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TIP 1373 – Celebrating Marriage

I have been married for over 25 years…and yes, to the same person.  I love the way that we fit together.  We have our own interests and our own, very different careers.  We share in the chores and in being the ‘bad’ guy to our children.  I like hanging out with him.  I miss him when he is gone away.  He can make me laugh.

Is it perfect? No.  We argue, we’re loud, and we go to bed angry…but not very often.

Statistics show that about 90% of adults will get married at least once in their lives but many of them get disappointed because in the end, it is not the stuff that fairy tales are made of.  It isn’t all “lovey dovey” or hot and passionate.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Happy, Healthy Marriage Day:

I was doing a web search of how to have a happy, healthy marriage…here are some of my favourites…

Marry someone that you enjoy listening and talking to.

Compliment more than you criticize.

Remember that people do fight. It’s how you do it that matters.

Never pass up an opportunity to say “I love you“.

Love isn’t always a feeling, it’s a decision.

Never compare your marriage to others. What you see on the outside is not always what it is on the inside.  The grass always seems greener until you get there.

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TIP 1372 – Celebrating Our Senses

Taste, touch, sight, sound and smell.

We are often bombarded and feel that we are on sensory overload.

Most everything we know, feel, understand, and struggle with comes through our senses, including pain and pleasure. But how often do you actually pay attention to your specific senses?

By focusing on all five of our senses, we can promote health and wellbeing in our workplace. We can use these individual senses to boost our creativity, productivity and happiness.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Celebration Of The Senses Day:

Look for ways to boost each of the five senses in your workplace.

Taste. Did you know that chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring? And that chewing gum can improve concentration in visual memory tasks?

Touch. I like having squish toys to play with while I am on the phone or listening to an on-line learning course. It helps me to concentrate more on what is being said. And research has found that these fidget toys are most beneficial to those who are more kinesthetic learners.

Sight. Try adding a bouquet of flowers. One study found that including plants and flowers in your work environment improved productivity and creativity.

Sound. Research from Cornell University found that employees who listened to happy music were able to cooperate and make group decisions better than employees who worked without a background soundtrack. If you’re going to play music in your workplace, the most important thing you need to do is match the type and tempo of the music to the task and level of concentration required.

Smell. Scents are tied directly to the part of the brain that is linked to memory and emotion, so scents can influence both. Some scents are known to reduce stress, others are known to improve productivity. Play around with mild scents in your workspace to see what you prefer, just remember not to interfere with your colleagues and their ability to enjoy their workspace.

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TIP 1371 – Let It Go

Make it a point to never regret. Regret is an appalling waste of energy. It is only good for wallowing in.

Regretful Situations and Difficult People.

These can play on our minds and lead us to becoming angry, frustrated, hurt, guilt-ridden or even embarrassed.

Moving past these situations can be difficult. Your logical mind wants to work it out so that it doesn't happen again. You focus on the “what if’s” and “if only’s”. You replay the situation over and over. Letting go feels like we are admitting that we were wrong in some way.

Holding on to pain doesn’t fix anything. Replaying the past over and over again, doesn’t change it, and wishing things were different, doesn’t make it so.

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Let It Go Day:

Identify those situations or people that pushed your ‘buttons’

Try to look at the situation or person without judgement. What lesson can you learn, and appreciate that you have learned that lesson

Recognize the emotions behind these situations and then do something to relieve the tension. Try deep breathing, a hobby or exercise

Positive self-talk. Reaffirm that you are doing the best that you can and that letting go is not 'wrong'

Finally, rely on your positive supports to keep the situation in perspective

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TIP 1370 – Stay Safe

I have done it. And I have watched others do it. You get caught up or too busy and you stop paying attention to what is right in front of you and BOOM, you walk right into that wall, post, or obstacle.

Injuries are one of the leading causes of death for those ages 1 to 44. The good news is there are many things people can do to stay safe and prevent injuries. Hazards exist, but creating a culture of safety protects and defends against those hazards.

