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3 Ways to Beat Burnout & Become a More Awesome Human
True or false? If you follow your passion, you will never work a day in your life. According to best-selling author and speaker Nataly Kogan, this is a myth. That’s because loving what you do doesn’t beat burnout; it often increases it. Nataly Kogan looked like a ray of sunshine as she stood in a bright yellow […]
Mental Health Resources for Nonprofit Professionals
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 U.S. adults experiences mental illness. Recently, nonprofit leaders at five national organizations called on nonprofit CEOs to prioritize mental health by: Training managers to support employees’ mental health Increasing employees’ options for where, when and how they work Re-examining organizational health insurance policies with a focus […]
How to Build Mental Fitness: 5 Tools to Increase Your Leadership Resilience
What if you could see every challenge as an opportunity to enhance your leadership, team and organization? It’s possible, but it requires mental fitness and leadership resilience. What is mental fitness? How do you increase mental fitness? What are the fundamentals of mental fitness and resilience? In this video, you’ll learn how to build mental […]
Hit the Pause Button: Your 25-Minute Self-Guided Reflection Break
Sometimes we all need to hit the pause button to think and reflect. You can finally do just that in this 25-minute self-guided reflection break. Designed by Nonprofit Leadership Center Trainer Ellen Nastir, this introspective video presents inspiring prompts and thoughtful questions, set to soothing music, to provide the time you need to discover the […]
How to Silence Your Inner Judge: 4 Ways to Stop Negative Self-Talk
Being the last person picked for team sports as a child was an excruciating experience. I still remember the anxiety waiting to hear my name called, watching my friends go to the right or left to join a team as I remained rooted in place. Never good enough. Never chosen. Unwanted. In the small crevices […]
When It’s Not Good to Be a Great Storyteller — How to Reject the False Stories in Your Head
One of the best gifts I received during 2020 was reconnecting with a long-lost friend on the final day of that challenging year. Time melted away as we spoke on the phone for more than an hour, catching up on nearly two decades as if no time had passed at all. While the reason we […]
Caring For Our Emotions: 20 Gifts that Cost $0
The holiday season is naturally a time when we’re buying and giving gifts to family, friends and colleagues to show how much they mean to us. But it’s often the things that cost nothing that mean the most. These 20 emotional gifts designed to strengthen happiness, well-being and compassion are sure to mean more than […]
Recharge & Reboot: Coloring Pages for Leaders
Nonprofit leaders have always known how to wear many hats and do more with less. But the challenges and change nonprofits face has sparked an even dizzier pace as leaders work to support individuals, families and communities. Caring for others starts with caring for yourself. To help you take a breath and create some personal space […]
WATCH: Managing Mental and Emotional Exhaustion
In times of prolonged crisis, it’s easy to become emotionally exhausted. Mental exhaustion can cause both physical and emotional effects that can affect your personality and productivity. Mindfulness expert and therapist DrStem: Sithembile Mahlatini, Ed.D., LCSW shares the triggers of mental and emotional exhaustion and offers strategies you can begin using immediately to normalize your new […]