In today’s app-driven world, with all of its connectivity and modern amenities, why do we all feel that we are working harder with more stress and less satisfaction than ever before?
Rather than being in control of our lives, we feel harried, harassed, and worried about the health of our families and children—and for good reason.
In 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that antidepressant use in the United States has increased nearly 400 percent in the last two decades, making antidepressants the most frequently used class of medications by Americans ages 18-44 years.
In 2013, the CDC reported that the suicide rate among Americans ages 35–64 years increased 28.4 percent between 1999 and 2010. And in 2014, The American Psychological Association found that American teens report that their stress level during the school year far exceeds what they believe to be healthy (5.8 versus 3.9 on a 10-point scale) and tops adults’ average reported stress levels (5.8 for teens versus 5.1 for adults).
It is imperative that we find a better way.
Based on more than twenty years of groundbreaking work by success and leadership researcher and corporate consultant Susan Ford Collins, The Technology of Success teaches 10 Success Skills that anyone can master, and offers specific, practical tools and strategies to build self-confidence, redefine success, and find fulfillment in today’s hectic world.
Fellow executive coach Barbara McEwen and I have authored a self-coaching book for career women.
The concept for the book came about because of the very real, very important needs that our female clients repeatedly expressed. Year-after-year, we have heard women’s frustrations as they struggle with the countless roles and duties that are routinely placed upon them.
Career women, in particular, have come to believe it is their lot in life to be running on 8-cylinders day in and day out.
Women are dancing to a frenzied beat, believing just because they can, they think they should. They have been taught if they are capable of doing something it shouldn't be necessary to look for help. This has lead women to become frustrated by experiencing long days and nightmarish schedules. Women are exhausted.
We believe these books deserve to be read by all women who strive to achieve fulfillment in both their personal and professional lives.
Barbara A. McEwen: When Doing It All Won't Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women--Workbook Edition (paperback)
John G. Agno: Women and Time (ebook or paperback)
