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Free Time Should be Me Time—Part 2
Learn how to control your time in a way that matters to you and your family,

Eileen McDargh
Mar 30, 20202 min read


Free Time Should be Me Time—Part 1
But if YOU don’t take control of what you accept in those 24-hour blocks called a day, your life will vanish before your eyes. Notice that w

Eileen McDargh
Mar 23, 20202 min read


Resilience Steps to Calm Pandemic Panic
Learn the resilience steps you can try to stop panicking and start healing.

Eileen McDargh
Mar 16, 20203 min read


Simple Can Often Be Hard
There’s a wonderful Stephen Sondheim song, Anyone Can Whistle.

Eileen McDargh
Mar 7, 20202 min read


Stop Being a Martyr. Women—ASK for help!
Everyone expects something from you. Your boss wants that project on his desk on Friday. Your husband wants you to pick up the dry cleaning.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 26, 20201 min read


Loneliness Threatens Resilience
Loneliness short-circuits any ability to grow through challenge or opportunity.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 17, 20202 min read


What Does It Take To Succeed When Working from Home?
Colleagues looked at me with envy, expressing a desire to leave corporate life and “work from home”.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 13, 20203 min read


Resilient Relationships Aren’t Always Win/Win
People, especially salespeople and those who manage them, often use the phrase “win-win” and negotiation in the same breath.

Eileen McDargh
Feb 10, 20201 min read


Live Like a Miracle
Children have a marvelous way of celebrating who they are. I remember watching my children with awe.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 27, 20201 min read


Close At Hand Beats Far Away For 2020
Entering a new decade pushes us toward envisioning what the future will bring.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 20, 20201 min read


Top Three Intentions for 2020
2020 not only has a weighty presence but in term of vision, 2020 signifies clear eyesight.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 30, 20192 min read


Turkey Trot Humor Brings a Message for Resilient Living
When I laced up my running shoes and headed down to Dana Point Harbor on Thanksgiving morning, I did experience a twinge of regret.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 25, 20192 min read


Help! A Vegan is Coming for Dinner!!!
Time to throw down the towel and admit there are some events in life over which I have no clue and stand helpless.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 4, 20192 min read


Getting Back on Schedule
Alas, work is never done and what we think was a manageable load becomes the creeping embers for potential burnout.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 28, 20192 min read


Your Body Outsmarts Your Brain
David and his wife were scheduled to have dinner with us on Sunday, a date established months before.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 23, 20193 min read


Tips for Relighting After Burnout: Energizing Self and Others
The current environment brings additional stress to our homes and offices. Physician burnout, for example, is rampant.

Eileen McDargh
Aug 26, 20191 min read


Are You Giving Up Your Vacation This Summer?
The Conference Board recently surveyed Americans asking how many of them would take a vacation in the next six months.

Eileen McDargh
Jul 15, 20191 min read


Is there really such a thing as “Happiness”?
There are lots of books out there on “happiness”. Certainly, if one is resilient, it implies that “happiness” is a given.

Eileen McDargh
Jul 1, 20191 min read


Art from the Heart Makes Hospital’s Smile
Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis is where a 33-year-old housekeeper decided to make patients smile through her art.

Eileen McDargh
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Is Your Spirit Vacuum Sealed?
I believe this package delivered on Sunday is meant to be my meditation.

Eileen McDargh
Jun 17, 20192 min read
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