Managing Stress Articles

Burnout is everywhere lately. I guess going through a global pandemic, shifting to at home work, going back to the office, getting your brain around AI, dealing with labor shortages, and trying to keep up with about 192 different communication channels might do that to a person. But you know what really might be responsible […]

Ah, for the good ol’ pre-pandemic days! I only thought I was stressed then. Here are some things I’m doing now to lower my stress: Let go of drama. My former neighborhood is on nextdoor. It’s mostly people selling stuff and complaining. They complain about wildlife, they complain about HOA rules and dues, they complain […]

Brandi was a good dog.  Nope, Brandi wasn’t a good dog; she was a great dog.  The kind of dog that would put her head on your lap when you were working at the computer.  That would immediately snuggle up to you if you laid on the floor.  That took any bit of food so […]

I find the harder I work the more money I seem to make.  But I have to make sure I’m working on the right things.  It is very, very easy to tell yourself you are the hardest worker in the office and spend loads of time working – on the wrong things.  If you work […]

Last month I staged an old time revival for about 300 CPAs. I told them they should cast aside the chains of information that were binding them! They should flee the four horseman of the productivity apocalypse – perfectionism, poorly run meetings, social media, and (the most terrifying) reply to all. I asked them to […]