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Here Are Today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Safety Month at your workplace:

What is the No. 2 cause of nonfatal disabling injury, in the workplace, following overexertion? Is it

1. Improper use of protective equipment
2. Stress
3. Improper ergonomics or
4. Slips, trips and falls

 

You guessed it, it is slips, trips and falls.

 

In your workplace, look to bring additional awareness to these hazards during the Safety Month by:

• Holding a safety trivia contest
• Making an activity out of identifying hazards where you work and live
• Hosting a safety fair, lunch 'n learn or celebratory luncheon
• Provide additional safety training

 

Finally, stay safe by being more aware of your surroundings. Be present and get rid of distractions.

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TIP 1369 – Is The Handshake Gone Forever?

How ironic that today we are to be celebrating one of the most common greetings between two people.

The handshake was a gesture of peace, demonstrated by the fact that the hands held no weapons.

Today, a handshake is offered upon meeting or parting. It is an expression of goodwill, gratitude and congratulations. Sometimes it is used in making a bet and confirming the bet with a handshake. There are also secret handshakes, those elaborate greetings signalling membership in a group or society.

Research shows people with firmer handshakes are viewed as more positive and outgoing and less socially anxious.

Do you dislike the thought of shaking another person’s hand or feel that we should do away with this handshake all together especially in light of current health issues? Many people do.

 

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

When and if we ever get back to feeling comfortable using the handshake again, remember that it should be positive, friendly, warm, and welcoming. A handshake is a way of creating and sustaining relationships. Avoid using the crushing alpha handshake or the flaccid dead fish handshake.

During these current times you can replace the handshake with these acceptable greetings in addition to the popular foot tap or the elbow touch.

The Namaste which is a traditional Hindu greeting, is done by bowing slightly, palms pressed together toward your chest, with your fingertips pointing up.

Just like the foot tap, don't say "hello" with your hands – when you can say it with your brows. Greet your colleague with a raise brows and smile

Another popular way to greet someone is by bringing your hand to your heart.

Finally, you can replace the handshake with the sign language wave. Bring one hand to the top of your forehead, then flick your wrist away from your head like a small wave or with the Shaka sign which you may also know as the wave of the surfer dude.

 

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TIP 1368 – Promoting Productivity While Working From Home

As a leader, are you having trouble adjusting to your team working remotely?

We know that how we do our work is changing and so is the way that we are working as a team.

As a leader, you may be biased against having your team work remotely and this may be causing them and you more stress than it needs to.

Do you find yourself thinking that your team is not as productive as they would be if they were all in one location?

This bias may be from thinking that it is difficult to confirm if an employee is performing adequately – if I can see them, then how do I know what they are doing?

Or, it may be around inconveniences in communication. What if there is a problem, how will I get a hold of them?

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

Start by asking yourself a few basic questions.

What do I need to let go of to see this as an opportunity for my team and myself?

Is a lack of trust or the need for control possibly holding me back from fully embracing this opportunity?

And if the answer is yes, how can I build more trust within my team or how can I satisfy my need for control while making the need for working remotely work for everyone?

What are the resources that will make working from home more effective and efficient for my team? It may take a bit of a learning curve, but the time investment in these resources, can dramatically increase productivity.

What guidelines do we need to ensure that we have effective communication, without losing the opportunity for informal collaboration and brainstorming?

Finally, ask yourself if I am creating an environment were my team feels safe in bringing up challenges and voicing an alternate opinion.

If you’ve been reluctant in embracing the opportunities that come from working from home, you may owe it to your team to address these biases.

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TIP 1367 – Rebuild Your Life Month

Some days when things are so hectic, I forget where I am supposed to be or I leave important notes and items back at my office. I struggle daily with trying not to be a perfectionist.  Sometimes my total focus is on family issues and I haven’t tackled any of the jobs on my desk.  Other times when I am so pressured to meet a deadline, that even saying good night to my family seems too much of a distraction.

There are habits and strategies that I use to keep me, and my family organized, and to maintain my health.  My afternoon nap allows me to recoup from my working day and gear up for my evenings spent teaching karate. Spring and summer are my favourite time of year and there is nothing better than a day spent away from my office gardening, cutting the grass, or just sitting on the patio. 

