With over 30 years as an Occupational Health Nurse in Ontario and I thought that toxic environments were slowly fading but not so much. While we continue to struggle with increasing awareness about Mental Health issues in the workplace, reducing our workplace injuries and managing our absenteeism, a toxic workplace negatively feeds the souls of many employees and management team alike. It has the [...]
Be clear why you are here. You do have a life's purpose and there is a way to find out what it is. All too often we live life one foot in front of the other following a journey that was never ours to begin with. We follow our parents’ wishes, or our good friends’ path or worse yet, we have no direction to [...]
In Jack Canfield’s book, The Success Principles: How to get from where you are to where you want to be, he talks about a variety of principles, 64 in total, guiding you to get the life you’ve always wanted. In my last 2 blogs, we talked about Success Principle #1 – taking 100% responsibility for your life, along with being clear why you are [...]
Staff members leave their positions for a variety of reasons, but the number one reason that they STAY and EXCEL is the corporate culture. They are looking for somewhere inclusive, where they feel valued and appreciated for their hard work. According to WhatIs.com, corporate culture is the pervasive values, beliefs and attitudes that characterize a company and guide its practices. You can almost think [...]
You have the power to make anything happen. So, why haven’t you? Find out what Jack Canfield says about it. National Bestseller, Jack Canfield, provides 63 success principles in his book, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where you are to Where you want to Be. His first principle, which is the foundation for the remaining 62 principles, is that we must take [...]
Skyrocketing CostsIncreasing AbsenteeismLack of Internal Expertise The decade or 2 of outsourcing disability management claims may be coming to an end. In the 1990’s, outsourcing was a trendy thing to do. However, today many organizations have decided that it is more economical to hire an internal disability manager. This may be true in the short term but unless you have sufficiently invested in the [...]
We've all heard titles like 'coach' or 'mentor', etc. but what do they really mean? More importantly, what do they offer and why would you need one. In today’s time, there are a lot of ‘titles’ that have little meaning or better yet, bring about ambiguity in what people really do for a living. If you appreciate the work of Robin Sharma, his book, [...]
Heavy metal poisoning is one of the greatest un-recognized chronic illnesses that the majority of the population silently deals with. It can cause a medley of symptoms and health issues, such as headaches, brain fog, depression, digestive upset, allergies, neurological impairment and cancer. Various sources of heavy metals point to pesticides, chemicals and fertilizers applied to crops at various stages of growth and harvest. [...]
Maybe you’ve been to one too many backyard barbecues and your pants are starting to fit a little too snug. Summertime can cause some people to gain weight because they are more likely to indulge in snacks and alcoholic beverages on the weekend. Get yourself back in shape with these tips on how to lose 5 pounds the healthy way! Start off by doing [...]
If you are anything like me, you can just look at a loaf of bread, and you can feel yourself start to gain weight. For me, relying on breads as a quick and easy meal leads to weight gain, bloating, and cravings for sweets. The high carbohydrate content negatively affects blood sugar levels and can lead to cravings for other carbohydrate rich foods and [...]
