by Lauren Brownstein | Jul 2, 2024 | Inspiration, wellness
Summer, with its slower pace and (often, but not always) quieter time at the office, is a great time to focus on taking better care of yourself. Not just the one yoga class, or the one meditation session. This is a time to really look at the SYSTEMS in your work and...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 25, 2024 | Inspiration, wellness
Boundaries Get a Bad Rap Boundaries get a bad rap. It’s true that boundaries create separation and limitation, but that’s not the full story. Boundaries can protect us and free us to let our guard down, experience flow, and think, work, and feel more deeply. ...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 2, 2024 | Inspiration, wellness
The Perils of Living in a Land of “Shoulds” I work in a coworking space. Sometimes, people talk quietly in the coworking space, which can be distracting when I’m trying to get work done; I usually just put in my earbuds, listen to “spa music,” and forge...
by Lauren Brownstein | Dec 5, 2023 | Fundraising, Inspiration, Nonprofit, Uncategorized, wellness
Introduction Whether it’s a declined grant application, a potential donor saying “no,” or a campaign that falls short of expectations, rejection is part of the fundraising process. It’s not easy to deal with it! Rejection can leave us feeling...
by Lauren Brownstein | Nov 2, 2023 | Inspiration, Nonprofit, Uncategorized, wellness
As the leaves change colors, the air turns crisp, and the aisles in your local grocery story try to sell you holiday candy WAY to early, it’s clear that we’re entering not just the holiday season, but one of the busiest times of the year in the nonprofit world...
by Lauren Brownstein | Feb 2, 2023 | Inspiration, Nonprofit, wellness
Reporters at the Washington Post recently undertook an analysis of Department of Labor statistics related to jobs and happiness. Despite the fact that these jobs have relatively high levels of danger and physical pain associated with them: Agriculture, logging and...
