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Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King
Hosted by worksmartlivesmart · EN
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 2822 – Why Super Human Is Not A Hero
Jun 1200:01:39Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Superman. Superman has always stood for what’s best about humanity and for bearing adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. Though we may not be superman, we may be suffering with the Super-Human Syndrome. Are you running on empty and lying to yourself saying, “I can handle this”? Do you believe you can, should and must do it all? Feel you could and should do more? Neglect your personal needs because others are more important? Or believe that if I don’t who will? If so, you are probably dealing with the Super-Human Syndrome and are risking your physical and mental health. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Super-Human Day: There is a saying that I love – How thin can I spread myself before I know longer exist? We must take care of ourselves first and foremost if we want to be in a position to take care of others. Sometimes we need to let go of those things that are causing us to get stressed – unnecessary tasks and unrealistic beliefs and expectations What is it that you need to let go of – the need for control – approval - to do it all – to be superhuman – and get is all done? Start by knowing what is important to you and then actively decide how to make those things a priority. Sometimes all that is needed is some fine tuning – some simple strategies that energize or relax us and enable us to enjoy the life situations that we are facing. Remember, If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed, you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2821 – How To Make Life Beautiful
Jun 1100:01:13Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Today is a day dedicated to encouraging and celebrating those who are making life beautiful. Whether you’re creating beauty through your art, music, relationships or helping others achieve personal success. One small action can lead to a ripple effect. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Making Life Beautiful Day: Help someone achieve a personal goal. Donate time to a worthy cause. Clean up a community space. Create a work of art. Refinish and repurpose something old. Plant a garden or send someone some flowers. Connect with a friend. Thank a colleague. Share a smile. Expect the best, not the worst. Choose joy. Making life beautiful starts with you and choosing joy will get your attitude on the right track to making an impact in the world. There’s no real wrong way to celebrate National Making Life Beautiful Day, as long as you do something and keep focused on making life beautiful. 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 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 2820 – The Importance of Focusing On Professional Wellness
Jun 1000:01:20Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... June is a time of reflection. The goal of Professional Wellness Month is to encourage you to reflect on how your health and wellness intersect with your professional life. One of the main sources of stress at work is having too much to do and not enough time to do it in. Examine your workload. Are you working copious amounts of overtime? Have you stop taking breaks? Are you feeling vacation deprived? Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Professional Wellness Month: If workload is the reason you're unable to take breaks or vacation, discuss the problem with your manager to find a solution. It is important to know when to ask for help, rather than letting the stress build to the point of burnout, anxiety or depression. Eating well, exercising, attending to our health and feeling good, makes you more productive at work. So build in strategies to take care of your biological needs, as well as strategies to give yourself a break from your workplace stress. Get a life outside of work. Focus on hobbies, friends, and family. Unplug and learn to focus on these activities and relationships. Focusing more on your time away from work will benefit your energy and creativity while you are at work. 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
Transcribe →TIP 2819 – Smile and Why Take Caring Of Your Oral Health IS So Important
Jun 900:01:45Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Want to live longer? Then smile more. Smiling is contagious. It changes our mood. It fights stress and builds your resiliency. Smiling boosts your immune system. It lowers your blood pressure and blocks pain. Part of National Smile Month is about maintaining good oral health. I just recently went to see my dentist and I didn’t have it in me to lie about flossing my teeth. I just don’t take the time, especially as life gets busy and rushed. And I am not the only one. Currently, research shows that a significant number of us have taken time off work in the last five years due to poor oral health. Most problems with teeth and gums are preventable with a good daily routine. Furthermore, a quarter of all adults have not visited a dentist in the past two years and a similar number only brush their teeth once a day. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Smile Month: The Oral Health Foundations recommends that we brush our teeth right before going to bed at night and on at least one other occasion throughout the day with a fluoride toothpaste. We should also cut down on how much sugary food and drinks we have, and how often we have them. And finally, we need to go to see our dentist regularly. Ultimately, the aim is to help us achieve good physical and mental wellbeing by improving our oral health. A smile might be a small gesture, yet it can have a remarkable effect on our state of mind, as well as the emotional happiness of others. 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 more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line resiliency test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab. #Mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2818 – Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep, But We Still Need To Take Care Of It
Jun 800:01:35Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Beauty is only skin deep or in simpler terms, a pleasing appearance is not a guide to character. However, our skin is vital to our health. Your skin is the largest organ of your body. Your skin covers your entire body and acts as a shield from the elements. It bends with ease, warns you when something is too hot or too cold, repairs itself when broken, and plays a huge part in your appearance. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Beautiful In Your Skin Month: Wear sunscreen daily. There are plenty of sunscreens, but the right kind of sunscreen can effectively protect your skin from the damaging UV rays. Choose a sunscreen that has an SPF of 30 and don’t forget your neck and hands. Getting rid of dry, dead skin cells can leave your skin looking smoother and supple but don’t over exfoliate. Be gentle to your skin and treat it with care. Hydrate. Drinking 6-8 glasses of water daily does not necessarily mean that your skin will be automatically hydrated. Stay away from tanning beds and the sun. Do a spray tan instead if you are looking for a glow. Examine your skin regularly for signs of skin cancer. Look for new or unusual spots, as well as anything changing, itching or bleeding. 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 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 2817 – How To Control Headache Pain
