Farnoosh Brock

The Sneaky Start to Burnout

Tell me if you can relate to this and I’ll tell you if you need to worry about burnout.

You’re successful, driven and smart. You’re a go-getter, an achiever with places to go and things to do. You’re full of ideas and ambitions and dreams. You’re also busier than a bee on a honey mission, running about faster and faster every day, to get it all done.

You may be similar to my clients: Amazing business men and women, successful corporate professionals, high-achieving leaders and driven entrepreneurs making a marked difference in the world.

Yet lately, you’ve been feeling a little out of sync, a little out of tune, maybe even a bit off of your rhythm. You’re often worried and anxious, and yet you’re not sure what about. [Read more…] about 10 Strategies to Avoid Burnout Once and For All

If you’ve visited Prolific Living before, you might know that I’m constantly encouraging you to push yourself, to dream bigger for yourself or challenging you to pay attention to your calling, to love yourself and to believe in yourself. [Read more…] about 5 Seemingly “Good” Things to Stop Expecting of Yourself

Everyone starts on the path of growth and self-development with excitement.

I mean, isn’t it exciting to talk and plan how you will change your life for the better, how you will be good at something you care about, happier with yourself, less stressed and more financially secure.

Maybe in the process, you dare dream of even going so far as making a big scary change, like turning something you love into a profitable sustainable business.

Now the talking is the fun and easy part. [Read more…] about Want Your Dream? Learn How to Win Over this Monster First

Let me ask you something. If you were to step outside your house right now and see a big angry boy bullying a scared little girl (or a scared little boy, this part doesn’t matter, just stay with me), what will you do? What is your first instinct at that moment? What does your mind tell your body to do instantly? [Read more…] about Stop Bullying Yourself: How to Stand Up for Your Inner Child

Dear Immigrant,

Hello. I am an immigrant too, a first generation immigrant to the US where my family and I have called home since August 7th, 1989.

I was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. When I went to highschool in South Carolina, nobody knew where my country was on the world map!! It’s embarrassing enough being a foreigner and awkward enough being a teenager, but neither compares to how foolish you feel when you get head shakes – “no clue where that is!!” – to that most dreaded questions for all immigrants: “So where are you from?”

A part of me wanted to scream at these clueless teenagers who had more than ruined my image of the perfect American teenager and say: “If you don’t know basic geography, maybe you shouldn’t be asking the question?” [Read more…] about A Letter to Immigrant Parents to America