 

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Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Rebuild Your Life Month:

Finding the right balance is important for ourselves and for our organizations.

Life is busy and often we are pulled in many directions.  Balance is not about equality in all areas of life.  It is about making choices and living in a way in which you feel motivated and satisfied with the way your life is going.

If your life is not exactly how you want it to be, take the time to rethink your strategies and look for ways to rebuild your resiliency.

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TIP 1366 – Different Ways Of Handling Stress

Men tend to deal with stress differently than women. 

Women tend to share, while men tend to bottle the stress up inside of them.  This can eat away at them causing high blood pressure, gastrointestinal issues, sleep issues and a loss of perspective.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, men die at higher rates than women from the top 10 causes of death, with stress being one of them.

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Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Men’s Health Week:

Men need to develop positive outlets to relieve their stress while they are at work.

Many men suffer from ‘terminal seriousness’ in the workplace.  Terminal seriousness can hamper communication, problem solving and teamwork.  So incorporate a play break and have fun. This break can help to increase productivity and creativity, while decreasing stress.

The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.  Finding outlets to work out stress throughout the day, such as squeezing that stress ball or throwing that paper airplane, can prevent stress from building and negatively impacting your health.

Lighten up and play – your body and mind will thank you.

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EP 1365 – Take Back Your Lunch Break

It is time to take make sure that we take our lunch break. 

North American workers who take a lunch break every day scored higher on a wide range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company, and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

And though we would like to blame others for not taking our lunch break, that doesn’t seem to be the case in reality.

It seems that our workload is a much greater influence on whether or not we take a lunch break than our boss or company policy. And if we do eat, we tend to stay at our desks and nibble while we work.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Take Back The Lunch Break Day:

Know that it is essential to take that lunch break in order to maintain your energy and productivity.

38% of employees don’t feel encouraged to take a lunch break.

It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure healthy habits within the workplace. 

So, invite a friend to go for a lunchtime walk. The light break and exercise will boost your mental health and your immunity.

If you are the boss, model healthy habits by not calling lunch time meetings.

Encourage your team to leave their desks for lunch.

Prolonged sitting is a health risk, so get up, stretch, grab something to eat, and change the scenery.

Your mind and body will thank you.

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EP 1364 – Why It’s Time To Break For Recess

I remember running out of the school double doors to get to the swing first.

We all hated when it rained, and we had to stay indoors in the classroom reading quietly.

Recess was the best part of my school day. In fact, we know from our research that school children who receive more recess time behaved better and were likely to learn more. But recess time is declining. Since the 1970s, children have lost about 12 hours per week in free time. And adults are suffering too.

In our workplace we don’t call it recess, we call it break time. And according to research, 1 in 4 of us barely even get up from our desk to go for a bio break, let alone get outside. There is no excitement. No energy. And almost certainly, no fun.

When we don’t take a break we create a stressful workplace. And when we don’t restore our energy, we are setting ourselves and our companies up for higher stress, lower morale and engagement, poor creativity and employee performance issues.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Recess At Work Day:

Change your mindset. Breaks are a necessity, not a luxury. Workers who failed to take breaks were at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease.

A recess mind-set is an opportunity to build resiliency, create team spirit, engage employees, increase morale, improve health and wellness and share some fun with those that you work with.

So, What are you favourite workplace fun activities?

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EP 1363 – Capture A Moment

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.

So Here are today’s Hot 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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EP 1362 – Be A Blood Donor

Today is a world-wide celebration to honour and thank those people who donate their blood without any reward, except the knowledge that they have helped to save lives.

This day has particular significance as it is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, the Nobel Prize winner who discovered the ABO blood group system.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Blood Donor Day:

Get others involved and it makes it easier to remember to donate, and less anxious for those who have never gone before.

Get your office or organization involved and promote it through your on-line or internal communications

Get your family involved – go together and make it a family giving project

Be a role model for others – I love how my mom still goes regularly to donate.