Jun 700:01:25Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... There are all kinds of headaches. Some are sharp and painful. Others are a long, slow ache from somewhere deep inside. Chronic headache sufferers know that headaches can interfere with work, social activities and even completing the simplest task such as getting dressed. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Headache Awareness Week: Learn what triggers your headaches – Is it conflict, noise, food, wine, odours or all of the above Keep a headache journal to give you some clues as to the triggers Let go of anger and frustration and try to lower your stress Get plenty of sleep Eat a balanced diet Get outside Exercise Learn relaxation techniques such as utilizing pressure points, deep breathing, visualization and muscle relaxation. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about your headaches to see if you have explored all the possible treatments. Finally, deep breathing is one of the easiest and effective relaxation techniques available to reduce headaches. Learn how to utilize this skill to reduce your headaches and improve your life. 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 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 2816 – Let’s Go To The Drive-In And Have More Fun
Jun 600:01:20Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... I have some great memories of going to the drive-in with friends. Staying up late for the dusk to dawn movies on the long weekends. I loved taking my own kids to see the latest Disney flick at our local drive-in, one of the few remaining ones in our area. The boys would be dressed in their jammies, pillows and blankets ready, popcorn to snack on as we waited for the sun to set and the movie to begin. Even now, my husband and I will head to the movies during the summer for date night. Did you know that the creator of the drive-in did so to help his mother enjoy the theatre in a more comfortable seat way back in 1933. These drive-ins saw their heydays in the 50’s to 80’s, but sadly, with movies on demand, many of these local drive-ins have closed. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Drive In Movie Day: Gather your family together and head to the drive-in. Enjoy the experience of watching a movie on an outdoor big screen. And if you do, use #DriveInMovieDay to post on social media. If you don’t have a drive-in close by, plan a trip and take in this unique experience before many of these local treasures shut down. 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 more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line resiliency test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab. #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2815 – How Camping Promotes Your Mental Health
Jun 500:01:44Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... We will sit by the camp-fire and sing a song or two. There will be peace and happiness. It will be a wonderful bonding experience. And everything will be right in the world… Not bloody likely! as my European friends say. I love camping, but it certainly never matched my expectations of what a family camping trip should be like. We were closer to the Griswold’s with everyone arguing and sometimes wishing they were somewhere or with someone else. So why do we still go? Because camping is really no different than the rest of our lives. We have moments of chaos, arguing and not getting along, mixed with other moments of happiness, laughter and peace. Many memories have been made through frantically packing up in the rain, backing up over a deer antler and blowing a tire, and cooking our dinner by the fire. We have enjoyed kayaking, canoeing and swimming races and our bets on who could catch the biggest, most and ugliest fish. We have sat on the beach, and in folding chairs by the fire and have snuggled under the covers. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Camping Month: Try to go with the flow and let go of your mental picture of what camping should look like. Chaos Aside, Camping Is A Great Break Even with all of the effort and potential for chaos, camping represents a break from the everyday for me. I enjoy some family time and some alone-time, and I get a chance to appreciate nature and all of the beauty it offers. Remember, If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed, you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2814 – Discover How Vacations Are Good For Your Mental Health
Jun 400:01:36Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Time off is essential to our mental health, yet three in ten put our holidays on standby and we leave them unused. More hours spent on the job can often mean less quality time with friends and loved ones and can negatively impact our mental and physical health. When we do not use our allotted time, we may experience more stress related symptoms such as mood swings, frustration, irritability, pessimism, feelings of being rushed, pushed or tired, more headaches, sleep difficulties and gastrointestinal disorders. Being overworked and vacation deprived may result in not communicating as effectively, problem solving as efficiently and are being as creative or energized as those who do take their allotted vacation time. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Our Mental Health: Many of us are working under the false belief that more in always equals more out. Unfortunately our bodies and minds can only work at peak efficiency for so long before they start to break-down and shut-down. Make sure that you use all of your allotted vacation time. It may not be the employee that is not valuing the benefits of vacation time. There are some leaders who see vacation time as a nuisance and a disruption to the productivity of the group. Employers can minimize vacation deprivation by lightening their workload and by encouraging them to take time off. Vacation usage is one of the most common corporate wellness programs. Vacation usage needs to be evaluated, as it can be an early indicator of individual and team difficulties, which may negatively impact the corporate bottom line. 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
Transcribe →TIP 2813 – How Getting Active and Going For A Run Benefits Your Health
Jun 300:01:25Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and being productive at work depends on us staying active. Running is a great way to become active and fit. Some people use running as a form of meditation, a way to block out the work to-dos and the conflict and to focus solely on their breathing and the sound of their steps. They finish their run feeling mentally refreshed. As meditative as running can be, it can also be tedious. There are always going to be those mornings when you lace up your sneakers and find that your heart’s just not in it. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Running Fitness Week: Pick A Pack. See if you can create a running team. It is still possible to run and maintain social distancing. Make it a safe, social gathering as well as a fitness goal. Start off slow and gradually increase your tolerance and distance. Add variety to your running by sprinting stairs, or go off roading. And finally, if running is just not your thing, that’s okay. Find another fitness activity that gets your heart rate up and promotes strength and flexibility. The idea is just to stay active. Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app. 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
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