Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King

EP 1793 – Capture A Moment

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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 were only a handful. My mom and dad had a single picture each and I don’t know if I have ever saw one of any of my grandparents when they were really young. Compare all of that to the albums upon albums that I have of my sons who are now young adults.

Today, we don’t even print all of our pictures, but save them to on-line albums or files to be viewed at any given instant.

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.

Photography is a great hobby that can help us build our resiliency. It is something to take our minds off of all of our stressful life situations.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Nature Photography Day:

Photography can be a means to get out and physically active. Use your camera to take note of the awesome or the bizarre. Have some fun looking for the humour in everyday life.

Photography is a good activity to strengthen relationships. Make it an outing and invite others to join you. Visit the park or a natural habitat and spend time discussing what you see.

So what is the funniest photograph that you have ever taken?

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TIP 1792 – Serendipity

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What a surprise. Who could have imagined that it would happen because of us meeting like this.

The Seventeenth Law of the Universe is The Law of Serendipity which states that the Universe bends in our direction by providing us with seemingly accidental and unexpected fortuitous circumstances which we often call luck.

Serendipity is the term for a “happy accident” or a “pleasant surprise.” Serendipity is an attitude in which you are always expecting happy surprises to occur.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Serendipity Day

Step out of your routine, step out of your comfort zone, and try new things. Go new places. Meet new people. When you shake things up, you are preparing the ground for serendipity to occur.

Try taking a Serendipity Walk. A Serendipity Walk is where you wander with an empty mind. Serendipity means roving around without thinking about any problem, agenda and plan and see what happens and where you end up. No deadline and no destination. In this kind of walk you give your brain a rest and let your instinct and imagination direct you.

Serendipity Day encourages people to look for and notice those unexpected good things that are always out there, if we have the eyes to see them.

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TIP 1791 – Managing the Age Gap

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What does the makeup of your team look like?

Are they mostly from the Baby Boomer or Generation X era?

Do you have any Gen Y’s or even Millennials working for you?

For the first time in contemporary history, there are four generations in the workforce — Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and the first of Gen Z.

With employees ranging in age from their late teens to their 70s, leaders must tailor their management styles to fit their multi-generational workforce, who work with different value sets and expectations of each other.

This age difference can make it a bit more challenging for leaders to handle.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating our diverse workforce on Baby Boomer Recognition Day

1. Don’t confuse your teams by phrasing orders as suggestions: Boomer managers are often reluctant to give clear, direct, specific instructions. Although you really mean “Do it,” often we use phrases such as “You might want to consider…”, or “Have you thought about…” Gen Xers and New Millennials (Gen Yers) hear these as suggestions. They’re caught off guard when you’re later surprised to find out they didn’t carry out your directive in they way that you intended.
2. Talk with them about more than just work.
3. Be a leader, not a friend: Knowing and being interested in your employees isn’t the same as becoming their friends. What they’re looking for is a role model, a mentor, and a leader—not a buddy.
4. Reward good work quickly: Gen X and Y employees are used to instant feedback and gratification.
5. Think knowledge exchange, not knowledge transfer. As technology changes, your younger generations have the upper hand and experience. Allow them to shine as they show others how to adapt.

With 4 generations in the workplace, a strong leader can juggle these vastly different expectations, communication needs, and views about the workplace.

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TIP 1790 – I Choose Wellness

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I’ll take care of myself when….

Do you neglect your own needs while you take care of others or are busy making a living?

Many of us put our own needs at the bottom of our to-do list and over time, we may actually forget what self-care looks feels like.

Research shows that self-care helps manage stress and promotes happiness and can help you to be more productive and better able to care for the needs of others.

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Today’s Tips for Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Wellness Month:

It is time to focus on our overall wellness, which includes self-care in all five aspects of health:

Physical

Emotional

Social

Spiritual

Intellectual

Small, daily acts of self-care lead to a lifetime of wellness.

Look for small changes that can positively impact your health, like adding more water to your daily intake, taking a moment to breathe deeply, writing in a gratitude journal, connecting with a friend that you haven’t seen in a while, or watching a video on national geographic on the migration of turtles.

To celebrate your commitment, post a picture on your social media feed of you with a sign that says “I choose wellness. #wellnessmonth”. Inspire others to create their own healthy habits.

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TIP 1789 – Relax!

