According to the Pew Research Center, nearly half of adults in their 40s and 50s are living in the “sandwich,” not only working full-time and caring for their minor children but also caring for their elderly parents. I am part of this so-called ...
Jamie Spannhake - November 6, 2015Good ideas come from all sorts of unlikely places. A Walgreens insert in a recent Sunday paper contained a list of ways to make our brains healthier and more productive. A few of the recommendations were particularly interesting to ...
Paul H. Burton - October 14, 2015Stop buying into the Superman complex and consider the ramifications of not taking care of yourself.
Megan Zavieh - October 12, 2015You know that feeling you get when, brilliant as you almost always are, the words refuse to organize themselves into anything more than just ordinary? When the to-do list on your desk threatens to rise up and take over? When it seems that, in ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - October 5, 2015Earlier this year, I listened to an episode of the podcast "Invisible Office Hours," where the hosts, entrepreneurs Paul Jarvis and Jason Zook, shared their morning routines. They don't begin their days by checking email and jumping on client ...
Ruth Carter - September 14, 2015“Relax: re·lax (rəˈlaks/) v. make or become less tense or anxious.” Being tense and anxious can make you worried, uneasy, irritable, exhausted and even susceptible to illness, including diabetes, heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal ...
Jamie Spannhake - September 11, 2015Why is it that we take care of everyone and everything else before we take care of ourselves? Why do we neglect our needs in ways we would never tolerate from another person? Why do we accept this self-treatment? Perhaps it's because no one ...
Jamie Spannhake - July 17, 2015Fitness, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the quality or state of being fit.” So what, then, is “fit”? Therein lies the key to true fitness. As Merriam-Webster explains, “fit” means “sound physically and mentally.” Here are five ways to build ...
Jamie Spannhake - May 22, 2015Sometimes women let circumstances and self-imposed obligations get between themselves and their big dreams, says Nancy O'Reilly, editor of the new book, "Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business, and Life." ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - May 15, 2015The mind is not a marathon runner. It's a sprinter. When you push it too long, decision fatigue sets in and performance suffers. Filling the mental energy tank back up is easy. Just take a break. Think of it this way: The mind is a product of ...
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