Category: Health & Wellness

Do we really need a cure for aging?

The MacLeans Magazine had an article in it this week about taking a Youth Pill. The article discusses the race to cure aging. I thought this was funny since I decided to write about memory and aging for my monthly …

Modern Technology – Friend or Foe?

This week, I travelled to a rural community to provide a full day of training on enhanced customer service.  The organizer gave me the address of where to attend and, as is my usual practice, I ensured that I printed …

How Colours Affect Our Mood

 I had such a wonderful day yesterday.  I felt so productive all morning and then spent quite a bit of time in the warm sun in the afternoon, cleaning away the remnants and debris of winter.  I felt fantastic and …

Resentment is Poison

date 05 Mar 2010 | category Health & Wellness

Recently I have been working with a number of individuals who are struggling to come to grips with resentments that are building in their relationships.  Here is a wonderful article on what to do to stop it (sent to me …

Success is Attitudinal

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel like I am not getting much work done since the Olympics began.

What a thrill to see our first Gold Medal on Canadian soil. Less than 30 seconds to get …

Personality Testing is all the rage, but does it actually work for you?

I am one of ’those’ people who does enjoy filling out a quick personality quiz.  Mostly, I like to see if the quiz contains insights into ‘who I might be and why I behave the way I do’ at a higher …

Say YES and step into your power!

Like many of you, I am on the mailing list for numerous email newsletters.  I always sign up with the greatest of intentions, not the least of which is actually reading them as a source of inspirational ideas.  Unfortunately, my inbox is …

Blame it on the Brain

WOW – I simply cannot believe how I let time get away from me in respect of my blogging.  I know I was on a Cruise on the Panama Canal and then there was Christmas Holidays to contend with, but …

Optimism is Getting a Bad Reputation

I have recently been working on a substantial keynote for an organization who started out wanting a seminar on optimism. Several phone calls later, and some age old concerns have raised their ugly heads – is optimism really all …

Sleep Deprivation and Your Health

date 02 Sep 2009 | category Health & Wellness

Sharing another insightful article courtesy of Deborah Roth and Dr. Amen. Since I spend so much time talking about sleep and shift workers when I teach on stress management, I thought this article had an interesting perspective.

“Brain in the …