The human brain is made up of neurons. These neurons work together forming very complex patterns. Only some of these patterns reach consciousness, while all of them make up what you can call 'your mind'. Reality is of course way more complex but these few sentences provide a good first approximation of what happens when you feel, think, are motivated etc. The consequence: you are not consciously aware of most of what meaningfully happens inside your mind. Nor of course are other...

If you pour liquids of different colors into a bucket and you stir it well enough, you end up with one color. This way also, negative stress appears to have one color. It's like an amorphous blob, called 'stress.' For instance you go to your GP and he tells you not to worry: your symptoms are not the result of a real disease. It's only stress. You may relax! Indeed?

Stress is rampant in organizations. Most of it comes from the relationship between subordinates and their colleagues,...

Imagine a caterpillar turning into a chrysalis. If the chrysalis gets stuck in itself, it will never turn into a butterfly.

Feelings of burnout are first and foremost a sign that something deeply needs to change. If the person does not allow this change, he can get stuck. The burnout is the chrysalis stage. The chance in this is one of getting new and unexpected possibilities. To fly!

A positive view on burnout is possible even in its darkest hour. A fire that destroys and...

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