3 Ways to Perfect Your Work-Life Balance
Whether you have just started in the world of work or a seasoned professional, establishing a successful work-life balance can prove difficult challenge. Having a good work life balance is a huge factor in your general happiness and well being. We all feel pressured to work and worry about work and we are all pressured to be out with friends or family every night. Pressure comes from all around you and before you know it you are stressed at work and not going out.
The outcome is that you will be unhappy and this will affect not just you but your friends and family. Achieving balance will mean you will be happy with your life as a whole and enjoy work and appreciate the time you have when it comes. So with that in mind, here are the three ways that can help you find your work life balance and feel better as a result.
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Top 5 Tips to Relieve Stress with Your Camera
No, I’m not talking about banging your head with your camera! (although that would distract you momentarily!) These tips will help slow you down and remind you to be present. When you are fully aware of this moment, it is much harder to get overwhelmed, stressed and future trip. Read the Rest of This Article »
5 Ways to Get Peace of Mind So You Can Really Unwind
Whether you enjoy relaxing by the beach, skiing down the slopes or testing your golf game, it’s important to make time occasionally to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Easier said than done, right? With appointments, deadlines, and demands of your time, it’s easy to forget what it means to take a breather. To avoid total burnout, take the following simple steps to get peace of mind so you can really unwind: Read the Rest of This Article »
How to Use Motivation to Let go of Stress
The most common question I receive when coaching people is how to sustain motivation and how to let go of stress.
“How do you stay motivated after the initial rush of inspiration has faded and the hard work begins?”
“I have so much to do today, how can I not be stressed?”
Without motivation, producing quality results is near impossible.
With motivation you can accomplish extra-ordinary things and become hugely successful. Read the Rest of This Article »
How to be Drama-Free? Start with Yourself
It’s gossip, turf wars, water cooler talk, and the chronic complainer no one can stand. When you talk with people about the organizations they work for, it’s common to hear about the “Drama” plaguing their companies: the energy-draining behaviors that keep people from focusing on the creative projects and basic business practices that make the company successful.
If we could just get through the drama, the business decisions and real work isn’t that hard… Read the Rest of This Article »
3 Tips To Improve Your Memory Power
You’ve met them. You probably even have a few in your family that you see at barbecues every summer. It’s the 65 year old uncle that has the memory of an elephant and can recall small details from events in the 1950’s. Perhaps you have a relative that can quote specific dates from their childhood, or even experiences they had overseas in another “life.” If you are like me, you wish that you had a magic formula to improve your memory power to have the same abilities as these impressive individuals. Well, I’m here to tell you that with the tips I’m going to give you in this article, you’ll have the information to improve your memory, and you can get started right away! Read the Rest of This Article »
Plan a Mental Health Weekend – 5 Steps to De-stress Your Life
Guess what? The use of life-enhancing devices such as cell phones and laptops has not changed the fact that you have too much to accomplish each day. And, with only twenty-four hours available, you try your best to get the most from each hour.
That would be easy if you only had one hat to wear in life but you don’t. You’re a parent, partner, worker, student, and friend to many, many people. All these hats usually fit well and are ones that you wear with pride. Read the Rest of This Article »
How To Have A Stress-Free Holiday
Let the gift shopping, wrapping and giving begin: the holidays are here! Soon everyone will be walking around, humming holiday tunes and acting jollier than usual. However, underneath it all, everyone will be STRESSING!
The holidays are notorious for adding a large amount of stress during an already stressful time. When can you shop for gifts when you have to finish a report before New Years? What do you buy your parents? Can you afford an expensive gift for your spouse in this economy?
Stress. Stress. Stress.
But it doesn’t have to be this way! Here are four tips that will help you stay stress-free this holiday season: Read the Rest of This Article »
5 Ways To Escape Overwhelm
Ever had one of those days when you’ve got such a ridiculous amount of stuff to do that even the idea of unpacking the groceries makes you feel frazzled and teary? When you frantically flit from task to task, never quite completing anything and in most cases not really doing anything useful at all? When by night-time it’s hard to escape the somewhat depressing fact that although you’ve been stupidly busy all day you’ve actually accomplished precisely zip? Read the Rest of This Article »
6 Tips for People Who Don’t Have Time to Meditate
Interested in beginning meditation but don’t know where to start? The good news is that all you need is 5-10 minutes a day to get started.
Are you thinking to yourself, ‘Ten minutes, I don’t have an extra ten minutes a day! My life is already jam packed with work, family, social obligations, and I’m not even mentioning my growing to-do list”?
Well, what if I told you that the benefits of meditation include a reduction in stress, sharpened concentration, improved circulation – and as you get further into your practice you’ll experience a quieter mind, a more open and receptive heart, a sense of inner freedom – and perhaps even a streak of creativity that’ll help you make films like David Lynch. (Lynch has been practicing Transcendental Meditation for over thirty years.)
Sound good?
Here are six easy tips and meditation techniques for beginners that will help get you started. These tips worked for me when I began my practice – and although I’m a lot further along then I was a year ago when I first started, I still have a way to go – as it’s important to remember that meditation is a process. Read the Rest of This Article »
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