Learning how to regulate and control your emotions can help you become a more effective leader in the workplace. However, for the majority of us, managing our emotions is something that was never taught to us in our training, schooling, or anywhere professionally related. From a workplace perspective, the expectation is that regulating your emotional health is taught to you in school or as a child, or somewhere else, just not in the workplace.

It doesn’t matter who you are or how fancy your credentials are, no one is safe from making mistakes. The #1 lesson in all of this is: turn your mistakes into life lessons. The only way to move on is to accept what happened, and follow a these steps!

What does professionalism stand for and look like in 2021? In the midst of a global pandemic, the great resignation, and our career ecosystem shifting, what does professionalism look, feel, and sound like today? Since this is such a hot topic (and apparently controversial), I reached out to a few of my close friends and asked them how they defined professionalism.

Perfectionism is a characteristic trait that many of my clients struggle with. In fact, I will fully admit, that I am a recovering perfectionist. Back in 2015, through working with both a coach and a therapist, I learned that I was purely being driven to obtain my goals by the desire and external validation to viewed as perfect. This entire experience lead me to burnout, fatigue, unhappiness, and copious amounts of anxiety. And since then, I have done everything I possibly can to beat this mindset, plus help others navigate and beat this feeling as well.

Deadlines are approaching, budgets are not being met, and you are constantly being pulled in multiple directions. Not to mention your boss is asking why there’s still a stack of paperwork on your desk waiting to be managed. Or your digital clients are pushing projects way out of scope, and it is starting to take a SERIOUS toll on your mental & physical health.

Learning how to regulate and control your emotions can help you become a more effective leader in the workplace. However, for the majority of us, managing our emotions is something that was never taught to us in our training, schooling, or anywhere professionally related.