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Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King
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Hope, Health, and Happiness. Would you like to live your life with less stress and more happiness? Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, more resilient you.
Stress is a powerful force in life. It can bring about illness, destroy relationships and cause chaos. There is not a one-size-fits-all coping strategy for dealing with stress in your personal life or at work. Our goal is to help you address the sources of stress, take care of yourself during stressful times, and to find ways to reach out to those around you for support. The Work Smart Live Smart flash briefing focuses on helping you to Harness Your Energy, Build Your Resiliency and Protect Your Mental Health!
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TIP 2733 – Strategies For Farmers To Stay Safe
Mar 1500:01:07Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Growing up on a dairy farm, I know first-hand how stressful this occupation can be. It is an all-encompassing lifestyle. Two-thirds of farmers say that they are stressed, with 20% saying that they are very stressed. Shortcuts or inattention can lead to disaster. Farmers are resilient. Stuff happens…to everyone…and you move on. Though there is a lot of complaining about what is going on around them, most couldn’t imagine living or making a living any other way. Those that can’t live this way, don’t last and move on. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Canadian Agricultural Safety Week: Think Safety First. During Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, the message is that awareness is the key to staying healthy and safe on the farm. Know your priorities. Don’t let the business of farming become such a focus that you forget the connection to your family and friends, or the importance of your health. Finally, It is not a weakness to connect with others. In days gone by, it was a given that you had to rely on your community for survival. It is important that you have enough supports in your support circle in order to be resilient. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2732 – What To Do If You Are Sleep Deprived
Mar 1400:01:15Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Millions are too sleepy for sex, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation. Many of us are sleeping poorly which is causing us to be sleep deprived, and it’s taking a serious toll on professional relationships, productivity, public safety and even the most intimate aspects of our lives. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Sleep Awareness Week: A short nap of 20 minutes can help to improve mood, alertness and performance. It can be extremely effective at eliminating fatigue-related accidents and injuries. A 90-minute nap can be extremely effective, if you can schedule it into your day. Naps can be typed into three different categories: Planned napping involves taking a nap before you actually get sleepy. Emergency napping occurs when you are suddenly very tired and cannot continue with the activity you were originally engaged in. Habitual napping is practiced when a person takes a nap at the same time each day. I love my naps and I need my naps. They help me through my afternoon slump and allow me to carry on with my projects in a more productive and creative way afterwards. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2731 – The Importance of Sleep: How To Be More Sleep Diligent!
Mar 1300:01:21Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Over half of drivers say that they have driven drowsy in the past year. Many of us are sleeping poorly which is causing us to be sleep deprived. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating World Sleep Day: Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Follow a regular schedule each night. This trains your body and brain and promotes relaxation. Do not adjust your ritual over the weekend. Do not nap if you have trouble sleeping, unless there is a need for alertness. Keep your room cool, dark, and block noises. Allow for thorough ventilation in the room to avoid breathing stale air The power of suggestion can be a powerful aid in getting a better sleep, especially if used in conjunction with deep breathing. The more that it is used, the more potent the effect it has. Suggestion works by gently reminding your mind. Try “Calm, Peaceful, Sleep, Dream” Do not tell yourself how tired you are going to be the next day, as this kind of suggestion is just as fulfilling A good night’s sleep can mean the difference between coping effectively with the daily stressors of life and completely losing your mental and physical health. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2730 – How Less Clutter Equals Less Stress
Mar 1200:01:17Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... I admit that I love the satisfaction after I have cleaned my office or purged my files. You don’t have to be self-employed or work from home to have a home office. It’s easy for this workspace to become messy, dusty, cluttered, and disorganized. As you work in your home office, things stack and layer around until one day, you realize that it has gotten way out of hand. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Organizing Your Home Office Day tomorrow: Start off small. Pick five things and throw them out or return them to their proper location. File, Shred or recycle unwanted paperwork that is sitting on your desk. Attack one file drawer at a time. Purge out-dated documents or notes. Take stock of those things in your office of everything you're no longer using, especially unused or broken office equipment, and cut back to only the essentials. Curb Cable Clutter. Use a surge-protected power bar to prevent your computers and other equipment from frying during an electrical storm or other power surge. Bind the remaining cables together with cable ties, so they stay out of your way. Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab. #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2729 - Discover How Not To Procrastinate
Mar 1100:01:16Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... How many of us couldn’t use an extra hour each day? Planning before starting each day, is said to save us this hour, as we are more effective at using the time that we have. Sometimes though we just can’t seem to get our act together. Maybe we just can’t seem to get past our urge to procrastinate. It may be that we are being too perfectionistic, or we dislike the task or person that we have to work with. We could be too tired or fear that we might fail. Sometimes it is just a matter of the task not being a part of our goals and priorities. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Procrastination Week: To Avoid Procrastination, we need to: Find the answer to ‘What’s In It For Me”. Why do I need to accomplish the task at hand and what benefit will there be for me when I finish it? Chunk your time – set a timer. The timer helps you to become more realistic about how long various tasks take. Watch out for time gobblers – internet, email, TV, phone, socializing, unimportant notices and forwards Delegate when the task is not part of your priority. Not everything has to be done or should be done by you. Let go of your need to control everything. Make it fun by rewarding yourself. It is easier to start and finish a task if there is a reward at the end of it…by the way, my chocolate covered almonds are waiting for me as soon as I finish this flash briefing. Till tomorrow have a wonderful day! #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2728 – How To Be Awesome