With our lives being so busy it is easy to forget to do this simple little act of kindness. But this little act can mean the difference between life and death.

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EP 1361– Random Acts Of Light

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

This quote by Edith Wharton encourages us to bring light to someone who has been touched by the darkness.

Many are living in darkness while struggling with illness. These illnesses may be depression, chronic pain, or battling cancer and the struggle they are facing may be draining the light from their life.

Random Acts of Light encourage everyone to show a random act of light for a friend or loved one with cancer or other illness. Initiatives are being taken across the country to show support, one person at a time.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Random Acts Of Light Day:

Light The Night showcases the progress being made in the cancer arena along with the importance of supporting patients, one at a time.

Bring light to someone you know. This can be any random act, big or small.

Surprise someone at the hospital with a meal, gift certificate or kind gesture.

Gift a cancer patient or survivor with tickets to a sporting event, or gear from a favorite team.

Treat a local survivor or patient or colleague to a manicure, pedicure or massage.

Take those in need out for coffee, ice cream, breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Sometimes it takes just one gentle word or small token to help overcome darkness.

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EP 1360 – Super Human Is Not A Hero

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Superman.

Superman has always stood for what’s best about humanity and for bearing adversity and emerge stronger on the other side.

Though we may not be superman, we may be suffering with the Super-Human Syndrome.

Are you running on empty and lying to yourself saying, “I can handle this”?

• Do you believe you can, should and must do it all?
• Feel you could and should do more?
• Neglect your personal needs because others are more important?
• Or believe that if I don’t who will?

If so, you are probably dealing with the Super-Human Syndrome and are risking your physical and mental health.

 

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Super-Human Day:

 

There is a saying that I love – How thin can I spread myself before I know longer exist?

We must take care of ourselves first and foremost if we want to be in a position to take care of others.

Sometimes we need to let go of those things that are causing us to get stressed – unnecessary tasks and unrealistic beliefs and expectations

 

What is it that you need to let go of – the need for control – approval - to do it all – to be superhuman – and get is all done?

 

Start by knowing what is important to you and then actively decide how to make those things a priority.

Sometimes all that is needed is some fine tuning – some simple strategies that energize or relax us and enable us to enjoy the life situations that we are facing. 

 

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EP 1359 – Make Life Beautiful

Today is a day dedicated to encouraging and celebrating those who are making life beautiful.  Whether you’re creating beauty through your art, music, relationships or helping others achieve personal success.

One small action can lead to a ripple effect.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Making Life Beautiful Day:

Help someone achieve a personal goal.

Donate time to a worthy cause.

Clean up a community space.

Create a work of art.

Refinish and repurpose something old.

Plant a garden or send someone some flowers.

Connect with a friend.

Thank a colleague.

Share a smile.

Expect the best, not the worst.

Choose joy. Making life beautiful starts with you and choosing joy will get your attitude on the right track to making an impact in the world.

 

There’s no real wrong way to celebrate National Making Life Beautiful Day, as long as you do something and keep focused on making life beautiful.

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EP 1358 – Develop Your People Skills

So what are people skills? And why do these skills matter in this age where communication is more focused on texting and messaging?

People Skills are a set of skills enabling a person to get along with others, to communicate their ideas effectively, to resolve conflicts, and to achieve personal and business goals.

One issue of having information at the tips of our fingers all times is that you can get any answer to a question, anytime and anywhere, by simply typing it into a mobile device or computer.  Many have not learned to branch out, ask questions and connect with other humans to learn and gain people skills.

One of the most important factors in gaining influence and achieving success, is developing strong, positive, and effective people skills.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating International People Skills Month:

Learn to ask great questions that people are excited to answer and then listen attentively. You will engage at a much deeper level than the superficial ‘how are you doing?’’

 

Be authentic. Authenticity breeds trust, and trust breeds relationships.

 

Engage with a story. The secret to persuading people is to tell an effective story. Connect to their head, heart and soul.

 

Be contagious. A bad mood impacts those around us. A good mood, full of energy can produce more energy in others.

