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Hope, Health, and Happiness. Would you like to live your life with less stress and more happiness? Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, more resilient you. 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 dealing with stress. Our goal is to put a plan together that helps us 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 to Harness Your Energy, Build Your Resiliency and Protect Your Mental Health!
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
TIP 2007 - Burn Baby Burn
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
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I am so done with winter. It is wearing on my nerves and making me seriously want to move to another country – preferably with snow only in the remotest of locations…just in case I do want to see it again. But that is not likely.
Today is Snowman Burning Day. It is a day to celebrate the changing of season and where we hopefully can soon leave winter behind us.
I am not sure that burning a snowman will bring me some spring juju, but at this point I am willing to try.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Snowman Burning Day:
If you can’t burn a snowman, try encouraging that spring feeling by bringing home some blooms. Even if it is not spring outside yet, some bright flowers can make the day shine a little brighter
Make sure you have space to welcome spring into your home. Clear clutter from your display areas, closets, drawers and storage spaces. Donate, recycle or sell unused and unwanted clothing and household items.
Host a Spring Party and break out the BBQ. Getting together with friends or family can lift some of the winter gloom.
Finally, my favourite choice. Go out for ice cream. Nothing says good-bye to winter more than enjoying an ice cream cone.
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Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
TIP 2006 – Let’s Laugh
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
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Laughter Is Good For Us – So Why Don’t We Use It More?
It has been shown that laughter (not just a quick giggle) reduces physical and emotional tension. Muscles tense in laughter and then relax profoundly for as long as 45 minutes. The more hearty, the more relaxing it is and the longer the positive effect. Laughter helps the body to produces endorphins, which are natural pain relievers.
A good belly laugh can stimulate your internal organs, increase your circulation, raise the level of oxygen in the blood and boost the immune system. A group of researchers found that laughing boisterously 100 times a day will give you the same effects as 10 minutes of rowing or 15 minutes on an exercise bike.
We know intrinsically that laughter is good for us, yet as we get older our laugh quota drops further and further. As adults, we need to examine what happened to our playful, fun, humourous side.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Let’s Laugh Day:
Find funny friends and co-workers and make it a point to hang out with them
Go old school and read the comics
Watch funny TV programs, movies and videos
Being able to laugh gives us the physical energy and mental resilience needed to survive.
Smile, Laugh Large and Fight ‘Terminal Seriousness’.
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Monday Mar 18, 2024
TIP 2005 – Forgiveness
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
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My parents weren’t perfect.
As a new parent, I knew I was going to be a better parent than my own. I was going to be kinder, hug more, talk more, connect more, love more.
And my children would appreciate me, know that I was always fair, never ‘hate’ me, and never doubt my love for them.
Reality can be painful. The realization that there is no such thing as a perfect parent, that no one had perfect parents, that you are not going to be the perfect parent and that no matter what, your children are going to take you for granted, think that you are unfair, ‘hate’ you for the decisions that you’ve made and will probably doubt how much you love them at some point, is all part of our maturing process.
Parenting is not easy. We wing it, just like our parents did.
This realization can lead us to forgiveness.
Sometimes there is a little to get past, sometimes there is a lot to forgive. Sometimes the hurt and damage run very deep. Hanging on to this ‘baggage’ is damaging. It can damage your current and future relationships.
Forgiveness is not forgetting. It is awareness and it is moving forward.
The past can never be re-written. But sometimes forgiveness allows the future to be much brighter.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Forgive Mom and Dad Day:
In my teens, I wanted to change my parents. As I got older, I have grown to accept them for who they were and are today.
They were not perfect, but they have some really good qualities. Now, I see them through the eyes of my children. They love their grandparents, the way I loved mine. When I look back, I see that they don’t carry that same baggage when they see their grandparents as I do when I see them as my parents. They greet my parents with excitement and enthusiasm. They laugh and joke around. Now, I try too.
Forgiveness is essential to living a healthy life.
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Sunday Mar 17, 2024
TIP 2004 – Act Happy
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
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In spite of illness and in spite of difficult life circumstances, we all know someone who seems to not let those things take over the rest of their world.
It is not that they are blind to the impact that these things are having on their life, but they are choosing not to let these things be their entire life. They choose to see happiness and miracles around them. They appreciate the love and kindness they are offered. They are eager to share that love and kindness with others.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Act Happy Day:
The more that we focus on things to be happy about, the more evidence we find that there are things to be happy about.
