleasing, personal development, professional development
Do you feel compelled to say Yes – even when something isn’t quite right for you? What if you could say yes… without overcommitting? Allow me to explain. When I work with coaching clients or teach boundary-setting workshops for teams, I teach them about the Improv...
Apr 21, 2025 | Article Bank, assertiveness, boundaries, communication, Entrepreneurial Skills, happiness at work, mental health, people pleasing, professional development
Have you ever had a customer or client who was so difficult to deal with that you couldn’t work with them? Maybe they were rude or abusive, had unrealistic expectations, and wanted you to drop everything to work on their projects, never paid you on time, or didn’t pay...
Mar 10, 2025 | assertiveness, boundaries, comfortable, communication, core values, mental health, people pleasing, relationships
Have you ever felt uncomfortable with something someone said or did… but knew they meant absolutely nothing by it? Let’s talk about what I like to call “Sweet Old Man Syndrome.” (This happens with women, too!) Sweet Old Man Syndrome occurs when you interact with...
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