A few years ago at a Mental Health First Aider training day, the facilitator posed the following question to the group: “How many of you are here because you want to increase the resiliency of your employees?”. Every one of us raised a hand. The facilitator went on to ask “And how many of you…
Are successful entrepreneurs born or made? The “born vs made” debate is one that has been raging for ages, and there are a few schools of thought when it comes to this question. The first is that some people are simply born with the skills and personality traits needed to be successful entrepreneurs. They have…
There is an intriguing lifestyle that has taken me over 17 million miles around the world. Through my travels as a flight attendant, I have met people from every walk of life and experienced places and events that can only be expressed through a journey called, “Walk 17 million miles in my shoes!” Like everything,…
For a while, I had no balance with food and exercise. I was eating too much sugar and wasn’t drinking enough water or exercising. I would feel physical pain in my hips, knees, and feet. I was getting headaches, feeling low-energy, and my pain was getting in my way of cleaning the house and cooking…
…Perseverance. Working hard, and having perseverance, grit, tenacity and resilience is understood as a necessary marker of success. Knowing how to face and overcome challenges is pivotal. High achievers never question if they will overcome a challenge, as they know that they will. Instead, they focus on how to overcome the challenge. It is a…
It’s completely normal to struggle with negative self-talk. Too often, we face an obstacle or fail to reach a goal, and our natural instinct is to be hard on ourselves. But what we don’t realize is that when we actively practice replacing those negative thoughts with positive ones, we’re able to adjust our perspective, boost…
My Aunt Hazel loved herself a good bodice-ripper romance novel. I remember as a child finding—okay, searching for—the dog-eared paperbacks under her bed. Each cover showed a hunky man with flowing hair and a sexy ingénue with fire in her eyes, clasped in a passionate embrace. Of course despite their many obstacles and between surprisingly…
February 11, 2022 — 19:04 PM Getting enough sleep is essential for maintaining energy levels throughout the day, helping our cells function optimally, and so much more. And according to a new study on sleep and caloric intake, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, getting enough sleep can also help us keep up with healthy eating…
February 11, 2022 — 17:02 PM Ever dreamed of being someone else just for the night? Then sexual role-play may be something you’ll enjoy. If you’re new to the role-play world, here are some ideas for different scenarios to enact and tips on how to initiate a conversation with your partner about trying it out.…
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