Why challenges are necessary to achieve flow.

Why challenges are necessary to achieve flow.

Flow occurs when we feel adequately challenged by our work, activities and relationships. Challenge makes everything more interesting and rewarding because it requires our attention to be focused and engaged in the moment. Our actions and awareness then merge into a...
What you need to create a studio experience at home.

What you need to create a studio experience at home.

How to create a workout studio experience at home. Creating a workout studio experience at home will help motivate to workout on your own. Plus mind body workouts such as Pilates and yoga are practices that should be done regularly. Developing a home practice gives...
Your phone might be causing your neck and back pain.

Your phone might be causing your neck and back pain.

Tech neck is caused by hunching over your phone.   Tech neck is chronic neck and back pain caused by hunching over your phone. Wellness professionals are expecting smart phone addiction to become an even bigger problem in years to come as younger generations join the...
Six things you should do to keep your eyes healthy.

Six things you should do to keep your eyes healthy.

Your eyes require the same care as your body to stay healthy.  Everyone eventually needs glasses and/or contacts to see well. It’s just a matter of when. Presbyopia is a gradual loss of your eyes’ ability to focus on nearby objects. Age is the main risk factor but...
Four tips to intrinsically motivate yourself to workout

Four tips to intrinsically motivate yourself to workout

Learn how to use the principles of intrinsic motivation to achieve more.  I read the book Drive by Daniel Pink recently. The book is about motivation – what motivates us and how to direct our own lives to learn, create new things and do better for ourselves and...
Automation is changing the way people work and get rewarded

Automation is changing the way people work and get rewarded

Learn what you should be doing now as automation changes the way people work and get rewarded. According to a recent Bain & Company report 40 million jobs [25-30% of US jobs] will be automated within the next decade. White color jobs are not immune from...
Use the three Ds to make good decisions.

Use the three Ds to make good decisions.

The three Ds will help you be more successful at work. The three Ds are Discussion, Debate and Decision from the process of “Get Stuff Done”  described in Radical Candor. I happen to be reading the book when a stakeholder disagreement on one of my projects surfaced. I...
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