Belief creates reality. Become your ideal person. How would a happy person act?
Happiness is inside us. We have control over what side of the line we focus our attention on. It is not that bad stuff doesn’t happen, but along with the difficult times of life, there is always a positive or beautiful side of life just waiting to be discovered.
Live with an attitude of gratitude. What are you thankful for? How can you show that gratitude to those around you?
Today, look for the good, the amazing and the awesome.
Today act happy – not to be untrue to yourself – but by being more perceptive of the good.
Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In
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Saturday Mar 16, 2024
TIP 2003 – Skip the Selfies
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
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We are becoming more self-centered and Narcissistic. “Selfie” was Oxford dictionary’s Word of the Year in 2013. Since then, it’s become a serious preoccupation. The cultural phenomenon of the ‘selfie’ exposes a very basic human desire — to feel noticed, appreciated and recognized. Our addiction to selfies has turned deadly and selfie-related incidents now top shark attacks when it comes to unusual ways to die!
One study in the U.K. revealed that women between the ages of 16 and 25 spent an average of five hours a week taking selfies.
Research shows that selfies can make us feel lousy about ourselves to the point where we photoshop and filter our selfies in an effort to be picture perfect. How many pictures have you looked at and wonder why the person adjusted the picture so much that it no longer looks like the real thing?
However, it is hard not to love the ego boost from sharing a selfie because of the positive comments we usually get.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating No Selfies Day:
To celebrate today is easy – all you have to do is NOT participate in taking selfies!
Be in the moment, rather than trying to capture and edit it.
Finally, be careful that you are not falsely praising and reinforcing selfies that are over-processed.
For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
TIP 2002 – Be More Sleep Diligent!
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
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Over half of drivers say that they have driven drowsy in the past year. Many of us are sleeping poorly which is causing us to be sleep deprived.
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So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating World Sleep Day:
Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Follow a regular schedule each night. This trains your body and brain and promotes relaxation.
Do not adjust your ritual over the weekend.
Do not nap if you have trouble sleeping, unless there is a need for alertness.
Keep your room cool, dark, and block noises.
Allow for thorough ventilation in the room to avoid breathing stale air
The power of suggestion can be a powerful aid in getting a better sleep, especially if used in conjunction with deep breathing. The more that it is used, the more potent the effect it has. Suggestion works by gently reminding your mind. Try “Calm, Peaceful, Sleep, Dream”
Do not tell yourself how tired you are going to be the next day, as this kind of suggestion is just as fulfilling
A good night’s sleep can mean the difference between coping effectively with the daily stressors of life and completely losing your mental and physical health.
Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
TIP 2001 - See Something, Say Something
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
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Whether out in the field or occupying the leader’s chair, everyone has a stake in reporting incidents of suspected or actual wrongdoing. However, being a whistle-blower feels like a violation of that playground rule not to be a tattletale.
Creating a culture that encourages an individual to raise the red flag when something unethical or illegal is taking place is critical.
So how do you get past the feeling of not wanting to cause trouble for someone else?
It’s by understanding that the consequences of keeping silent can be significant and harmful.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Ethics Awareness Month:
Create a culture within your organization that encourages employees to report wrongdoing. Work with your teams to understand that the cost of silence is high. This silence may impact the safety of colleagues or damage the reputation and bottom-line of the organization.
According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, a survey of 195 global leaders located in 15 different countries reported that high ethical and moral standards were the most important leadership trait in the workplace.
Those whose word is their honor and who can be absolutely trusted to be fair, honest, and forthright, are more likely to command the respect of those around them.
High ethical and moral standards create a safe and trusting environment in the workplace where employees can thrive. When employees feel that they can depend on and trust their leader, they feel safe and will go the extra mile for the organization.
While leaders have an obligation to set the ethical tone of the organization, it is everyone's ethical behavior that matters.
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
TIP 2000 – Sleep Awareness
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Millions are too sleepy for sex, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation.
Many of us are sleeping poorly which is causing us to be sleep deprived, and it’s taking a serious toll on professional relationships, productivity, public safety and even the most intimate aspects of our lives.
Nearly one-fourth of partnered adults say they have sex less often or have lost interest in sex because they are too sleepy.
Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Sleep Awareness Week:
To Help With Being Sleep Deprived:
Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Follow a regular schedule each night. This trains your body and brain and promotes a deeper sleep.
Keep your room cool, dark, and block noises. Use a mask if necessary and blackout curtains. Allow for thorough ventilation in the room to avoid breathing stale air
The power of suggestion can be a powerful aid in getting a better sleep, especially if used in conjunction with deep breathing. The more that it is used, the more potent the effect it has. Do not tell yourself how tired you are going to be the next day as this kind of suggestion is just as fulfilling
A good night’s sleep can mean the difference between coping effectively with the daily stressors of life and completely losing your mental and physical health.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
TIP 1999 – Farmers Stay Safe
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
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Growing up on a dairy farm, I know first-hand how stressful this occupation can be. It is an all-encompassing lifestyle.
Two-thirds of farmers say that they are stressed, with 20% saying that they are very stressed. Shortcuts or inattention can lead to disaster.
Farmers are resilient.
Stuff happens…to everyone…and you move on. Though there is a lot of complaining about what is going on around them, most couldn’t imagine living or making a living any other way. Those that can’t live this way, don’t last and move on.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Canadian Agricultural Safety Week:
Think Safety First. During Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, the message is that awareness is the key to staying healthy and safe on the farm.
Know your priorities. Don’t let the business of farming become such a focus that you forget the connection to your family and friends, or the importance of your health.
Finally, It is not a weakness to connect with others. In days gone by, it was a given that you had to rely on your community for survival. It is important that you have enough supports in your support circle in order to be resilient.
Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
TIP 1998 – Sleep Deprived
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
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Millions are too sleepy for sex, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation.
Many of us are sleeping poorly which is causing us to be sleep deprived, and it’s taking a serious toll on professional relationships, productivity, public safety and even the most intimate aspects of our lives.
Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency!
So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Napping Day:
A short nap of 20 minutes can help to improve mood, alertness and performance. It can be extremely effective at eliminating fatigue-related accidents and injuries. A 90-minute nap can be extremely effective, if you can schedule it into your day.
Naps can be typed into three different categories:
- Planned napping involves taking a nap before you actually get sleepy.
- Emergency napping occurs when you are suddenly very tired and cannot continue with the activity you were originally engaged in.
- Habitual napping is practiced when a person takes a nap at the same time each day.
I love my naps and I need my naps. They help me through my afternoon slump and allow me to carry on with my projects in a more productive and creative way afterwards.
Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
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Sunday Mar 10, 2024
TIP 1997 – Be Awesome
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
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Today is the International Day of Awesomeness! This day gives us the opportunity to celebrate every person, place, thing, or idea in the world that is awesome. I encourage all of the participants in my workshops to look for the awesome. As the official tag line points out, “No one’s perfect, but everyone can be awesome.”
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So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating International Day Of Awesomeness:
Today is the day to both perform and celebrate feats of awesomeness.
Celebrate by posting about someone who epitomizes the ideals of awesomeness. It may be a family member, friend, or colleague who receive this special recognition.
Be curious. Start a conversation with someone that you have seen everyday, but have not talked to. You may be surprised by their story or by the things that you have in common. It will brighten their day — and yours.
Build an awesome workplace, one smile at a time.
Explore the “What If”. What if we didn’t do blank anymore? What if we changed blank? What if we started blank? See where the answers take you. This simple exploration could improve your relationships or your workplace.
Wishing you an awesome day!
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Saturday Mar 09, 2024
TIP 1996 – Don’t Panic
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
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Help! It’s Panic Day.
This awareness day is not about panic attacks or panic disorder which is serious and affects 2-3% of the population. Today is the day to examine how we may over-react to the stress in our everyday lives and to find strategies that will keep us focused and healthy.
You know the over-reactions that we are talking about. We even have sayings that go with them… such as don’t cry over spilled milk… Or don’t make mountains out of mole hills.
Anxiety and stress have their place in our life. They help us to avoid danger. They keep us thinking and being creative. And they keep us on our toes so that we don’t become complacent.
The point at which worry becomes unhealthy is when it stops pushing us to act and move forward. This panic can be paralyzing and prevent us from thinking clearly enough to find the best strategies to deal with the source of our anxiety.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Panic Awareness Day:
Listen to the way that you describe the situations that you find yourself in. Do you use extreme-type words? Do you awfulize everything? Choose the words carefully.
