Important Relationships

Within you - there can be many barriers to feeling healthy. Stress, depression, anxiety, emotional pain, and unwanted behaviors can all be examples of unsuccessful attempts to balance our conflicting needs and requirements within ourselves.

At Home - conflicts with our family and friends can often leave us feeling upset and discouraged. Learning to balance our own needs with the needs of others in a healthy way is not a subject that many of us learn very well. This can often be most difficult with our closest family, especially our husband or wife.

In your career - no matter where you are going in your career you will encounter difficulties with other people in the workplace. Whether it takes the form of uncooperative co-workers, office politics, internal or external pressures, or unexpected change, the work environment can be a place of considerable distress. Transitions from one role to another in the workplace usually generate conflict. Even desired transitions can be the source of disparity as we struggle to discover the people skills required for our new role.

In your organization - as social systems, organizations sometimes struggle to achieve a healthy and productive balance. Our culture no longer prepares people to work together in effective and efficient ways to achieve the goals of the company. These lessons are rarely taught in our schools and universities, so it is not surprising that corporations fail to achieve a healthy team environment.