Articles by Lisa Giruzzi

Is it overwhelm or overload?  What’s the difference, you ask? Overwhelm is a state of being; an emotional reaction to a perception. Overload is just a fact – how much there is to do divided by the amount of time there is to do it. A lot of people believe overload causes overwhelm however that’s not true. We

Recently I saw an advertisement in a magazine for makeup and the slogan was, “It’s Life-Proof.” In other words, whatever life throws at you, it won’t mess up your makeup.  After seeing the ad, it occurred to me that slogan pretty much sums up how we are conditioned practically from birth. We think we are

Recently I woke up to a flurry of texts where several of my family members were communicating about a family situation. There was venting, opinions and of course, misunderstanding. One of the challenges of communicating in general but especially with texting is how easily things can be misinterpreted. As I was trying to formulate my

We’ve all heard the phrase, “In the Zone,” and most of us have experienced it at some point both on and off the field. When it happens, for the most part we think of it as a happy accident or lucky; something you wish for but really don’t know how to make happen. What if

There is a pervasive belief in business that success and stress go hand in hand; that stress is just part of the game of business when you are playing to win.  The bad news is that stress has an extremely detrimental effect on performance. The fact is people perform at their best when they are

What if stress, pressure and overwhelm are not required for a successful life? In our society we have come to believe that stress, pressure, overwhelm, etc. come with life, especially if you want to be successful.  Virtually every waking moment of life we are in survival mode, (also known as “Flight or Fight” mode), rushing,