Evaluate how you are feeling in relation to the situation. Are you feeling helpless or hopeless?
Notice what happens to your body when you feel this way. Where does it hit you the most?
Try different relaxation techniques to combat those anxious feeling.
Evaluate the situation to see what options you have. Keep yourself moving forward in the problem-solving mode and the anxiety will be kept in check.
What is your release? Sometimes we need a quick strategy to release the anxiety so that we can start to problem solve. This may include a good scream, a run, or a round or two on the punching bag.
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Friday Mar 08, 2024
TIP 1995 - How Not To Procrastinate
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
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How many of us couldn’t use an extra hour each day? Planning before starting each day, is said to save us this hour, as we are more effective at using the time that we have. Sometimes though we just can’t seem to get our act together.
Maybe we just can’t seem to get past our urge to procrastinate. It may be that we are being too perfectionistic, or we dislike the task or person that we have to work with. We could be too tired or fear that we might fail. Sometimes it is just a matter of the task not being a part of our goals and priorities.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Procrastination Week:
To Avoid Procrastination, we need to:
Find the answer to ‘What’s In It For Me”. Why do I need to accomplish the task at hand and what benefit will there be for me when I finish it?
Chunk your time – set a timer. The timer helps you to become more realistic about how long various tasks take.
Watch out for time gobblers – internet, email, TV, phone, socializing, unimportant notices and forwards
Delegate when the task is not part of your priority. Not everything has to be done or should be done by you. Let go of your need to control everything.
Make it fun by rewarding yourself. It is easier to start and finish a task if there is a reward at the end of it…by the way, my chocolate covered almonds are waiting for me as soon as I finish this flash briefing. Till tomorrow have a wonderful day!
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Thursday Mar 07, 2024
TIP 1994 – How To Be Heard
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
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Running a small business can be very stressful. One of the keys to success, is to be able to reach your customers. But it can be difficult to break through the noise, so that your customers know that you even exist.
It can be just as difficult to be heard at work by your boss, or even within your family.
Our minds are being constantly bombarded by messaging from other brands and social media, from colleagues and from friends and family.
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So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Be Heard Day:
Get to the point…you have 8 seconds! One website suggests that we are exposed to around 4,000 to 10,000 messages per day and less than 100 of those messages will be remembered. Human attentions spans are at an all-time low dropping from 12 seconds to less than 8 seconds. The key to cutting through the noise is through short messages.
Use visuals. We process visuals faster than text and we remember visuals more than text. Create a picture in the mind of your listener if you can’t use a visual.
Provide value first. People are most engrossed in their own self-interest, so play into that. Make it about them, their needs, goals, wants and desires. Relate it to their own history, situation, reputation and behavior.
As a small company, what do you do to make it easy to work with you? How do you assist your boss or colleagues before presenting issues or problems? Do they only hear negative comments or issues from you? In your family, do praise and recognize the positives or is all your communication negative?
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
TIP 1993 – Telecommuting May Be The Answer
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
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It’s not a bird. Nor a plane…It’s the Telecommuter!
A survey of employees who telecommute three days a week experienced a
- 46% decrease in stress,
- 45% increase in job satisfaction, and
- 30% increase in job productivity.
In addition, telecommuting provides an opportunity to create a more harmonious balance between home and work commitments. Three-quarters of employees polled said the ability to work from home was their most desired family-friendly job perk.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Telecommuter Appreciation Week:
For some, telecommuting may be a viable option that allows for an increase in productivity and more sense of control over when tasks get accomplished.
If you think that this is for you, sit down with your work team and discuss how this may be implemented. If telecommuting isn’t the answer, at least you have opened the door to looking for other alternatives to maintaining work and life balance.
Though I am not a true telecommuter, I am an entrepreneur with a home-based office. I appreciate the flexible work arrangements that I have. Some days, I work all day and into the evening. On other days, I may find myself helping out a family member or pulling the weeds from my gardens. This flexibility gives me the balance that I want and need.
Want to find more strategies to coping with stress?
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
TIP 1992 – Less Clutter, Less Stress
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
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I admit that I love the satisfaction after I have cleaned my office or purged my files.
You don’t have to be self-employed or work from home to have a home office. It’s easy for this workspace to become messy, dusty, cluttered, and disorganized. As you work in your home office, things stack and layer around until one day, you realize that it has gotten way out of hand.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Organizing Your Home Office Day tomorrow:
Start off small. Pick five things and throw them out or return them to their proper location.