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We finally have a day off.  One that we have been looking forward to.  Only to be struck down with some kind of bug which makes us feel rotten. These symptoms can be a sign of leisure illness and they are often linked to stress caused by work overload and pushing ourselves too hard before taking time off.

Sometimes it is not until we stop the ‘rollercoaster ride’ that our body responds, and we experience these flu or cold like symptoms.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Relaxation Day:

Vacations are important to our health and well-being, so don’t wait for the ‘right’ time.  Make plans to use all of your vacation allotment, whether it be a day off, an extended weekend or a longer vacation period.

Do not over-program your days off.  Look for activities that are relaxing and rejuvenating.

Promote relaxation.  Try deep breathing, visualization, yoga or a massage. 

Get involved in a hobby.  Try gardening, fishing, boating, or reading a book.  Reading something uplifting activates the same positive emotion center as experiencing a happy moment first-hand.

Get out and Play. Play is important for all aspects of our lives, including creativity and relationships. When we play, we trigger a mix of endorphins that lift our spirits and the relationships that we form during play remind us that we are not alone in this world. Playing with a pet can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which calm and relax us.

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TIP 1788 – Is Romance Dead?

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Some say that romance is dead. I don’t think that it’s dead. I just think that our expectations have been lowered. Quick and convenient has polluted our relationships to the point where the effort of being truly romantic is seen as being over the top. We settle for emoji’s, watching TV together, and hanging out.

Romance is so much more.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Resurrect Romance Week:

Remind your significant other as to why you cherish them in the first place.

Romance takes effort and a dash of creativity. Here are some suggestions based on the Love Languages that got me thinking:

Verbal appreciation is extremely powerful towards those who have Words of Affirmation as their primary love language. How about leaving a sweet or sexy note in their coat or on the dashboard of their car?

Acts Of Service might be breakfast in bed or even making the bed.

For those you appreciate Gift Giving, try to think of a meaningful gift, that doesn’t cost anything. Be creative like framing a favourite picture of the two of you.

Quality Time together might be setting up a date night, complete with dressing up. Or going out on an unplanned adventure together.

And for the fifth love language of Physical Touch you may try a foot massage or just holding your special someone’s hand while you drive.

Finally, remember that little romantic gestures here and there won't make an ounce of difference to the quality of your relationship if, the rest of the time, you treat your partner in unloving, negative and disrespectful ways.

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TIP 1787 - What Will Be Your Legacy?

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My son’s archery coach was very sick and my son wrote him a letter letting him know how much my son liked him as a coach and mentor, about how his helpfulness and encouragement made my son feel and how much he was going to be missed.  I was told that this letter touched the man very deeply.  He had a huge impact on my son and he was leaving a wonderful legacy.

So–What words would your friends use to describe you?  What words would your family use?  Your business partners?

This month consider what legacy you are leaving to those around you.

Is your impact something that you can be proud of?   Are your behaviours aligned with your values and beliefs?  What do people think of when they think of you?

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating What Will Be Your Legacy Month:

Some of the legacies that I have been gratefully left…

Financial responsibility – I watch my parents work hard to make ends meet on the family farm. Money was to be used wisely and decisions weighed against needs and wants.

Strong work ethic – They taught me that to get what you want you have to work hard and be persistent. 

Community – I watched both my grandparents and parents volunteer at the church and the local chamber.  I saw how they pitched in when other’s in the community needed their help.  I learned that we have a responsibility to those around us and we help out when we can.

Consider the legacy that you have been left. 

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TIP 1786 – Take A Restorative Nap

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While secretly hiding to catch a nap on the job is irresponsible and dangerous, banning napping altogether may not be the best idea either.

• Are you able to nap at work?
• Are you a good napper?
• Would a napping policy be beneficial?

For some of us, napping is essential. A short nap of 20-30 minutes can help to improve mood, alertness and performance. It can be extremely effective at eliminating fatigue-related accidents and injuries and reducing workers compensation costs. Smart leaders and companies are taking note. They know that plenty of sleep is not for the weak, frail or unsuccessful.

Good Nappers are in good company: Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and George W. Bush are known to have valued an afternoon nap.

Naps can be typed into three different categories:

1. Planned naps
2. Emergency naps
3. Habitual naps

Naps can restore alertness, enhance performance, and reduce mistakes and accidents.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Napping Month:

Take into account these three things when it comes to napping.

First, The right length: A short nap is usually recommended (20 minutes) for short-term alertness without leaving you feeling groggy or interfering with nighttime sleep.