Mar 1000:01:06Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Today is the International Day of Awesomeness! This day gives us the opportunity to celebrate every person, place, thing, or idea in the world that is awesome. I encourage all of the participants in my workshops to look for the awesome. As the official tag line points out, “No one’s perfect, but everyone can be awesome.” Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating International Day Of Awesomeness: Today is the day to both perform and celebrate feats of awesomeness. Celebrate by posting about someone who epitomizes the ideals of awesomeness. It may be a family member, friend, or colleague who receive this special recognition. Be curious. Start a conversation with someone that you have seen everyday, but have not talked to. You may be surprised by their story or by the things that you have in common. It will brighten their day — and yours. Build an awesome workplace, one smile at a time. Explore the “What If”. What if we didn’t do blank anymore? What if we changed blank? What if we started blank? See where the answers take you. This simple exploration could improve your relationships or your workplace. Wishing you an awesome day! #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2727 – Don’t Panic. Strategies To Release That Anxiety
Mar 900:01:44Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Help! It’s Panic Day. This awareness day is not about panic attacks or panic disorder which is serious and affects 2-3% of the population. Today is the day to examine how we may over-react to the stress in our everyday lives and to find strategies that will keep us focused and healthy. You know the over-reactions that we are talking about. We even have sayings that go with them… such as don’t cry over spilled milk… Or don’t make mountains out of mole hills. Anxiety and stress have their place in our life. They help us to avoid danger. They keep us thinking and being creative. And they keep us on our toes so that we don’t become complacent. The point at which worry becomes unhealthy is when it stops pushing us to act and move forward. This panic can be paralyzing and prevent us from thinking clearly enough to find the best strategies to deal with the source of our anxiety. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Panic Awareness Day: Listen to the way that you describe the situations that you find yourself in. Do you use extreme-type words? Do you awfulize everything? Choose the words carefully. Evaluate how you are feeling in relation to the situation. Are you feeling helpless or hopeless? Notice what happens to your body when you feel this way. Where does it hit you the most? Try different relaxation techniques to combat those anxious feeling. Evaluate the situation to see what options you have. Keep yourself moving forward in the problem-solving mode and the anxiety will be kept in check. What is your release? Sometimes we need a quick strategy to release the anxiety so that we can start to problem solve. This may include a good scream, a run, or a round or two on the punching bag. For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab. #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2726 – It’s Time To Spring Ahead
Mar 800:01:41Tap to summarizeIn most of Canada, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. Today! I have a hard time with these adjustments. I love having it brighter in the evenings, but that adjustment to darkness early in the morning again makes it less likely that I am springing out of bed…for a while any way. Daylight saving time isn't all bad. In fact, when we move an hour ahead, we enjoy more daytime hours, which hopefully we are using to get outside, connect and just become more active after the sluggishness of winter. There are definite other benefits to the clocks shifting, including decreased oil and energy usage. Daylight Saving Time seems to decrease the risk for accidents in the evening hours. However, a Swedish study found that heart attacks were significantly more common the first three weekdays after our spring transition. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating the switch to Daylight Saving Time: Though it’s only one day, daylight saving time can throw off your entire schedule, and the sleep effects tend to linger for a few days. Therefore it is important to take note of the impact that the clock shifting has on your sleep, mood and focus. Ensure that you are getting a good night’s sleep before this occurs to minimize the impact of this shift. More light can equal more time to do what you want or need to do, which equals a happier you. Make use of the extra daylight and enjoy the changing seasons. If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2462 – Show Respect
Jun 18, 2025Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... A Stanford survey reported that 85% of job success depends on utilizing proper business etiquette. Another report said that 69% of leaders would fire an employee who demonstrated bad office manners. National Business Etiquette Week also recognizes the need for proper business etiquette in order to compete in the growing global marketplace. This can include everything from how to network, to the proper handshake, and how to remember names. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Business Etiquette Week: “Can you hear me now?” When it comes to the use of cell phones in everyday society, we not only hear you now, we hear everyone else too—nearly everywhere we go. Step away from a shared workspace to conduct your business, so as to show respect for your co-workers, especially during a meeting. No one likes to think that someone is wasting their time, especially when there are deadlines to meet. So arrive on time for your meetings. Everyone should practice good manners. Common bad manners at work include things like loud ringtones, talking and chewing, and not cleaning up after yourself. Especially, if you are doing business internationally, do your research. Do you bow, kiss or shake hands with a guest from another culture? Research will help create respect and eliminate cultural faux pas. Remember, If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for resources to build your healthy workplace? Check out my top 10 tips under Resources and Courses at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
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