Dealing with the big four contributing factors to workplace malaise is about creating a brain safe environment that gives us permission to switch off from work, take time out to rest and to stop treating ourselves as if we are machines
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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... Which 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... Which 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.
Avoiding that Lance Armstrong Moment
Trust.It’s the bedrock of every human relationship and key to engagement and performance.While highly prized, we’re not always very good at keeping our trust alive and well and once it’s gone, sometimes it’s gone for good.Lack of trust shows up everywhere and in the...
Who are you barracking for?
Unless you've been living under a rock in WA for the last couple of weeks, you'll know we've just had the Western Derby weekend. "The BIGGEST Derby ever!" screamed the headlines, between the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles.Prime news time was allocated to...
Which matters more – Knowing you have a stone in your shoe or knowing you can remove it?
If you've ever been on a hike and got that annoying little bit of grit in your shoe you'll know it gets more and more difficult to ignore it because all you can think about it that wretched piece of grit. Ultimately you decide enough! So you stop, take off your boot...
Bully for You
Have you ever been bullied?If you have, you are not alone.Australian workplaces have the dubious honour of having the highest rates of bullying at around 6.8% compared to 1 to 4% internationally.Shocking? Yes.Acceptable? Not at any level.The problem of bullying is it...
Why solitude needs a place at every table.
“ I'm an introvert...I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.” ...