Monthly Archives: July 2013

Henry David Thoreau said, “If one marches confi­dently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to lead the life he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common

Before making a list of goals you first want to understand what you want out of life by making a vision statement. Here are some questions to help define your vision

Rest before you get tired. Recognize signs of fatigue before you get frustrated. Take an afternoon or a long weekend away from work. When you return you’ll be amazed how

Duke University psychiatrist John Rhoads, MD studied successful, effective, and healthy executives who worked at least sixty hours weekly and compared those individuals with executives who developed burnout from working

Three out of four executives believe that annual vacations prevent burnout  50% of employees over 45-years old showed an increase in vigilance performance following a vacation 25% of those employees

My daughter and her family recently moved to France where her husband, Greg, has become pastor of an ex-patriot church in Lyon. Here is a post from her blog (lyonliving.blogspot.com)

Two shoe salesmen were given a new territory on a Pacific island. Immediately upon arrival, the first sales­man placed an urgent call to the home office:  “Get me out of

Focus on the dream: Help others decide what they want. Paint pictures of the desire. Create the feeling of fulfillment. Emphasize purpose: No obstacle can hold back the mighty force

Winston Churchill who suffered from lifelong bouts of depression that he called my “dog days” failed at just about everything he attempted. He failed at school, very nearly failed at

Scientists estimate that we create approximately 60,000 thoughts daily, 95% of which are repetitive. These thoughts make-up our philosophy of life, our personality. One way to improve our lifestyle is

Neuroscientist Karen Bulloch traced direct connections between the immune system and the brain giving birth to a discipline known as psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) that explains how the brain and the immune