File, Shred or recycle unwanted paperwork that is sitting on your desk.
Attack one file drawer at a time. Purge out-dated documents or notes.
Take stock of those things in your office of everything you're no longer using, especially unused or broken office equipment, and cut back to only the essentials.
Curb Cable Clutter. Use a surge-protected power bar to prevent your computers and other equipment from frying during an electrical storm or other power surge. Bind the remaining cables together with cable ties, so they stay out of your way.
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Monday Mar 04, 2024
TIP 1991– Just Do It
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
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Everyone has problems that they need to deal with. Because problems can cause anxiety, many people will try to avoid, ignore or procrastinate when dealing with difficult issues in their lives. Ignoring them is useful sometimes. Unfortunately, with most problems, avoiding them just causes them to come back, and a small problem can become a big problem over time.
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Do Something Day:
The most difficult step in problem solving is getting to the doing part. To help you carry out your solution, make an action plan. If you know how you are going to carry out your solution, you are more likely to follow through.
Don’t let your own voice derail you. Be aware of and challenge negative self-talk that can stop you from moving forward.
List all the obstacles. Great problem solvers take a high-level view of the issues and list of all the potential factors that could get in the way of implementing their solution so that they don’t get taken off task.
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Sunday Mar 03, 2024
TIP 1990 – Send Out Happiness
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
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Yesterday was the day to encourage each other, to avoid selfishness, and do something to make other people happy.
I know that you can’t make someone happy, but you can remind them of their value and you can help change their focus, all of which can allow their happiness to flourish.
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Building Resiliency and Celebrating I Want You To Be Happy Day:
Buy a friend a flower to brighten up their day.
Remind your kids how much you love them and how proud of them you are.
Leave a sticky note for a co-worker letting them know something that you appreciate about them. Compliments make us feel valued, and they give us a positive boost to our thoughts and self-esteem.
Smile. Research has shown that a smile is constantly rated as the number one thing that makes other people feel emotionally better.
This day was created as a day encouraging us to do something to make others happy. The benefit is that putting a smile on someone’s face tends to put one on ours, too.
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Saturday Mar 02, 2024
TIP 1989 – Tech Detox
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
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We are missing out on living life, the more we have our noses buried in our phones or spend time chronicling our every move through Facebook and Instagram. Not to mention that constant connectivity negatively affects your sleep, takes a toll on your mental health and can lead to burnout. Ditching your devices gives your brain a much-needed rest.
Have you tried to disconnect, but FOMO took over? Could you go unplugged for 24 hours? Do you check your phone or social media out of boredom or procrastination?
Maybe it is time for a detox?
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Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Day Of Unplugging:
Unplugging allows us to connect with ourselves, our loved ones and our communities in real time.
Take a walk out in nature today. Check out the parks, countryside or stroll along a beach, even if there is still snow on it.
Share a meal with friends or family.
Play together. Try a board game or use conversation starters like ‘would you rather’ to create some fun.
Write a gratitude list.
Meditate and fully relax. This can leave you feeling less stressed, and positively change your brain.
Immerse yourself in the moment. Take in the awesomeness of a sunset without Instagramming it.
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Friday Mar 01, 2024
TIP 1988 – Going Solo
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
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Have you ever wanted just to get away, but the timing didn’t work for your partner, children, or friends?
Why wait for the timing to be just right? Why not go solo?
Vacations are a great way to restore resiliency. They can be rejuvenating, and energizing.
And going solo is one of the best ways to learn about yourself.
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So here are Today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Plan A Solo Vacation Day:
There is no such thing as the perfect vacation. But planning, especially when going solo, is essential.
The first step is to pick and choose your location and activities wisely. Choose a location and activities that meet with your particular goals. Decide if your upcoming vacation will be focused on relaxation, celebration or adventure. Then chose activities that meet those needs.
Don’t be afraid to step outside your typical vacation comfort zone and say yes to new experiences.
If you find yourself craving company, find a group tour of the city or local area. Or strike up a conversation with the bartender or barista and you will be sure to find out some insider secrets to exploring your vacation area.
Going solo means that nobody is going to kick up a fuss about whatever plans you decide. It’s your trip, your way.
If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In
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