Most of us don’t realize that we have a few central narratives running through our lives because the stories we tell ourselves are so familiar that we don’t even realize they are stories. In my work with clients, I’ve found that it’s often not the events of life that allow or prevent success in love, …
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How Physical Activity Enhances Productivity
There has been a lot of press about health, fitness, and obesity lately. It seems like everywhere we turn, there are new stats telling us why we need to pay serious attention. As a health coach, the most common excuse I hear for physical inactivity is not lack of information, but lack of time. In …
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Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference 2010: Building the Business Case for Employee Well-Being
As a wellness consultant, one of the questions I get most often is “Wow! I love what you do! This is so important, and so needed in today’s world! What kind of return on investment can a company expect for its wellness initiatives?” Up until last week, although compelling evidence was already available, I had …
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How would you react if an unexpected traumatic event happened at your company, university, religious group, or other organization? How would everyone around you react? How strong is the organizational resilience? (Editorial Note: Some content below from the described research is graphic about an actual traumatic event). Organizational resilience is both the ability to absorb …
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We are in the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression, but it may offer real opportunities for gains in well-being for both lawyers and teachers. First, let’s consider the effect of money on happiness. Then let’s think about how this downturn can be an opportunity to reconsider the priority of goals for financial gain.