In today’s fast-paced world, it can be challenging to strike a balance between work and personal life. Many of us find ourselves constantly struggling to keep up with the demands of our work while still trying to manage our personal commitments. This is where work boundaries come in. By creating boundaries between our work and our personal lives, we can better manage our time and energy, leading to improved focus, productivity, and well-being. In this blog, we’ll take a look at Eudaimonic By Design’s Work Boundaries and explore the CARE framework for creating and maintaining work boundaries.

According to social scientists, there’s a difference between hope and optimism - one that’s important for our capacity to be resilient. We feel optimistic when we look to the future and believe good things will happen. But we feel hope when we stare into that future, anticipate the positive outcome, and believe we have a role in helping to shape it.

We can be motivated in many ways, but connecting to our inner ‘why’ is almost always more sustaining and powerful than external rewards, praise or punishment. More than four decades of research show that internal motivation is a strong predictor of high performance at work, at school, and in life. And in the context of adapting either to working from home or working in a very different way than we’re used to, helping people find that internal drive is probably one of the most important skills any leader should master.

Most of us have probably spent a fair bit of time sharing bad news with one another recently. We need that kind of social support to cope. But how much time have you spent intentionally sharing good news? Finding and celebrating the good stuff in our lives is a powerful strategy for resilience. If we respond with genuine curiosity and interest, in what’s known as Active Constructive Responding (ACR) it’s a great way to build a high quality connection.

Most organizations we’re working with are still trying to figure out how to hybrid well. With some people now in the office part-time and others quite happy to keep working remotely, everyone wants one thing: to stay connected while retaining their autonomy. When everyone worked virtually, life was simple. But now, managing a hybrid setup has been challenging.

Most of us find ourselves in a hectic, intense and always ‘on’ world. This was true pre-pandemic, but for many, having to work from home with family swirling around and fewer structured boundaries to separate work from life, we still find ourselves operating beyond our mental and physical limits. Savoring can help us slow down and dial up the good stuff to not just survive, but even thrive.

Belonging, feeling accepted and included by a social group, is a fundamental human need wired into our DNA. While more and more companies are realizing that true diversity and inclusion require us to build a culture where people feel valued for who they are, in a virtual workplace that requires intentional effort. Here are 4 tips for building a sense of belonging on your team.

An exceptional day at work usually includes some time spent in flow - the experience of working at full capacity and feeling totally absorbed in what we’re doing. When we’re in flow, our attention is where we want it to be and we’re mobilizing our greatest skills and talents to the task at hand.

Does a bigger salary or more money in your bank account make you happier? There is a relationship between the two – but maybe not what you think. Research shows that having more money does enhance well-being and happiness, but only up to a point. It’s not how MUCH money you have that’s the key to happiness, it’s how you use what you have that counts.

Our minds and bodies are deeply connected. It may seem like resilience is something that happens only in our heads, but our bodies provide an essential foundation for our overall health and psychological well-being. Fueling ourselves with the right kind of nutrition, getting enough rest, and staying physically active create the necessary foundations to keep us resilient through the toughest of times.

The defining feature of a meaningful life is feeling connected to something bigger than oneself, whether it’s family, work, God, nature, etc. When people say their lives are meaningful, it’s because they believe their lives matter; they’re driven by a sense of purpose; and the world makes sense to them.

We all have personality qualities that come more naturally to us like creativity, perseverance, kindness, fairness, humility, or hope. Researchers call these character strengths, and have highlighted 24 that represent the best universal human qualities whether applied at work, home, or in any area of life.