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08/02/2020 /

Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.
Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.
Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.
Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.

Yoko Ono

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10 Tips for Winter Wellness

05/02/2020 /

Winter can be a trying time both mentally and physically. The days are darker, colder and shorter and our bodies become more susceptible to all kinds of winter nasties like cold and flu.

In this article you’ll find tips for supercharging your winter wellness:

  1. Wash hands: It’s the number one way to stop the spread of germs.
  2. Get vaccinated
  3. Keep exercising: Find an exercise partner to keep you motivated and if it’s too cold outside, go to the gym or do laps at an indoor pool.
  4. Eat well: For your body to be able to respond to infection, it needs to have enough protein, so enjoy lean meat, fish and poultry.
  5. Dose up on vitamins and minerals: Iron, zinc and vitamin C are also key to a healthy immune system.
  6. Stay hydrated: Try boiled water with a slice of lemon. The moisture will also help make mucous membranes, including those in your sinuses, more resistant to bacteria.
  7. Rest up: Regular sleep is vital to staying healthy. Those who aren’t well rested are more likely to get sick.
  8. Quit smoking: Smokers are far more susceptible to upper respiratory infections, which tend to strike in winter.
  9. Clean up winter mould: Mould can trigger nasal congestion, sneezing, coughing, wheezing, respiratory infections and worsen asthma and allergic conditions.
  10. Save your skin: Cold air, wind and heating will dry out your skin.

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30/11/2019 /

The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

Frederick Lewis Donaldson

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5 tips for Working from home

27/11/2019 /

The number of people wornking from home continues to rise. Technology continues to bridge the gap between face-to-face and virtual work environments and organizations are increasingly focused on getting results from their workforce and not just hours of employment. Employees are also seeking these unconventional work arrangements as a means to greater work-life satisfaction.

The dream of working from home, however, can quickly become a nightmare if you aren’t prepared for such an isolated and unstructured environment. This article provides five skills that may help working from home:

1. Self-Discipline: the most important skill is to be able to resist the numerous distractions vying for your attention. Those who work from home must create a work schedule that is aligned with their physical and mental energy, and seek to stay on that schedule as much as possible.

2. Flexibility: While a rigid schedule is necessary to give structure to your day, don’t be afraid to rearrange your day when necessary.

3. An Outcomes-Oriented Approach: The danger when working from home is that you might get several non-work tasks done during the day and give yourself a false sense of accomplishment. When starting each morning, clearly identify what you’re going to create or develop before the day is over.

4. Critical Thinking: When working at home you’ll need to be able to think creatively on your own. Set aside time to think.

5. Effective Communication Skills: Make it a habit to reach out to others on your team to discuss and seek answers when needed. Utilize different types of technology (e.g., Skype, join.me) to collaborate and work with team members.

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23/11/2019 /

When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun’.

Groucho Marx

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5 tips to boost Creativity

20/11/2019 /

Creativity is an inborn talent of all human beings and it can also be developed. When youace challenges which you ot able to solve in a conventional way, it’s time to get creative. he World Economic Forum says creativity is one of the top 10 skills required for the future workplace. It’s is a useful tool to explore new and innovative ways of doing things, but there’s an added benefit to your mental health, since we being creative, your brain releases dopamine, which is a natural antidepressant.

Keeping your creative juices flowing can help you embracing and feel more in control. Expressing your innate creativity will help keep you motivated about the future.

This article provides 5 useful tips to boost your creativity:

1. Use your imagination: Creating space where you can disconnect and shut out external stimulation and impulses can help you to dream up all sorts of ideas.

2. Identify your creative time: Keeping a log and working out what time you are at your best for coming up with new ideas is very helpful in knowing when you will produce your most creative work.

3. Commit to continual learning: Adopt a lifelong learning mentality and cultivate a growth mindset. Open your mind and seek out new ways to test yourself.

4. Avoid energy drains: Energy is fundamental to creativity. When you are in a creative mode, it’s important to avoid anything that drains your energy.

5. Plan to do things differently: Seeing new things can help to spark new ideas. Messing up your routine and consciously seeking out ways to do things differently by exploring new environments, taking different routes and challenging your daily habits will help fuel your creativity.

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13/11/2019 /

According to Chris Anderson, there’s no single formula for a great TED talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common: they build an idea inside the minds of the audience.

In this TED talk Chris Anderson, TED curator, describes this concept and provides four tips to be effective in it.

Six tips to write effective email

06/11/2019 /

Emails are the most common way of today professional communication. The average office worker receives around 80 emails each day.

To write effective emails, first ask yourself if you should be using email at all. Sometimes, it might be better to pick up the phone. Make your emails concise and to the point. Only send them to the people who really need to see them, and be clear about what you would like the recipient to do next.

In this article you will find 6 operative and essential tips in order to write effective emails:

  1. Don’t overcommunicate: before you begin writing an email, ask yourself: “Is this really necessary?”;
  2. Make good use of the subject line: it should grab the reader attention and summarize the email content;
  3. Keep message clear and brief: keep your sentences short and to the point. The body of the email should be direct and informative, and it should contain all pertinent information;
  4. Be polite:  the messages you send are a reflection of your own professionalism so be always polite;
  5. Check the tone: Think about how your email “feels” emotionally. If your intentions or emotions could be misunderstood, find a less ambiguous way to phrase your words;
  6. Proofreading: before you sending, take a moment to review your email for spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes.

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