Many people enjoy a healthy and sometimes rewarding or even fulfilling relationship with work. For some others, though — especially for some problem personality types — work is more than literally a four-letter word, especially when it benefits someone else.

What happens when we use time as a proxy for experience? We’re very likely to fool others — and ourselves.

Perhaps we should re-examine our relationship toward work, since this aspect of our lives relates closely to mental and emotional health, and not just to our standard of living.

Perhaps the biggest obstacle to living the life of our dreams is not fear or lack of ability, but simple, mundane habits that keep us in a holding pattern, waiting for nothing in particular.

When I work with clients on a specific problem, I have disciplined myself to ask “what solutions have you tried so far?” Their answers are often enlightening.

Clients give me all sorts of excuses for why they don’t reach their goals. One of the most popular is “I don’t have the time.” Lately, I’ve started believing them.

Dealing with someone who is covertly aggressive is always a challenge — and especially so in the workplace, where we can feel trapped. Here are four tips to help cope with this kind of manipulative behavior.