by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized, Well-being, Wellbeing, Wellness
Last week, my daughter ran her first cross country race. For those who aren’t familiar with cross country, at her age, it’s a mile and a half run in the “country” (i.e., on grass, through the trees, up and down hills, etc.). She’s new to running and had never run any...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 6, 2021 | Burnout, Well-being
At least in some places (like where I live in Nebraska), it can be easy to forget that we are still trying to escape a pandemic. We are all anxious and ready to move on and move forward. I know I am. But in our fervor to get back in action, we need to remember that...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
I didn’t get it. When I heard people talking about self-care, it conjured up images of self-indulgent escapism. Self-care was going for a spa day or taking time for a guilty pleasure to forget about the challenges of life. It didn’t feel like something relevant to me....
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 2, 2021 | Management, Well-being, Wellness, Workplace
There’s a lot of talk about employee well-being right now. Apparently, suffering through a global pandemic is enough to finally get us thinking about our well-being more seriously. The consequences of a lack of well-being have been laid bare over the last year. But...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 14, 2018 | Well-being, Wellness
About eight years ago, I joined an organization that was pretty serious about workplace wellness. Since the wellness team rolled up to me as the HR leader, I got pretty serious about learning what it was all about quickly. Most of the focus, I learned, was on...
