Encouragement is a great motivator. As we face the regular daily routines of our lives, it can be easy to drift into complacency. We become pretty familiar with what it is in store for us each day and how to progress through the daily business. We can even run many of our tasks – and relationships –…
October 16, 2016 Leave a Comment
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Take a Break for your Health
There is nothing like taking a break and travelling to a completely different place to expand our thinking and take us out of our personal comfort zone. I am writing this week from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Travelling from coast to coast in a new country not only covers a great distance but also brings…
October 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
Improve Your Communication
There are many occasions in our lives that have resulted in us feeling angry or hurt by the words and actions of others. These feelings may continue to arise within us as an automatic response to any behaviour that we have interpreted as insulting, demeaning, humiliating, or otherwise negative, and they may get in the…
September 29, 2015 2 Comments
How do you rate your Mental Health?
The month of October has been dedicated to mental health awareness, with World Mental Health Day being celebrated on October 10. The purpose of promoting mental health is to raise awareness of the importance of our thoughts and feelings, our self-image and self-worth. How we view ourselves impacts directly how we view others and how…
September 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
Tips for managing chronic illness
Living with chronic illness, whether it be of a physical or psychological nature, can be demoralising and at times bring us to the point of despair. The following tips are presented to assist you or those you care for in managing chronic illness. Accept your condition Accepting the changes to your life, along with the effects…
September 17, 2015 Leave a Comment
Following a Passion
From Guest Blogger Sanchit Khera There’s 7 billion people, give or take a few. How many of them are pleasure-fully experiencing their life and following a passion? If you settled at a lower number, then that speaks a lot about your own condition and the condition of your surroundings. Imagine if everyone just did what they felt…
September 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
Negative emotions are not all negative
Negative emotions, such a sadness, anger, guilt, shame and fear can be draining and can contribute to a reduced state of health and wellbeing. Such emotions can also contribute significantly to conditions of fatigue and pain. It goes without saying that when we experience negative emotions, we are not in a particularly happy place or feeling at…
September 5, 2015 Leave a Comment
What is real?
Quantum physics informs us that energy is the basis of our universe. Energy exists in everything. It is the potential and actual force of everything, both tangible and intangible, including ourselves. This means that energy is the source and foundation of everyone and everything, and the connections in between. It may be difficult for us…
September 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
Is resilience important in leadership?
Resilience is when we are able to ride with the punches and bounce back from hardship and challenges. Obviously this is a quality that serves all of us well. Not only we can fare better with life’s challenges when we have greater resilience, but we are also less likely to become so upset by the…
August 19, 2015 Leave a Comment
4 Tips to Avoid Procrastination
Are you often going to do something, and don’t quite get to do it? Do you have trouble staying focused and on task? Do you find yourself easily distracted? Is there always tomorrow? If yes to any of these questions, you are one of many of us who get stuck in the realm of procrastination….
