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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 2783 – Checking In and Prevention On This Melanoma Monday
May 400:01:36Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Love this advice…If your shadow is shorter than you are, you should seek the shade. Do you annually check your skin? Wear your sunscreen faithfully? Do you go and see your doctor for regular check ups? If so, you are helping to ensure that you prevent skin cancer or at least ensure that you catch it in its early stages. The spring is an easy time to forget to use your sunscreen. It is essential that we protect ourselves and our kids and know the early signs of Melanoma, that way we can all be safe in the sun. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Melanoma Monday…and Being Safe In The Sun Check it out. Melanoma can be found anywhere on the body, but it is most common on the legs, back, head and neck. Do an annual scan to check for changes. Visit your doctor regularly and make sure that they do a body scan too. Be safe in the sun. Enjoy the spring, summer and fall sunshine, but cover up and use your sunscreen. Cancer changes lives, impacts families and hinders workplace productivity. Employees coming back to work after cancer treatments describe a variety of challenges that employers may not be aware of/or consider in their return-to-work accommodations. As a leader, look for ways to educate on prevention and look for ways to successfully support a team member who has been impacted. 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 2782 – Celebrating Mental Health Week By Creating A Healthy Environment
May 300:01:31Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... A friend of mine, had been promoted over the years, rewarded for her achievements and was a solid employee. During a major corporate transition she was given a new department that needed a lot of help in restructuring. She worked hard through long days, with little progress. And the results were devastating for her health to the point where she had to leave. What could have been different? Her supervisors should have seen that the new role was unrealistic for one person to handle. They should have noticed the excessive overtime. They should have spotted the impact it was having on her health. And they should have worked with her before she felt that she had no choice but to leave, or feel like a failure. We know that engaged employees help our companies to be more creative, productive and successful. Disengaged or stressed out employees cost our companies in job turnover, disability and lowered productivity. Yet, some employers still look at their employees as being a commodity. Ensuring that your teams work in a healthy environment is a priority. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating the start of Mental Health Week: Start a conversation. What are the sources of stress within your teams-personally and professionally? If you are not sure – ASK! What impact is it having? Benchmark this information. How much is this costing in absenteeism, turnover, lowered productivity, healthcare costs? Decide what programs would help reduce this impact on the individual and the company Looking for Tips To Promote Mental Health Week In Your Workplace? Visit worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab for my Top 10 Tips. #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2781 – What Is Burnout and How It Is More Thank Just Stress
May 200:01:29Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Being burned out and being stressed out are not the same thing. Many of us can tell when we are stressed out, but often, we cannot tell if we are burned out. Burnout may be the result of unrelenting stress, but it isn’t the same as too much stress. Stress is often about too many pressures that need to be dealt with. Burnout is about feeling empty, lacking in motivation, and beyond caring. Employees experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations. Burnout may occur over a short period of time or take several years to manifest. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are Tips For Combatting Burnout and Celebrating Mental Health Week: First: Slow Down. Take a break. Cut back whatever commitments and activities you can. Give yourself time to rest, reflect, and heal. Change What You Can. Maintain Balance. Talk to a Professional. And Make A Plan. Part of the problem with burnout is the lack of control that’s associated with it. Burnout can be a serious consequence of an unbalanced life and of an environment where the individual experiences little control and high demands. Leaders can help by ensuring a clearer understanding of what their job is and is not, providing as much control as possible, ensuring that demands are realistic and by recognizing the employee’s contributions and achievements. 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 2780 – Don’t Get Caught With Your Pants Down
May 100:01:21Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Have you seen the videos? Someone doing a zoom meeting and they get caught wearing no pants, just their jockies. Today is the unofficial holiday – No Pants Day. And prior to this past business disruption, it wouldn’t cross my mind that wearing no pants would be widely celebrated…but here we are and the joke and often asked question is…who isn’t wearing pants on this call? We have the zoom mullet. All business up top and no pants on the bottom. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency So just in case this may not be for you, Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating No Pants Day: Though the idea of today is about wearing no pants in public and to pretend like it is nothing out of the normal, I’m not sure I am a fan I do love my PJs and I often wear them all day long…and even more so in these days of zoom calls and working from home. The idea is comfort rules. I am spending way less time on getting ready for work and more time on being creative and getting things done. Remember: Use your best judgment in celebrating today, you don’t want to be remembered as that person who got caught wearing no pants. 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 2779 – Why Telling The Truth Can Be Hard
Apr 3000:01:16Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Today we encourage honesty and straightforward communication in politics, relationships, consumer relations and education. Most of us have told a few lies. Lying can bail us out of awkward situations. Spare the feelings of others. Preserve or strengthen alliances. Enhance social standing. Keep us out of trouble. Even save our lives. In today’s world of so many false truths, it is even more essential to build relationships based on honest and clear communication. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Honesty Day: Practice telling the truth. Studies have shown that human children begin practicing deception as early as six months of age through such attention-getting gambits as fake crying or laughter. Try answering questions honestly all day today and see where the difficulties lie for you. Be more transparent. Honesty goes a long way in building solid relationships. Leaders get ahead by making the right choices and showing that they are trustworthy. This builds trust, which is essential for teamwork. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2778 – Shh! Is Noise Causing You Stress?
