If we want to be change agents, we need to have some degree of weirdness. When I say “change agents,” I mean being willing to make a difference and make the world a better place. Change agents are committed to contributing to society by bringing...
By Dr. Damian Goldvarg Providing mental health services or working on maximizing personal and professional potential can be very rewarding, but it can also be emotionally and physically demanding. Over time, burnout can develop due to the unremitting psychological stress of being exposed to emotionally draining...
Being Olympians in Your Own Life by Dr. Damian Goldvarg Doesn’t it seem like the 32nd Summer Olympics has been running in the background of our lives lately? Through news, social networks, and exchanges with others at home and at work, we are constantly updated on...
Current challenges present us with the opportunity to choose how to interpret what is happening in the world. Are we being optimistic or pessimistic? How are we relating to the current socio-economic, political realities? Is it possible to be optimistic when facts are highly concerning?...
By Dr. Damian Goldvarg Systemic racism has been part of the US reality for centuries. In the last few weeks, it has become part of our national conversation in a whole new way. After being confronted once again with racial police brutality, many Americans are wondering,...
The beginning of the year is a good opportunity to reflect and decide what we would like to achieve, how we would like our life to be different, and what is working and not working. We make resolutions with the illusion that these wishes will...
This video explains what is coaching and how it works. According to the ICF coaching is is partnering in a thought-provoking and creative process to inspire people to maximize their personal and professional potential....
In this video blog, Dr. Goldvarg explains what is VUCA: volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world....
In this blog, Damian discussed How to work with people from different cultures. Three key strategies are self-awareness, curiosity, and vulnerability....
Coaching Myths Introduction For the last ten years, I have been traveling visiting my clients as well as a leader representing the International Coach Federation all over the world, meeting hundreds of coaches worldwide and listening to their hopes and concerns. I have also been training coaches,...
