What Job is Right for You? Do you thrive on uncertainty, love a challenge, and like the unexpected? Or do you prefer consistency, even keel projects, predictable outcomes? Your answer will determine which job style is right for you. CareerCast.com has recently done a study on the jobs with the lowest stress levels. Those include audiologists,…
Relieve Your Stress and Depression through Volunteering “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia One of the last things you might think of…
Manage Your Email Time and Reduce Stress I’ve heard so many professionals tell me in my speeches that they get hooked by their email and get stressed out. Some even have an alarm that rings or chimes every time a new email comes in. Turn that OFF! No wonder your stress levels are skyrocketing through…
Are you massively dehydrated? In many parts of the world, water is a rare and precious commodity. 780 Million people lack access to clean water. And yet in the Western world, we take it for granted, waste it on our lawns and forget to hydrate ourselves. Every cell in our body depends on water to function…
Increase Your Happiness with this Technique After battling pneumonia, I was recently on vacation in the islands. I had one focus: to enjoy the present moment. That’s not quite as easy as it sounds. Our brains are wired to continually think, and many of us project about the future (work, money, family, commitments, etc.) But…
When Work Stress Becomes a Health Risk Chronic work stress is not just exhausting. Over time, it becomes physiological. When pressure remains constant and recovery never happens, cortisol stays elevated, sleep erodes, decision-making declines, and immune resilience weakens. Burnout is not a character flaw. It is a biological response to sustained overload. If you are…
The #1 Stress Reliever: Fun Exercise We all know exercise is important, and truly all the research points to exercise as the best panacea for relieving stress, extending life, removing toxins from your body and preventing serious diseases like obesity and diabetes. The key to sticking with exercise is to make it FUN and find a way to…
Keep Your Life Fresh by Trying New Things Brendon Burchard in his new book The Charge has some great suggestions about staying Fired Up! Something you may not have thought of is trying new things. The brain is hardwired for novelty and challenge and needs to be engaged to keep thriving. Here are a few ways to…
Email is one of our biggest distractions. Do NOT start the day with email. Instead, start with a clear FOCUS of what you most need to get done that day for finance-building and results-driven activities. Make a list of your top 6 priorities and tackle those. Check email only at specific times a day and…
Here’s What To Do if That’s the Case A new study ranks the most stressful cities in the US, based on divorces, commutes, unemployment rates and crime. The most stressful cities are Tampa, Las Vegas, Miami, Jacksonville, and Detroit. The least stressful are Pittsburgh, Virginia Beach, Cambridge, Mass., Nassau-Suffolk, NY, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. So what…