Would you like to live your life with less stress and more happiness? Want to ensure that you are hope-driven, supportive leader?
Stress is a powerful force in life. It can bring about illness, destroy relationships and cause chaos. There is not a one-size-fits-all coping strategy for building resiliency. Our goal is to put a plan together that helps us and our teams to deal with the sources of stress, take care of ourselves during those stressful times, and allows us to reach out to those around us for support. The Work Smart Live Smart flash briefing focuses on helping you and your team to Harness Your Energy, Build Your Resiliency and Protect Your Mental Health!
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How ironic that today we are to be celebrating one of the most common greetings between two people.
The handshake was a gesture of peace, demonstrated by the fact that th…
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It is time to take make sure that we take our lunch break.
North American workers who take a lunch break every day scored higher on a wide range of engagement metrics, i…
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I remember running out of the school double doors to get to the swing first.
We all hated when it rained, and we had to stay indoors in the classroom reading quietly.
Rec…
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A Stanford survey reported that 85% of job success depends on utilizing proper business etiquette. Another report said that 69% of leaders would fire an employee who demo…
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I have done it. And I have watched others do it. You get caught up or too busy and you stop paying attention to what is right in front of you and BOOM, you walk right int…
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June is a time of reflection.
The goal of Professional Wellness Month is to encourage you to reflect on how your health and wellness intersect with your professional life…
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Once there was a time when photography didn’t exist. A time when precious moments couldn’t be captured, uploaded and shared.
I look back at my baby pictures and there we…
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Today is a world-wide celebration to honour and thank those people who donate their blood without any reward, except the knowledge that they have helped to save lives.
Th…
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“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
This quote by Edith Wharton encourages us to bring light to someone who has been…
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Superman.
Superman has always stood for what’s best about humanity and for bearing adversity and emerge stronger on the other side.
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Today is a day dedicated to encouraging and celebrating those who are making life beautiful. Whether you’re creating beauty through your art, music, relationships or hel…
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Want to live longer?
Then smile more.
Smiling is contagious. It changes our mood. It fights stress and builds your resiliency. Smiling boosts your immune system. It lowe…
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Beauty is only skin deep or in simpler terms, a pleasing appearance is not a guide to character. However, our skin is vital to our health.
Your skin is the largest organ …
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Men tend to deal with stress differently than women.
Women tend to share, while men tend to bottle the stress up inside of them. This can eat away at them causing high …
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We will sit by the camp-fire and sing a song or two. There will be peace and happiness. It will be a wonderful bonding experience. And everything will be right in the …
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I have some great memories of going to the drive-in with friends. Staying up late for the dusk to dawn movies on the long weekends. I loved taking my own kids to see the …
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Time off is essential to our mental health, yet three in ten put our holidays on standby and we leave them unused.
More hours spent on the job can often mean less quality…
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and being productive at work depends on us staying active. Running is a great way to become active and fit.
Some people use running as a …
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There are all kinds of headaches.
Some are sharp and painful.
Others are a long, slow ache from somewhere deep inside.
Chronic headache sufferers know that headaches ca…
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“Control the events in your life or the events in your life will control you.”
In these busy times, leaving early may seem like a death sentence to your career.
We know t…