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MichaelSunnarborg / September 29, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has given each of us the opportunity to create new experiences in so many areas of our lives: work, home, and relationships—and also to re-create many of those aspects into something new. So, how do we...
MichaelSunnarborg / January 27, 2021
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(Front of card): “I have been blessed to be a blessing to others.” (Back): “Pass it on.” I first picked up this powerful proclamation from a minister when I was singing in my cousin’s choir at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in...
MichaelSunnarborg / October 22, 2020
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“This is so hard.” “I’m so exhausted.” “I’m completely overwhelmed.” “I can’t do this…” Have any of these phrases escaped your mouth lately? I will admit to 1, 2, and 3. And well, okay—4 slipped out a time or...
MichaelSunnarborg / May 04, 2020
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In every situation there are a multitude of perspectives, and COVID-19 is no exception. On the one hand, we’ve got a global viral pandemic that the world hasn’t seen since the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in 1918. On...
MichaelSunnarborg / October 30, 2019
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“I should’ve jumped at the chance when I had it.” “I can’t believe I messed the whole thing up.” “It should’ve never happened. I wish I would’ve known better.” Ever say these to yourself? So have I. In the...
MichaelSunnarborg / July 23, 2019
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Distracted enough? I thought so. Seriously. With the onslaught of information, links, videos, emails, text messages, and everyone competing for our attention, we’re lucky if we can get through our to-do lists each day. Maybe it’s just me, but...
MichaelSunnarborg / July 01, 2019
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There’s a negative misconception that focusing on oneself is selfish. But being selfish is not only good—it’s essential. For the record, the suffix “ish” means “belonging to.” The word “selfish” literally means “belonging to self”; there is no negative...
MichaelSunnarborg / March 26, 2019
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“I really thought I was over it. I mean, it’s been six months already—so why am I still so angry?” This was how our conversation started last week. My client had been laid off from her job of 15...
MichaelSunnarborg / November 05, 2018
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I’ve never been normal. Thank goodness. From an early age, it was clear that I didn’t fit in with the usual crowd. I talked differently, dressed differently, and acted in my own way. To many others, however, I seemed...
MichaelSunnarborg / June 25, 2018
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How many times have you attended a networking event and the opening question from someone you just met is, “So, what do you do?” Of course you have. And I bet you’ve asked the same question in return. Not...