Apr 2900:01:13Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... It’s quiet. Well, almost. There is the ticking of the clock, the rattle of the furnace, the birds chirping outside of my window and my computer humming along. For some this silence is uncomfortable or we feel guilty, so we turn on the TV, though we aren’t really watching. It is important in the chaos of everyday living that we take a few moments and shut out as many sounds of the world and just be. It is here that we can rest, that we can rejuvenate, that we can be creative, and we can reflect. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Noise Awareness Day: Pay attention to the noise you make and respect your neighbour’s right to peace and quiet. Turn down the volume two notches on your radios and personal stereo systems with headphones. Turn down the volume one notch on your television and turn it off during dinner. Do NOT honk your horn, except in the case of imminent danger. Replace noisy activities with quiet ones such as taking a walk. Wear adequate hearing protection if you must be in a noisy environment and if you are concerned, get a hearing screening test done. Try to observe one minute of no noise everyday. 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 2777 – Tick Tock: What Is Your Biological Clock Telling You?
Apr 2800:01:40Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Tick tock. Tick tock. Can you hear your biological clock ticking away? I am pretty sure that I can, though, I am certainly not looking at having anymore children! So What Does Your Biological Clock Tell You? Our biological clock does so much more than tell us the perfect time to get pregnant. In fact, both men and women and the young and old are subject to the influence of the biological clocks that we all have. Circadian rhythms are controlled by “clock genes” that carry the genetic instructions to produce proteins. These instructions control everything from when we sleep and rest, body temperature, heart activity, hormone secretion, blood pressure, oxygen consumption, and metabolism. They may even influence our mood, particularly in the form of wintertime depression known as seasonal affective disorder. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Biological Clock Day: Celebrate – whatever age you are, or whatever life stage you are in. Sleep is essential to our mental and physical health. Clock genes normally keep us awake during the day and asleep at night. But when a clock gene mutates, it can disrupt the normal sleep cycle. Sunlight, air travel and even the seasons can disrupt our Circadian Rhythms and the quality and quantity of sleep that we get. So avoid night light. When possible, avoid bright and outdoor light close to bedtime and keep your surroundings as dark as possible at night. Cover the lights of your alarm clock, so that you are not tempted to look at it or have its glow disrupt your sleep. Avoid eating or exercising too close to bedtime. Also watch out for caffeine and nicotine, both of which are stimulants. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2776 – How Poetry Can Be A Mantra For Living
Apr 2700:01:14Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... Today is the day to share your favourite poem with your friends and co-workers. You may share the actual piece of paper you wrote it on, or you can Tweet it or FB it. Poetry can be shared at any time. Poetry can be a mantra for living. It can express your emotions. Sometimes it can remind us of those we have loved or lost. Poetry can give a spiritual connection. It can provide you with a new perspective, and it can transport you. One of my favourites for living my life is by Dylan Thomas. Life is to be lived, not watched. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Sometimes we find lessons in poems that are bang on. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Poetry Month: Go through your old books and re-visit some of the poems that use to connect to your heart Search through the Internet to find some old classics or to read what a younger generation is writing about Write your own poem to express your gratitude or your emotions. It can help you to go deeper and sort out all that you are experiencing Share your poems with others Don’t forget that you can find more tips for coping with mental health issues, by checking out my Live Smart blog at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
Transcribe →TIP 2775 – Boosting Your Health and How To Avoid The Sugar Blues
Apr 2600:01:32Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon, you are irritated, your head is fuzzy and your eyes are having trouble focusing. You would love to find a corner and go to sleep, but there is no time. How about a coffee or a chocolate bar? Most of us instinctively reach for sweets or caffeine to give relief from the morning sluggishness or afternoon slump. We use sweets as a way of helping ourselves through stressful times. Those strategies might help, temporarily, but there is a downside to these methods. Poor eating strategies affect our brain chemistry and cause fatigue, apathy, apprehension, edginess and the blues. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Women’s Nutrition Month: Avoid The Sugar Blues. Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Smaller balance meals are preferable to large meals. Use exercise or stretching to increase energy and lift the ‘fog’. Include fish in your weekly diet as the essential fatty acids they contain increase energy and improve mood. Don’t confuse thirst with hunger. Drinking a cool glass of water can boost energy in the middle of the afternoon slump. Have healthy snacks readily available. Plan ahead and keep them in desk drawers, lockers or even in the glove box of your car We have all heard the saying ‘We are what we eat’, but most of us connect this with the body’s physical reactions. Our brain is just as dependent on the food that we consume. Healthy food choices help us avoid the erratic blood sugar levels and associated mood swings. Plan your snacks ahead of time and avoid the sugar blues. 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 2774 – How Neighbours Helping Neighbours Re-Builds Connection
Apr 2500:01:48Tap to summarizeListen to today's podcast... April is often seen as the month to focus on spring cleaning, but it is also the month to reach out and help your neighbours. When I was young, our family dairy barn burned down. Neighbours came to help in the rebuild, and brought food to feed the construction workers and volunteers. It was just something that was done. Neighbours helping neighbours. National Rebuilding Month is a campaign to highlight the connection between our homes and health. It encourages everyone to take steps to be safer and healthier at home. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! Here are today’s Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Rebuilding Month: These past couple of years have certainly seen many people looking for ways to work at home, feel happier in their homes, and to relax in their homes. National Rebuilding Month is also an annual month-long call to service, culminating with National Rebuilding Day, the last Saturday of the month. It encourages you to look out for those who need a helping hand in your neighbourhood. Volunteers eliminate health and safety hazards and help their neighbours live safely and independently in their homes. Adopt a neighbour and provide the critical repairs that they need to stay safe in their home. Maybe you are not handy, but you have a green thumb. Help a senior work their flower beds or pull weeds. Provide a bag of groceries or a bag of pet food to alleviate a bit of the financial pressures someone may be experiencing. As houses are transformed, neighbourhoods and communities find hope. And HOPE is so critical right now in helping us to look towards the future with joy and energy. Want to check out more health and wellness related celebrations? Visit my wellness calendars under the resources and courses tab at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr
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