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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“Reading opens a window to the world; giving us a vision of things we never dreamed possible.”
Reading for fun has become like a long-lost luxury, especially in this busy…
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Allergies occur when the immune system becomes unusually sensitive and overreacts to common substances that are normally harmless, such as pollens, molds, dust or even fo…
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Are you protected from the sun under an umbrella?
How about on a cloudy day?
Do you think you’re protected from the sun under the water?
Does a baseball cap protect you f…
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Could you unplug your TV for 7 days? How about that PS4?
What role does screen time play in your daily life? Entertainer, pacifier, babysitter, time filler and/or a dist…
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Canada became the first country in the world to have a national standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace. This Standard contains a voluntary set of g…
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A friend of mine, had been promoted over the years, rewarded for her achievements and was a solid employee. During a major corporate transition she was given a new depar…
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It is hard to understand how a child can experience depression.
As caregivers and parents, we need to remind ourselves, that while a child’s problems may seem minor to u…
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Love this advice…If your shadow is shorter than you are, you should seek the shade.
Do you annually check your skin? Wear your sunscreen faithfully? Do you go and see y…
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What superhero reduces greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20 per cent, overcomes gridlock faster than a speeding train, and leaps over distraction barriers in a single…
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1 in 5 people will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lifetime.
Mental health disorders are among the leading causes of ill-health and disability wor…
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Have you seen the videos?
Someone doing a zoom meeting and they get caught wearing no pants, just their jockies.
Today is the unofficial holiday – No Pants Day.
And prior…
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Being burned out and being stressed out are not the same thing. Many of us can tell when we are stressed out, but often, we cannot tell if we are burned out.
Burnout may …
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Today we encourage honesty and straightforward communication in politics, relationships, consumer relations and education.
Most of us have told a few lies. Lying can bail…
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Part of spring cleaning is tackling your cupboards and drawers. Well how about that medicine cupboard? Do You Know About Medication Safety?
I know that mine had been neg…
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Tick tock. Tick tock. Can you hear your biological clock ticking away? I am pretty sure that I can, though, I am certainly not looking at having anymore children!
So Wha…
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I remember date night…That was before hockey and weekends at the rink. That was before school projects and helping out with math homework. And that was before going to b…
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April is often seen as the month to focus on spring cleaning, but it is also the month to reach out and help your neighbours.
When I was young, our family dairy barn burn…
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I find it very sad when I see someone who was dedicated and enthusiastic about their job, leaves because of burnout.
This is often the case in the childcare profession.
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In our early adult years we spent so much effort on prevention, who knew that conception could be so difficult, or that Stress Decreases Your Chances Of Conceiving.
For m…
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It’s quiet. Well, almost. There is the ticking of the clock, the rattle of the furnace, the birds chirping outside of my window and my computer humming along.
For some th…