The right environment that is conducive to sleep

And The right time: If you take a nap too late in the day, it might affect your nighttime sleep patterns and make it difficult to fall asleep at your regular bedtime.

A nap can provide an easy way to get some relaxation and rejuvenation

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TIP 1785 – Is It Time For A Check Up?

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I hate going.

The pancake exam. You know, the mammogram.

While I am at it, I really don’t like going for my annual medical check-up.

I don’t like them, but I do know that they are necessary.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Annual Medical Check-Up Day:

Preventive care is important. Everyone should get the recommended immunizations and screening tests.

Here are conditions most people should be screened for:

High blood pressure

High cholesterol

Diabetes

Breast cancer

Cervical cancer

Colon cancer

Osteoporosis

And Depression

 

Some studies have found that people who have a yearly check-up don’t tend to be healthier or live any longer than those who forgo the visits. So this is why the annual check up is being revamped and is being replaced by the Periodic Health Visit. Rather than everyone getting the same batch of tests, doctors are supposed to focus on the specific needs of individual patients – taking into account their age, gender and medical history.

The underlying message is clear. If you are concerned about a health issue, don’t wait, see your doctor. Self-care is always a priority.

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TIP 1784 – Lazy, Hazy Days

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I like these lyrics for Lazy Day by Spanky and the Gang:

Blue sky, Sunshine, what a day to take a walk in the park.

Ice cream, Day dream, till the sky becomes a blanket of stars.

What a day for pickin' daisies, and lots of red balloons.

And what a day for holdin' hands and bein' with you.

 

So is it good to have a lazy day?

Though being active is healthy for us and procrastination can cause a lot of problems if it goes unchecked, taking a lazy day can actually be good for our mental health.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Lazy Day:

Taking it easy and indulging in a lazy day, can help to restore your energy and refocus your mind.

But first, you have to let go of feeling guilty, like you are being bad by not doing something productive.

Part of being successful is knowing how to add more joy to your life. Part of this is by learning to slow down and jump off the rollercoaster for a while.

Try sleeping in and repairing some of the ill-effects of sleep-debt

Go for a walk and plan nothing. Just be present and in the moment

Sit outside enjoying nature and read a good book. There is nothing like going camping and reading something that is not designed to improve my business or better my life. It is just a story to get caught up in.

A like the song says, it is a great day for just holding hands.

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TIP 1783 – Holding Hands Reduces Stress

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When it comes to holding hands it’s not all about romance. 

When you hold the hands of another you are sending the message that the other person is valued, important and noticed.

James Coan of the University of Virginia found that when people hold hands, their brains don’t work as hard to cope with stress. 

To hold someone’s hand is to offer them affection, protection or comfort.

A poll showed that more than half of people couldn’t remember the last time they held their grandparents hand and more than a quarter had never done so. However, almost a fifth of respondents, when asked whose hands they would most like to hold, said it would be the hand of a grandparent who has died.

Loneliness and depression are rampant in today’s society.  Holding someone’s hand, especially of someone who is isolated, dealing with an illness or elderly can help them to be more resilient against the impact of stress, promote better health and combat their feelings of isolation.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Hand Holding Day:

Reach out and touch the hand of someone you love or someone in need.  Not only do they reap the benefit but so do you.

Don’t wait until it’s too late and end up regretting that you didn’t grab at the opportunity.

Robert Fulgham (Everything I Learned, I Learned In Kindergarten) said:

. . . Share everything. . .When you go out in the world, Watch out for traffic, hold hands, And stick together. . . .

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TIP 1782 - Choose Happiness

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Happiness does not just happen.  It has to be worked at.  It is far easier to focus on the difficult, the stressful, the negative and the disappointing.

It takes effort to really notice and be thankful for the big and small things that make us happy.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Happiness Happens Day:

Happiness Happens Day aims to spread the joy of being happy and to persuade people to look on the brighter side of life. 

So, raise your glass of pink lemonade to Happiness Happens Day. Why pink lemonade? Happy people naturally turn lemons into lemonade. Also pink is pretty.

Plan something fun to look forward to after work.

Get outside.  Sunlight can boost our mood as it impacts our neurotransmitters and hormones. 

Use different scents to boost your mood. 

Phone your mum. A US study found that hearing a mother’s voice is as good as a hug for stress release.

Get away.  According to one study, vacations lead to increased happiness (93%),  less stress (86%), being recharged (89%),  more energy (81%) and improved health (78%).

