Tag: health
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Burnout doesn’t lead to happiness
“Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time.” Daniel Kahneman
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On walking
“I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements. ” – Henry David Thoreau
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Easy or hard choices
“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” Jerzy Gregorek This quote made me pause and reflect on the choices I make in my life. Do I make enough hard choices? Should I be making more hard choices? Hard vs easy choices I understand hard choices as being those things which are challenging to get…
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We’re all in this together
“To bring health to a system, connect it to more of itself.” Margaret Wheatley It’s easy to forget we are all part of the same living and breathing system. During these troubling times we can feel more divided than connected. In the companies where we work, people selfishly compete against each other and forget that…
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Take a break
“A yawn is a silent scream.” Oscar Wilde You’re siting at your desk but nothing is coming out. You’re tired, lethargic and unproductive. Things aren’t working. You feel guilty and lazy. The self talk is getting worse. HOLD UP. It’s ok. Maybe it’s time to listen to your body. TAKE A BREAK. Do something else,…
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Why not reframe this into an opportunity?
“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” William Arthur Ward I, like almost everyone else, was caught up in fear when the COVID-19 pandemic really took hold of the world. There were too many unknowns… What is happening? How bad is it? Will my family and friends be safe? Will…