Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Posts by Caroline Dowd-Higgins:
5 Ways to Nurture Yourself with “You Time”
Now that the holidays are behind us, I’d like to ask…did you give yourself a gift or two during this past season of celebrations? I posed this question to some of my friends and clients, and responses have included everything from upgrading to the latest laptop, to buying an electric pressure cooker for speedier family […]
Work/Life Integration: Being Busy is Nothing to Brag About
I conducted a social experiment and asked the question, “How are you?” to several individuals of different ages, career fields, socio-economic backgrounds, geographies, and perspectives. The people I queried all responded with some variation of how busy they were. Their responses were stress-filled and frustrated and their self-reported state of busy was clearly causing them […]
Consider an Internet Fast to Rekindle Personal Relationships
See how your communication with others changes when you participate in an Internet fasting period.
Is Sleep Deprivation a Silent Career Killer?
This guest blog was written William Loper, a freelance writer who loves to spend time researching new and exciting topics. On the weekend he enjoys a glass of wine and a non-fiction book and can be reached at will@blogondirt.com. Are you not sleeping for a better work-life? Well, this is a wrong notion which you should […]
Design Your Life Around Your Ambitions
Don’t wait to activate your personal bucket list. Focus on what you can do now to enjoy and prosper.
Design Your Life and Career so It Doesn’t Happen by Default
The launch of the book, Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans – professors at Stanford University has empowered professionals to use the design thinking process to intentionally create meaningful careers. As a career & executive coach, I have been using this process with great success serving clients interested in being a designer […]