And finally, researchers found that people who count their blessings sleep better, have a higher self-worth and are more satisfied and happy with their life.  So, let happiness happen.  Be open to it.  Be  aware of what makes you happy and when you are happy.

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TIP 1781 – Celebrating Professional Speaker’s Day

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I would never have imagined that one day that I, Beverly, would be a public speaker.

I hated giving presentations. When I was younger I struggled with stress and public speaking. My voice would quiver. I would speak a mile a minute. My nervousness was obvious.

Some people report that they would rather be naked in public than have to deliver a speech to their peers. I would have absolutely agreed with this statement. The stress was unbelievable and public speaking was best to be avoided whenever possible.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Professional Speaker’s Day:

Public Speaking Advice: You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be able to deliver your message effectively.

What I learned was that speaking effectively in public and professionally is rarely a natural talent, but it is one that can be learned. When you have a passion for your topic, and you immerse yourself in that topic to become an expert, the stress becomes secondary to the message that you want and need to deliver.

Remember that your audience really does want you to be successful and they are all that truly matters.

I am proud to be a professional speaker. In fact, I am a Certified Professional Speaker and a Certified Virtual Speaker.  If only my high school English Teacher could see me now.

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TIP 1780 – Bad Breath

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We know as parents that it is up to us to teach our children how to take care of their oral health and we wouldn’t think twice to tell our child that they need to go and use some mouthwash if their breath smelled.  But how do you handle it when it’s your friend, co-worker or boss? In a study by the Emily Post Institute, 75% of respondents polled said they’d want to be notified by a friend if they smelled.

Working with a colleague whose breath smells can be stressful, that’s why when doing a search on “bad breath and coworker” you can find over 1.8 million sites.

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Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Fresh Breath Day:

Most workplace experts recommend that the upfront method works the best…tell the person that their breath smell today and offer them a piece of gum.  You have given them a way out, by indicating that ‘today’ may mean that this is unusual or temporary and the gum lets them save face while they talk to you.

If bad breath is something that you deal with on occasion, minimize foods that can increase sulphur production and stimulate bacteria like alcohol, coffee, dairy and sugars

Stimulate saliva production which is nature’s breath freshener using sugar-free mints

Drink lots of water

Scrape the back of your tongue

If it is chronic, you need to talk to your dentist about solutions that may be right for you.

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TIP 1779 – Admit You’re Happy

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What is your burden to blessing ratio?

How often do you catch yourself complaining about something and how often are you outwardly expressing gratitude?

For most of us, we spend far too much time looking at the negative and the difficult and not nearly enough looking at the positive and the awesome.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Admit You’re Happy Month:

The more that we focus on the positive and the awesome, the bigger the impact it will have on our happiness.

Admitting that we are happy, increases our happiness.

And it encourages others to admit to being appreciative and happy in their lives.

So celebrate the brief moments that make you smile, and the occasions that knock your socks off!

Dr. Amit Sood, Professor of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic, states that life’s happiest moments have one or more of these three ingredients: Creating, Connecting, Caring.

What positive things have happened to you today? Acknowledge all of them.

Be proud of who you are. Celebrate yourself.

Keep a positive mental attitude. You’ll feel better, live better, and be happier.

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TIP 1778 – Reduce The Clutter

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How you organize yourself can either help or hinder in the way that you deal with stress. Clean out your inbox, or clean out your closet and you’ll notice the stress relief from being organized and clutter free.

Clutter can add more chaos. But being too worried that everything is in its place can stop us from being productive and creative as well.

Your personal organization should help you to move forward, give you a sense of control over your space and help to decrease the stress that you feel.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Reduce the Clutter Week:

Use baskets to gather unread magazines/journals/computer accessories etc.

Colour coded file folders makes for easier identification and location of topics.

The idea of keeping sentimental treasures is not entirely practical and I am not really good at letting go. I know that there is simply no reason to save that dried flower that my first boyfriend gave me back in high school. Besides, how much am I actually enjoying anything that’s packed up in a box? We need to let these things go.

De-junk your clothes closet while you are at it. Look at the bottom third of any drawer. These are usually the clothes that you are not attached to and could be donated.

Purge periodically – it takes time but gives you more space and you may find that it can trigger your creative juices

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EP 1777 – Friendships Can Protect Our Health

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Witmer and Sweeney found in their study that people with few ties to others had 2 to 5 times the death rate as those who had more ties.

