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The current economic and financial crisis has created increased pressure on all of us. As many struggle with the uncertainty of whether or not they will continue to have a job, others deal with the challenges of laying people off, many of whom may have been colleagues and friends. With stress ...
The financial crisis has challenged all of us as to to the next level. While busy entrepreneurs and corporate executives are constantly facing with accomplishing more with less, stretching their biological systems to the max, they are pushing their capacity even beyond manageable levels these ...
Business owners and corporate warriors struggle to keep their companies afloat. Many were already working sixteen hour days and it now seems like an endless working day. Most of us try our best to row the rough waters till the crisis subsides. Most executives and entrepreneurs who were already ...
The recession has now grown its spreading roots. Those who didn’t think it was going to hit them have sadly come to terms: the recession is here to stay. Thousands of people have been laid off and thousands wonder if their current job will still exist. Either way, all of us have a family ...
Many people feel gloomy this holiday season. As markets collapse, many employers are eliminating jobs, cutting out bonuses, and cancelling holiday parties. In addition, any company that spends any money in helping its executives take breaks and relax during their extreme efforts to stay afloat ...
Forbes recently published The World’s Happiest Places. Denmark followed by Finland and the Netherlands rated at the top of the list. While economic health defined as high gross domestic product per capita and low unemployment rates were common factors in people experiencing well-being, other ...
Our present is a mix of what we bring from the past and what we hope for the future. Living in the present while constantly thinking of the past will keep us tied up to what no longer exists. Whatever we feel was a mistake can’t be undone: words spoken cannot be taken and past deeds cannot be ...
Have you ever felt stuck on the computer, frustrated and trying to resolve a software problem for hours? What did you do, keep trying? Instead, what happened when you took a five minute break and relaxed? Where you able to fix the problem in a couple of minutes? Whether this feeling of rushing ...
In regular times, many argue they can’t “afford” to get sick. More so in a recession, many will rather go to work sick than miss their pay even if this means that they may get sicker at the job or that they may get other people sick at work. Sometimes, parents send their sick children to school ...
Are you used to waiting until the ball is dropping in Times Square on December 31 to set your New Year’s resolutions? You’re not alone. Most people do that. The most common resolutions include losing weight, gaining health, quitting a bad habit such as smoking or drinking, spending ...
In an ideal world, we would dedicate eight hours of our day to work, another eight to enjoy recreational activities and the last eight hours to sleep. The true question is, how many of you live in the ideal world? Instead, in the real world, most people work twelve to sixteen hours every day, ...
I usually refer to sleep as the third pillar of the healthy physical dimension (the others are nutrition, exercise and relaxation). Many people minimize the benefits of sleep and the essential properties it brings to our ability to produce and perform at our top level. Additionally, researchers ...
In an ideal world, we would spend eight hours of our day at work, another eight in recreational activities and the last eight hours asleep. The true question is how many of us live in the ideal world? Instead, in the real world, most corporate warriors, executives and entrepreneurs work twelve ...
Many still struggle keeping the holiday flame alive this season. Employers are asking the best of their employees while employees fear that they may lose their jobs unless they give it all. How can we find some positive balance between working hard and keeping our sanity? How to handle ...
Have you always set up your New Year's Resolution and gone into it head on to then realize achieving your goals was more difficult than you ever expected? Did you give up just a few weeks after you started? You are not alone. I see this happen all the time. Every year, I see more people show ...
Have you ever wondered why you feel so great during vacation? While you may think it’s because you are not at work, how about this other explanation? You are having a great time with people you care about in a nice place, you enjoy good food, you sleep well and you exercise or simply relax. It ...
You have a hectic day, you run back and forth and when you get a second to sit and relax, you sigh and take a deep breath. Exactly like that first crying breath tells us a baby is alive and kicking, breathing well will enhance your health on every dimension: physical, emotional, intellectual and ...