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 | 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...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Sep 13, 2020 | Affair Recovery, Depression, Marriage, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Substance Abuse, Wellness, Work / Career
This is, perhaps, is one of my favorite stories from any of Viktor Frankl’s books. I remember tearing up a bit the first time I read it – the idea of “responsible action” in the face of such consequences was quite overwhelming. But I think it...