Support and connectedness can be a powerful tool in preventing illness by acting as a buffer to the effects of stress. The benefit of friendship is having the emotional support of a community during difficult times.

Workplaces are also recognizing the value of support in their organizations. Effective leaders are evaluating their teams and ensuring that they reduce isolation, celebrate occasions and successes, develop trust through effective communication, deal with conflict and gossip in a direct and open way, promote a casual and friendly atmosphere, and develop a support network through human resources, an EAP or connection to community contacts.

Unfortunately, many people in the workplace do not make the effort to utilize this great coping strategy and the busier we have become the easier it is to let our existing friendships go by the way-side. So where do we start?

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Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating International Friendship Week:

At work and in your community, smile and say hello to those around you

Connect with your co-workers informally

Call, write or email those friends that you have lost touch with and book a date to get together

Connectedness and friendships have exceptional powers in decreasing our stress, if we venture to put ourselves ‘out there’.

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TIP 1776 - Simplify Your Life

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Life can get very complicated and stressful what with all of the ‘hats’ we wear.

We sometimes let others control our activities and determine our priorities. 

So how do we simplify it so that our life is more manageable and enjoyable and we are more resilient?

Realization and acceptance can be the first steps to gaining control.  Accept that it’s impossible to do it all and it’s all right if you don’t, in fact, it’s much better if you don’t.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Simplify Your Life Week:

Avoid blaming others and situations – WE have the ultimate decision on how OUR time will be spent.

Develop and set your priorities and say ‘No’ to those things which are not your priority.

Planning and time management are essential skills.

Prepare for the transition from work to home by planning your work-related activities for the next day before you leave the office. 

Do not over-program yourself or your family.

Make the morning routine as simple as possible, leaving yourself more than enough time for ‘emergencies’.

Our stress can be negatively impacted by the way in which we organize our daily activities and routines, and by the organization or lack there of in our physical environment.  Simplifying routines and de-junking physical space can increase our efficiency, our effectiveness and can add to a sense of control which can help us create a calm and peaceful presence.

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TIP 1775 - Great Friends Support Us

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Our closest friends support us. They cheer for us. They cry with us. They laugh with us (and at us). They are there for us.

I have a couple of ‘bestest’ friends. I don’t see them very often as we have moved far apart. But I know that I can count on them.

Research shows that our social connection to our friends gives us a sense of belonging, a feeling of security and increase our sense of self-worth. They help us to deal better with the stressors in life and live happier more successful lives.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Girlfriend’s Day:

Listen to your intuition – true friends give off a positive energy that make us feel good as opposed to drain us – Evaluate your friendships.

Make the time – though life can get away from us we should never let our friendships get away from us – friendships take energy and time to nurture and to keep fresh.

Learn to let go – our friends are no more perfect than we are. We need to ignore those imperfections and learn to celebrate their positive traits that brought us together as friends.

Today is a great day to share a special memory of those that you hold in your heart.

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TIP 1774 – Your Life Matters

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Our world is changing and sometimes that change is difficult to keep up with. Sometimes we see the need for the change, but we don’t know how to move forward. Sometimes we want the change and we look for ways to push it forward.

I grew up in rural Ontario where my cousins and second cousins and so on were my neighbours and classmates. We looked like each other and we sounded like each other. I had 3 local TV stations, and we watched very little TV except for hockey, which I tuned out.

I don’t remember giving skin colour a second thought. I went to University and I still don’t remember giving it a second thought.

It wasn’t until I lived in Toronto that I remember hearing some of my first racial slurs.

I know that 30 years later, I have said or thought things that were racial generalizations in reactions to activities, sayings, or even music.

So here we are in the midst of turmoil and I am still seeing arguments around Black Lives Matter versus All Lives Matter. I absolutely agree with both statements. Black Lives Matter. All Lives Matter. Your Life Matters.

My life matters.

However, I can not remember a time where my skin colour has put me at a disadvantage, or made me looked down upon as something less, or put me at risk, or seen as dangerous.

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So what can we all do…Listen and show up.

Listen to each other.

Show up and be willing to acknowledge someone’s experiences, no matter how different it may be to yours.

By listening and showing up, by opening up in this way, we can examine where we can push change forward. Where we can make the necessary impact. We all have a role to play in making that happen. It’s needed and long overdue as Every Life Matters.

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