Dr. Rob’s Monday Morning Coaching tips: Keep Rewriting Your Story Are you putting as much into your home life as your work life? If not, make adjustments. Get home before the kids are in bed. Spend more time with them on weekends. Dedicate one weekend day just to them. Pick them up at school. Family life is unpredictable. If you schedule yourself too fully, there is no real family time left. Allow for the unexpected. Look around your community. Is …
New Thoughts about Treating Hypochondria Last week, I wrote about what it meant to be a public psychologist. This week I would like to talk about a particular psychological disorder which affects many people, both in the family and in the workplace. The disorder is one that has traditionally been called “hypochondria”, but has now been reclassified as two disorders: “Somatic Symptoms Disorder” and “Illness Anxiety Disorder”. It involves a preoccupation with the belief that one has, or is in danger of …
I Am a Public Psychologist: So What Does That Mean? I have been trained to be a Public Psychologist, and for over 40 years, that’s what I’ve done. Most people wonder, “What is a ‘Public Psychologist’?” Here’s a little background: Fifty years ago, when I first began studying psychology, the field was mostly focused on psychotherapy and psychopathology. In the 60’s some professors at Harvard, where the study of psychology began in earnest in the early 1900’s, began to see the potential …
Last week Lisa Barry, host of “All Things Considered” at WEMU, contacted me to discuss suicide in the context of the suicides of Kate Spade, and Anthony Bourdain. Lisa: Sadly, people end their own lives everyday. In fact, the US suicide rate increased more than 20% since 1999 according to the centers for disease control and prevention. Thie tragedy of taking one’s own life is on many people’s minds, especially this week as two prominent personalities, fashion designer, Kate Spade and celebrity …
Balanced Leadership Last week at my Leaders Connect Breakfast at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, we were honored to be part of the presentation and workshop by the Ross School of Business Dean, Scott DeRue, and Chief Executive Education Officer, Melanie Barnett. An Important part of the presentation was the discussion of the Michigan Model of Leadership. Below I have summarized the points of the model and a link to an article co-authored by Dean DeRue: Developing Adaptive Leaders for Turbulent Times: The Michigan …
Journal Daily to Increase Self-Awareness Use this journal page as a template, or create your own. Be sure to include daily priorities as well as things that will make you feel good about yourself. Finally, take good care of yourself and others. For more information about Self Awareness and using a daily journal, check out my books: Self Aware: A Guide for Success in Work and Life Journal for the Book Self Aware