 

Employers often seek out those who have these strong interpersonal skills as they have the ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively and display the commitment and work ethic that they require.

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EP 1357 – Show Respect

A Stanford survey reported that 85% of job success depends on utilizing proper business etiquette. Another report said that 69% of leaders would fire an employee who demonstrated bad office manners.

National Business Etiquette Week also recognizes the need for proper business etiquette in order to compete in the growing global marketplace. This can include everything from how to network, to the proper handshake, and how to remember names.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Business Etiquette Week:

“Can you hear me now?” When it comes to the use of cell phones in everyday society, we not only hear you now, we hear everyone else too—nearly everywhere we go. Step away from a shared workspace to conduct your business, so as to show respect for your co-workers, especially during a meeting.

No one likes to think that someone is wasting their time, especially when there are deadlines to meet. So arrive on time for your meetings.

Everyone should practice good manners. Common bad manners at work include things like loud ringtones, talking and chewing, and not cleaning up after yourself.

Especially, if you are doing business internationally, do your research. Do you bow, kiss or shake hands with a guest from another culture? Research will help create respect and eliminate cultural faux pas.

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EP 1356 – Stress And Headache Pain

There are all kinds of headaches.

Some are sharp and painful.

Others are a long, slow ache from somewhere deep inside.

 

Chronic headache sufferers know that headaches can interfere with work, social activities and even completing the simplest task such as getting dressed.

 

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Headache Awareness Week:

Learn what triggers your headaches – Is it conflict, noise, food, wine, odours or all of the above

Keep a headache journal to give you some clues as to the triggers

Let go of anger and frustration and try to lower your stress

Get plenty of sleep

Eat a balanced diet

Get outside

Exercise

Learn relaxation techniques such as utilizing pressure points, deep breathing, visualization and muscle relaxation.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about your headaches to see if you have explored all the possible treatments.

Finally, deep breathing is one of the easiest and effective relaxation techniques available to reduce headaches. Learn how to utilize this skill to reduce your headaches and improve your life.

 

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EP 1355 – Deliberate Communication and Connection

What if you couldn’t connect using your computer or your cell phone? How would that impact your communication?

Interesting questions and a bit of a reality check as a while ago I found myself with no internet service. I felt very lost, as I had to change the way I carried out my business and they way I communicated with family and friends.

So how does this all relate to effective communication?

Two studies were released within days of each other that I found interesting. One found that we are working more non-standard hours and that we are feeling time crunched. The other saying that almost half of us are feeling vacation deprived, yet we are not using up all of our allotted vacation time.

We need to be more deliberate in our communications and connections with others.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Effective Communications Month:

Take the time to slow down and talk to your family about their day. Let the elderly members of your family know that you care about them not just care for them.

We often take our ability to communicate with others quickly and effectively for granted. However, recent research has shown us that we are often connected when we should be disconnected.

Vacations are a great way to get reconnected so take all that you are allotted. However, turn off your phone and put away your laptop. Take the time to find out what is important to the people around you. This can only be done by talking, listening and sharing.

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EP 1354 – Build Resiliency By Leaving Early

“Control the events in your life or the events in your life will control you.”

In these busy times, leaving early may seem like a death sentence to your career.

We know that in spite of the advances in technology, many of us are working longer hours than our parents and chronic illnesses such as burnout, heart disease and depression are on the rise.

In order to maintain our health and our productivity, we must ensure that we have energy.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Leave The Office Earlier Day:

Leaving early is just one strategy in an attempt to not let time control you. By consciously planning to leave early one day this week, I am betting that you will be much more focused and will feel a renewed sense of balance in your life.

What would you do if you had 20 minutes of ‘free time’ time today? What would you do if you had 1 hour or 2 hours extra?

What priority would you focus on – your health – your kids – your spouse – your gardens – your dog – your community?

Leaving Early Day is an awareness of how time slips away from us. It’s about failing to make our priorities a priority in our life. Our work is important, and we owe it to ourselves and our employer to be present, creative and healthy. How? Control your schedule and be purposeful with your time.

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