Denise Ryan

There’s a loneliness epidemic according to a recent Meta-Gallup poll. 25% of people worldwide feel very or fairly lonely. Everyone has felt at least a little lonely at some point in their lives. Hey – who hasn’t thrown a good old pity party lamenting the fact that “no one really understands me”? The good news […]

Burnout is everywhere lately. I guess going through a global pandemic, shifting to at home work, going back to the office, getting your brain around AI, dealing with labor shortages, and trying to keep up with about 192 different communication channels might do that to a person. But you know what really might be responsible […]

Does work that used to make you sizzle with excitement now just leave you feeling fried?  Do you feel like you’re working harder than ever but not getting as much done? Do you fantasize about just taking a nap? As we try to get more done with fewer people in less time for less money, burnout […]

This is the kind of email every motivational speaker wants to get – one letting you know your words really had an impact, that they generated a good return on investment: Ms. Ryan, I recently attended your presentation during the NC Rural Water Supervisors conference.  The exercises from your presentation helped me to realize a […]

We have more information at our fingertips than at any time in human history, but I swear we are less informed. Some tips for improving your critical thinking: Be a lifelong learner. Pick several sources of legitimate information on topics that impact your life and read them regularly. For finance, I read the Wall Street […]