Lifestyle
24 Tips and Tricks for Reducing Stress
Dr. David Posen’s practice focuses on stress management and lifestyle counselling. He has put together a collection of tips that can help you manage stress.
If things are feeling out of control, or you’re just looking for ways to improve your wellness, this is a good place to start. Some of the tips I found particularly [...]
Fill your day with joy
We spend a lot of time in the pursuit of happiness. Happiness is a great thing, but can be subjective, based on circumstances. Joy brings a deeper sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Joy is foundational; a sense that all will work out, even when the immediate circumstances aren’t going the way we would like.
Richard Wagner said, “Joy [...]
10 Trick to Help You Remember
Between meetings, to-do lists, preparing supper, shopping and driving the kids, how do you remember all you have to do? David Allen says that your brain is not the most efficient memory tool and it wi…
7 Ways to Make Waiting Time More Productive
The final external time waster is waiting. As much as you would like to avoid it, there’s no getting away from having to wait. You wait on hold on the telephone, wait for meetings and appointments, wa…
Bits and Pieces - March 16
How to Make Stikkit into Your Personal GTD Powerhouse – Cranking Widget’s take on turning Stikkit into a powerful GTD tool.
Five secret filing hacks from the masters – Working in a “paper-less” environment somehow still requires a lot of filing. Matt has five tips to streamline the process.
Fuel the positive with gratitude – Keep a positive attitude [...]
191.2
The idea of weighing everyday seems odd. There is fluctuation in daily weight that can make one discouraged. I need to look at the loss over a longer period -say a week, and use the daily weigh-in as a motivator to keep me focussed.
Tags: weight+loss, fatbloggers, dieting, health, fitness
195.6 - A Step in the Wrong Direction
Yesterday and Tuesday were spent on the road, attending dinner meetings and eating poorly. I need to make sure I have an alternate plan in place when work schedules interrupt eating habits.
Tags: weight+loss, fatbloggers, dieting, health, fitness
194 Pounds: My Name is Ian and I’m a Fatblogger
Three years ago I undertook to lose some weight and kept track of the results on my blog. I lost about 20 or 25 pounds. Since then, I’ve increased by about 30 pounds. Just to put my 194 pounds in perspective, I’m five foot six and should weigh in the 150+ range. I would like to [...]
Do Good Anyway
Mother Teresa’s version of The Paradoxical Commandments:
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centred. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. [...]
Quotes
Life and Living
“To be what we are and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the end of life.” - Robert Louis Stevenson
“Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are [...]
