The Burden of Deserve: How Conditional Worth Shapes Our Lives
Deserve is a heavy word. Why? Because some of us heard it is very conditional. If you're like me, you grew up with a parent who said...
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Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jul 2
- 2 min
21 Questions People Ask During Life Transitions
Life transitions are hard. It brings up many questions. Having worked with over over 1,000 people over the years, here are some of the...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jun 25
- 4 min
Enjoying the journey not the destination lesson from my husband
My husband loves a challenge. He is one of those people who will start biking and then it becomes too easy; he has to bike over 100...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Always A Story Behind Why You Love What You Do
I always observe people around me to see if they love what they do. It is my natural curiosity, I just notice it. It shows immediately if...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Sep 6, 2023
- 3 min
5 Fascinating Insights on Transitioning from Corporate to Your Own Business
When that voice gets real, the one that tells you "there is no good job for you in the corporate space" and wants you to get out of the...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Aug 22, 2023
- 4 min
The Secrets of Staying Strong After A Layoff
I have the chance to be around many amazing people after a layoff; including myself. Because I had to go through the same transition, I...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
No Purpose Shaming
First published at https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/no-purpose-shaming/ People like me who have been talking about individual and...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
Who Else Wants to Quit Their Crappy Job? - Part 2
And what are your options after you do....(continued from 2019) I wrote an article on March 27th of 2019 with the same title (Part 1)...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
Rise of Purpose during Pandemic
Work as we know died. It is not sustainable to work just to get a paycheck and live for weekends only. We need to find more meaning in...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Why are your people quitting their jobs?
And what can you do about it? Human beings usually do not change course until something bad happens. That hardship makes us understand...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Who are we without our titles?
I remember the days when I felt micromanaged. At the time I was so young and so naïve; I was kind of afraid of those managers. I was also...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
See People as Who They Are for You
Originally published at https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/see-people-as-who-they-are-for-you/ It is very likely that we get to see our...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Did the pandemic give you the extra nudge you need?
As we all acknowledge, the pandemic has been challenging to say the least. We can never minimize the impact it had in our world and...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
What if we did not make 2020 all about the pandemic?
I would always feel bad in any random year when people name a year fully “terrible” with a single stroke of a brush when something bad...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
Silver Linings in Difficult Times
For those of us who are lucky enough to be healthy, there are some silver linings I see that comes out of this pandemic: 🔹 We never knew...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
I will try versus I will do it
Do you realize how we do not like to make commitments? A friend of us may invite us to go to an event together. You may say “I will try”...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
Why so many of us mourn so deeply for Kobe Bryant?
Yesterday people from all over the world were shocked by the news. We all wanted this to be a fake story and wake up from what felt like...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Dec 30, 2019
- 6 min
9 Practices That Can Make Us Happier in 2020
We always get excited about a new year starting. Why though? We always want a new beginning to be more hopeful for the future. Everybody,...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Dec 29, 2019
- 3 min
2020 de Bizi Daha Mutlu Edebilecek 9 Aliskanlik (Turkish Blog)
Yeni seneye girerken cok heyecanlanip umitleniyoruz. Ama neden? Sanirim 365 yeni gunu barindiran yepyeni bir sene bize umit veriyor....
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Dec 23, 2019
- 5 min
Take the Time to Reflect Back on 2019
I am setting aside a time to do "reflection day" every year in December. I highly recommend it. Why? Because human mind tends to think...
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