Every year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics determines a theme to represent their basic message of healthy nutrition for everyone. This year’s theme is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day”. The theme is meant to encourage the idea that there is not just one “right” way for everyone to eat to meet healthy nutrition standards. On the contrary, eating “right” is very individualized for each person.
Green with Envy: Job Jealousy
Maybe you have these kinds of conversations you have in your head: I can’t believe he/she is working at (fill in the blank _____). I would love to be doing (fill in the blank _____________). Pay attention to your jealousy because it contains an element of truth.
Gravitational Pull
Susan Cain provides career advice that is helpful to both introverts and extroverts in the book, Quiet. She suggests paying attention to the gravitational pull that attracts you to some kinds of work. The opposite is worth paying attention to also; what kinds of jobs do you dislike?
Turn Back Time to Find A Job You’ll Love
Juicy Pop Drop (a sweet treat from Great Britain) surveyed 2,000 people ages five through eighty and discovered something quite interesting: people felt most carefree and satisfied with life at age 9 and age 68.
Living In the Gray
Do you live your life in the gray? It seems to occur more with people than ever before. What used to be seen as right or wrong has now become questionable. Black and white areas of behavior are not necessarily the norm any longer. Viewpoints of life, quite often obtained … Read More
Try, Try Again
Repeating the same task repeatedly can sometimes become wearisome and discouraging. It can also become a catalyst for success. Malcom Gladwell wrote about the 10,000 Hour Rule which helps individuals achieve what he coined as outlier status. He cites a neurologist, Daniel Levitin who writes, “It seems to take the … Read More
April Resolutions
We are creatures of habit. Changes often come with pulling and pinching and feeling a bit uncomfortable. April is a great time to reevaluate those resolutions from January. Did you resolve to work out more? How successful have you been in reaching that goal? Those who achieve their goals (and … Read More
April’s Fool
April 1st. April Fool’s Day. Happy New Year? Its origins are thought to be connected with those who celebrated the New Year on January 1st and wanted to make fun of those who celebrated on a different date. (You can read the history for yourself. Did you know there are … Read More
March Madness: The Win Column
Everybody loves a winner. If given a choice, we all want to be on the winning team in business, relationships and life. Numerous studies and books have been written to decipher factors which catapult an individual, team or business toward a winning advantage. March Madness. One big winner and in … Read More
PER GRADUS in the New Year
PER GRADUS (or step by step) I have a family member who no longer walks with ease, but needs the assistance of a walker to keep her steady and upright. This Latin phrase is a good reminder of a different way to begin the year. It evokes progress forward, but … Read More
