by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 31, 2021 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
Are you possessed by your work? Or, another way I’ve heard this asked lately – “are you a slave to your own internal Pharaoh (or master)?” Obviously taken from a bit of Biblical reading. But the question seems to come from a lot of different...
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 | 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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 20, 2020 | Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
I hope you and your family have an “unprecedented” Christmas, and a “new normal” New Year! I can’t believe, just a few years ago, I thought those were some really smart words or phrases. Using “unprecedented” in a sentence...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Dec 13, 2020 | Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting
Now, if you grew up in the 1990’s, that question may have brought a vision of two sharply dressed gentlemen bobbing their heads, and you answered the question with, “Baby, don’t hurt me…” And if you didn’t grow up in the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 16, 2020 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
Leaders are those people around you who choose to take charge, but do so in a tactful, respectful manner, They are self-aware and recognize their own biases and how they affect others. They choose responsibly and act with integrity. They aim to make those around...