The Covid-19 situation is affecting all of our lives in different ways. For the Highly Sensitive Person, it may seem, on the surface, that this is a great opportunity to enjoy the comfort of staying at home, but it also presents some challenges as well. Dr. Elaine Aron, psychologist and…
For team leaders or managers in health facilities, it’s important to keep staff protected from chronic stress and poor mental health during this response, which will also help them to have a better capacity to fulfil their roles. It’s important to keep in mind that this is not going to…
With the shortage of PPE, and concern over the spread of Covid-19, the mental health of our healthcare workers and first responders, is being overlooked. Feeling pressure is likely to be the main experience and is quite normal. Stress and any other feelings associated with the current situation that we…
Our reality, the world we are so used to is currently in limbo. We don’t know what is going to happen from one day to the next. Our lives have been turned upside down and we are being asked to isolate from family, friends, co-workers, and for a lot of…
You can implement an official one-hour weekly review on a Sunday night to prioritize your focus and projects for the week ahead. It’s important to strike a balance between optimization and appreciation by integrating both positive and negative experiences. Here’s a twist on the typical daily gratitude practice to reflect…
While Kaizen is known as a management philosophy, it’s actually much more than that. First you have to see that it isn’t a vague notion about improving yourself, but rather a very sophisticated and nuanced way to look at life. For example, let’s look at time management. Managing your time…
Kaizen works so well because bite size steps change the way you think even more than your behavior, and a new mind-set is crucial because how we think influences EVERY aspect of our life. Your thoughts are the starting point of your actions. Positive thinkers are known to be…
Are you wanting to make changes in your life, but unsure of how to begin, or even figure out what should be changed? Do you find yourself setting overly ambitious resolutions or goals, only to find that yourself abandoning them a few later, unsure of how or why…
Week #4 Celebrating Life…Celebrate YOU This week, let’s take all the lessons we have learned from the previous week and let’s celebrate. What precisely is there to celebrate?? Well, YOU. You have just spent the past 3 weeks being kind to yourself. Showing yourself little gestures of love, learning what…
When you start your day feeling calm, positive and in control of your day, focus and concentration will come naturally. There are several ways to improve focus, plenty of which are easy to incorporate into your morning routine or perhaps can even be done at work. The first step to…
