Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. This is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep, to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. This is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep, to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Do You Need the Number for the Karoshi Hotline?
Karoshi.
It’s the Japanese term for “death from overwork.”
In Australia the closest word we have is burnout, and while the economic cost is measured, the very human cost of illness or premature death is not.
Whoa! Are you running too fast?
How often have you found yourself sucked into the whirlpool of tasks and items on your agenda, spiralling round at break-neck speed, hoping that you won’t trip yourself up in the process?
If you’ve been feeling that the pace of change has sped up during this time of pandemic. You’d be right. McKinsey has reported how organisations have increased their rate of digital transformation by x 20-25 over the last couple of years thanks in no small part to Covid.
Whoa!
Could developing your sociopathic tendencies keep you safe from burnout?
Burnout is on the rise and its effects can be devastating.
So could being a sociopath protect you from the risk?
Hmm. Debateable.
What have you noticed about sociopaths you’ve come across in your life?
Is this the real reason you’re burning out?
Burnout.
It seems it’s on everybodys lips.
Is it on yours?
The prevalence of burnout is increasing rapidly, another 5% in the last 12 months alone and with 38% of those surveyed (btw, it’s higher in the health sector) indicating they are experiencing symptoms of burnout it’s time to ask the better questions.
Are you cheesed off, burnt out or just sad? Do you know the difference?
Burnout is real, even though some continue to dispute its existence.
It’s becoming increasingly prevalent having increased by 5% in just the last year.
But myths and misunderstanding about burnout abounds. It’s time to set the record straight to know what it is, how it presents and the different paths to recovery.
Even more importantly, how to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Oh Bungelup! How I miss thee
Taking a risk can feel scary, daunting even.
So how do you get better at taking a smart well thought out risk, because you know the upside will be good, even though those thoughts of self-doubt and fear of failure keep holding you back?