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What is your workplace, school, home, or friends and family interactions like?  With today’s news stories it can be hard to look past them while maintaining positivity.  However, we need positivity now more than ever. Gaining and maintaining positivity is a lifelong quality that can help you through the ups and downs of life.  Positivity […]

Staying productive throughout the entire day can be a challenge for many of us.  There are a lot of factors that can keep us from staying on task.  Depending on your work or school environment, it can be hard to stay focused. Not to mention any unexpected interruption that can occur beyond your control.  Despite […]

Depending on your position, the season of the year, or perhaps your stage in school, downtime can come up.  For some, downtime is more regular and for others it is a rare occurrence.  Usually there is not a lot of direction given by employers or schools on how to handle your downtime.  What do you […]

Stress can creep on us gradually or appear suddenly depending on the cause of our stress.  Many of us have developed coping skills to handle certain amounts of stress.  Sometimes certain ways we de-stress are temporary and don’t allow us to fully heal from the stress.  Therefore, it’s important to look at common ways that […]

Most of us have had to present information at some point, to a group of other people. Maybe it was for a school presentation, a work meeting or for a committee.  Regardless, public speaking isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone. In fact, many high schools and colleges offer public speaking classes in an effort […]

What comes to your mind when you think about having a positive work or school culture?  Is empathy something that you thought of?  Empathy means understanding someone else’s feelings and then sharing those feelings with them.  Having empathy shows that you care about the people you are working with.  It allows you to connect with […]

Whether it came from your parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, caretaker or maybe a teacher at school, most of us can say we have been told it is important to eat your fruits and vegetables.  Unfortunately, due to taste, or smell or the look of them, vegetables and fruit can be hard to want to eat.  Unless […]

Most people would agree that they dislike getting sick with a cold or flu.  Getting sick or having someone sick that you are caring for can be a setback in your plans, your routine, and your overall lifestyle for a period of time.  Being healthy and at your best physical health is something that people […]

The month of February honors African American history and dates back to as early as 1915.  African American history month, also called Black History Month celebrates the achievements of African Americans and their role in the history of the United States. President Ford in 1975 issued a message to Americans to recognize Black History week, […]

We live in a digital world.  You can access the internet practically anywhere and so many resources are available at the push of a button.  We can shop online, access our medical records, look for information about our interests or places we want to eat, the list goes on.  We are also now providing a […]

Whether the cold weather or lack of sunshine is getting to you, the winter season can be a challenging time to get through. Let’s face it, not just the winter season, but many other factors are impacting our energy level.  Maybe it is our lack of sleep, or our work, or school commitments.  It could […]

Self-care is taking deliberate time for yourself to relax, recharge, unwind, and have some fun.  Our lives are often consumed with work and school and countless other commitments that we often forget to slow down and take a day all for ourselves.  Self-care is important because it sets aside time for yourself and your needs. […]