by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 24, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Work / Career
I was skimming through The Doctor and the Soul in preparation for an upcoming speech I’m giving at the 2021 Educating for Careers Conference, and remembered again how pertinent this information is right now – especially as many of us face frustrations and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 17, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Work / Career
What do golf, mental health, education, and work all have in common? (Other than being things I am very interested, and sometimes very active, in?) They are all institutions that once, or maybe still, believe that there is ONE WAY to do something right. But that is...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 10, 2021 | Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse, Wellness, Work / Career
We are all unique and special individuals, with a specific task, or tasks, we are born to accomplish, ideally for the benefit of others and the transcendence of ourselves. We can begin that task by asking what life is asking of us, rather than what we should get from...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 3, 2021 | Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Work / Career
We are four days in to the new year. Is it as different from the old year as you had hoped? If not. What are you doing about it? We can discover new meaning in our lives in a variety of ways – through engaging in creative acts of work or beauty; through...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 27, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
Usually, around this time of year, I write about resolutions, SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Based), or Meaningful ideas for the New Year. Sometimes I discuss taking the “suffering” of the previous year and using it to...
