Entrepreneurs are 4x more likely to suffer from depression than their neighbors, friends, and family members who represent the general population. The United States ties for second place for the highest rate of depression with Estonia and Australia at 5.9%. Second...
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by Marla Tabaka | Apr 28, 2022 | Business Coach, Confidence, Decision Making, Entrepreneur Coach, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Working with emotions
We all face the burden of making tough decisions we’d rather not make. Decisions like: leaving a spouse or partner, sending a parent to a nursing home, saying goodbye to a pet, closing a business, firing a longtime employee, or leaving a secure job. It’s an inevitable...
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by Marla Tabaka | Mar 29, 2022 | Business Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Life Work Balance, Working with emotions
It's more common than you may believe; spouses, partners, friends, and relatives can be brutal when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs in their entrepreneurial dreams. Since your passion is core to who you are, it's hurtful when someone you love isn't fully...
READ MOREWhy Do Others Quickly Recover from Grief, and I Don’t?
by Marla Tabaka | Nov 10, 2021 | Emotional, Grief, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Mindset Coach, Working with emotions
Do you ever marvel at the strength of someone who seems to recover quickly from grief or unwelcome change? All while you struggle to balance your emotions, even after years of grieving a loss. First, let’s get something straight: there is no right or wrong way to...
READ MOREMy Sister Lived with Down Syndrome, and She Taught Me These Life Lessons
by Marla Tabaka | Oct 14, 2021 | Emotional, Grief, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Life Work Balance, Mindset, values, Working with emotions
My sister, Janine recently passed away. Naturally, our hearts are broken. Yet, I am in gratitude for every precious moment I had the privilege of sharing with this incredibly amazing soul. As a tribute to Janine at this weekends memorial I will read this revised...
READ MOREHere’s What to do When Negative Thoughts and Emotions Sneak Up on You
by Marla Tabaka | Oct 13, 2020 | Coaching, Mindset, Mindset Coach, Negative Thinking, Working with emotions
“We've done our best to adjust to that awful thing that we're calling ‘our new norm’. The adaptability of the human race does not, however, mean that we are thriving.” I am a hopeful, optimistic individual. I can find the silver lining in just about anything, or...
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