Stoicess' Secret

  The boss has known for a month you’ve got a get-away planned for this weekend. It’s midday Friday and you’re trying to finish up that final report due before leaving at 5pm today. Once you’re “out of here” it’s relaxation and freedom for the weekend at your favorite getaway place oceanside. As you’re typing your heart out on the computer, you get that pesky Zoom ring indicating your boss wants to talk NOW! So, you reluctantly answer the Zoom call and learn that a major shift occurred in your project, and you’ll need to add another section to the report titled, “Next Steps”. You tell the boss you can include a few bullets to address the request, however, the boss says she needs a thoroughly vetted chapter (yes, CHAPTER!) addressing Next Steps and the deadline for the report has been extended to 8am Monday morning to give you enough time to work on the additional chapter over the weekend. On ending the call, your heart sinks – you trusted your boss to honor your get-away time. And now you don’t know what to do next.

We spend a lot of time “thinking about” our expectations. However, we don’t spend much time “evaluating” our expectations – whether they are realistic based on the circumstances (including the people) we are dealing with currently. So, as we want things to work out based on what is in “our head”, disappointment usually awaits around the corner.

This webinar addresses how four Bible characters redirected their expectations to make life better. They each started out looking to the world to meet their expectations, but ultimately found a much better path.  

Feeling unfair treatment in the workplace? Has it become a toxic environment? Then this Stoicess’ Secret is for you.

Boss nagging you to return to the office after you were hired as a remote position? My poem will give you some perspective.

Recruiting challenges are a common occurrence in businesses of all sizes. Finding the right talent for your organization can often feel like an uphill battle. One of the main challenges is attracting qualified applicants who align with the company's values and culture. 

In this webinar, we address a Bible hero who was overwhelmed with the daily ritual of overseeing the masses as their judge and jury for complaints brought. Sunup to sunset the crowds would stand in front of him awaiting their turn. That is, until some wisdom was imparted to him by a caring visitor. It’s a story teaching us that when amid an overwhelming project, stand back a few moments and consider which aspects of the project you could delegate to free up some time. 

Ever feel you’ll be playing nurse, physician, or pharmacist to the boss today, just as you do every workday? 
You may have a hypochondriac boss. Listen to the Stoicess’ secret about what to do.

  Is your job requiring you to be available 24/7 when you used to leave work at the office? Listen to my poem for guidance.

In every workplace, there is a need for individuals who are willing to lend an ear and offer their thoughts and insights to their superiors. These individuals, often referred to as sounding boards, serve as a valuable resource for decision-makers, providing them with a different perspective and helping them navigate through complex situations. 

It is crucial to recognize when you’re being a sounding board for your boss, it crosses the line into you being taken advantage of. When your boss consistently relies on you as their sounding board without acknowledging your own needs or aspirations, it can lead to feelings of being undervalued and overlooked.

As Christians, we often use God as our sounding board when we want things to go our way in our career. A better job, more money, additional time off. And when things don’t seem to be going our way, we get upset with God. 

However, have we ever thought about what God wants when we use Him as our sounding board? Are we acting like our boss and not acknowledging God’s needs?

In this webinar, we address three individuals who got what they wanted from God because they framed what they wanted as being something God could use. 

It’s a story of trust and obey with a touch of compassion for helping God’s children. 

Should you join the after-hours employee get-together at the local establishment?  Here are some thoughts to consider as you make your decision.

 Are you upset because you didn't get that promotion you knew was for you? Let's change your mindset and find something better for you.

With the proliferation of remote work and global teams, maintaining boundaries between work and personal life has become increasingly challenging.  Join me as we strike a balance between work and the much-needed personal time.