by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 18, 2022 | Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Work / Career
I always get a little skeptical when standard behaviors for healthy humans become buzzwords – especially when those buzzwords seem somewhat politically motivated or forced in a way that causes the concepts to lose meaning. I’ve been curious about the...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Apr 11, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Management, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness, Work / Career
“Don’t aim at success—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Mar 7, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, MBTI Certified, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Work / Career
Why is work important to our mental health? What is the difference between a job and a vocation? The past few years have been full of change in the work world, regardless of your occupation or vocation. In this episode of The Meaning Project, Rabbi B. and I discuss...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Feb 7, 2022 | Marriage, MBTI Certified, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work / Career
This podcast was a lot of fun to record! Rabbi B. goes deep inside the Enneagram – what it means, how it works, how to use it to better understand yourself, and how to “defy” the negative aspects of your nature. From there, we segue into my use of...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Jan 10, 2022 | Management, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Work / Career
A new year is often cause for resolutions and goal-setting. But instead, for this year, I am recommending choosing “words to live by”. As promised in a Monday Morning Update a few weeks ago, here is a discussion on the words I am choosing for 2022 –...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 12, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Wellness, Work / Career
“The right attitude to the horror of existence—the alternative to resentment, deceit, and arrogance—is the assumption that there is enough of you, society, and the world to justify existence. That is faith in yourself, your fellow man, and the structure of...