Managing Stress, Finding ReliefStress. Good or bad? Check out this podcast from San Diego health to learn more about how to make stress a healthy part of your life and avoid the negative consequences that come from living a life encumbered by stress. |
How to be Better at StressWhat if you could be better at stress? Managing it, perceiving it, and working past it? This article from the New York Times explains exactly how to do just that. With everything from advice on eating, to exercising for stress reduction, this is well worth the read. |
"Remember that stress doesn’t come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life."- Andrew Bernstein |
Make Your Stress Work for YouRyan Kehr, writer for the Harvard Business Review, gives us a great article on making stress work for you. Stress is an excellent motivator when we know how to use it without getting overwhelmed. Starting with our perception of stress, learn how to redefine the word for yourself and get more done! |
Cleaning Your Mental Mess Scientifically by Dr. Caroline LeafEver feel overwhelmed by your own personal mental mess? Renowned neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf breaks down scientific concepts about stress and turns them into simple hacks that will help you build a healthy mindset and attack every day with confidence. |
Managing Stress, Finding Relief Stress. Good or bad? Check out this podcast from San Diego health to learn more about how to make stress a healthy part of your life and avoid the negative consequences that come from living a life encumbered by stress. Listen now… How to be Better at Stress What if you […]
"We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents."
- Bob Ross
Learning the Art of Making Mistakes
What if making mistakes was an art form? This article breaks down the art of making mistakes, from being willing to fail to using our errs as foundations for learning. Author Maggie Wooll explains that “it can be challenging to maintain a positive outlook, especially when we get caught up in the torrent of daily life”, but tough days actually work to fine tune us into the best version of ourselves.
Experiencing Life Fully I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Bledsoe to talk about a variety of topics, including one of the lowest points in my life, hitting bankruptcy. We discuss how instead of letting that defeat me, it propelled me to the creation of LIFEAID and gave me a new perspective on […]
8 Tips to Master Your Focus
Are you having trouble staying focused? Whether you’re working at the office, working remotely or even studying, staying focused and maintaining your flow state is the key to success. In this episode of The Mindset Mentor, Rob Dial enlightens us with 8 helpful tips to keep your focus without getting distracted.
Focus: The Ultimate Guide on How to Improve Focus and Concentration
What is focus and how does it work? In this article you’ll learn many things about this topic that you might not have known before! James Clear has put together some helpful ways to improve your focus, increase your attention span and even some mind hacks you can apply to yourself if you’re having trouble staying on task.
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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
How many times have you gone on your phone to do something, only to forget what that something was 5 seconds later? Now more than ever we live in a world that is filled with constant distraction. Chris Bailey helps us learn how to overcome these regular interruptions, allowing us to be both more productive and more efficient.
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8 Tips to Master Your Focus Are you having trouble staying focused? Whether you’re working at the office, working remotely or even studying, staying focused and maintaining your flow state is the key to success. In this episode of The Mindset Mentor, Rob Dial enlightens us with 8 helpful tips to keep your focus without getting […]
How to Improve your Mental Health by looking after your Gut
In this episode of The Gut Health Gurus Podcast, Kriben Govende analyzes how deeply connected our mind and gut are. Gut health impacts many different areas of our life: sleep, energy, skin, etc. Therefore understanding how to keep it healthy can greatly improve the quality of our overall wellbeing.
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"Gut health is the key to overall health."
- Kris Carr
10 Ways to Improve your Gut HealthIn this article, Jyne Leonard lists 10 scientifically supported ways to improve the gut microbiome and enhance overall health. A major one of these is watching your intake of sugar and artificial sweeteners, which are very common in many products. When Orion and I created LIFEAID, it was (and will always be) a priority of ours to never use such harmful ingredients that are so damaging to our health. Read on to discover more useful tips! |
The Mind-Gut Connection - Emeran MayerIt seems as though every day we learn something new about our bodies. Whether that's from personal experience or reading newly released studies, we will probably never be able to fully understand everything that happens beneath the surface. Although in this book, Emeran Mayer helps us get a little closer to making connections between what we do and how it makes us feel. |
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How to Improve your Mental Health by looking after your Gut In this episode of The Gut Health Gurus Podcast, Kriben Govende analyzes how deeply connected our mind and gut are. Gut health impacts many different areas of our life: sleep, energy, skin, etc. Therefore understanding how to keep it healthy can greatly improve the […]
Track Your Sleep to Optimize Your Life
Harpreet Rai, an entrepreneur and the CEO of Oura Ring, shares his insights on how your sleep can affect your well being and everyday life. In this episode he talks about how to improve your sleep through tracking, how sleep improves your focus, mental and physical health and much more.
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17 Proven Tips on How to Sleep Better at Night
Is your sleep routine consistent? When was the last time you put your phone away BEFORE you got into bed? Check out this article to read about 15 more tips for getting better sleep, so you feel more energized throughout the day.
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Track Your Sleep to Optimize Your Life Harpreet Rai, an entrepreneur and the CEO of Oura Ring, shares his insights on how your sleep can affect your well being and everyday life. In this episode he talks about how to improve your sleep through tracking, how sleep improves your focus, mental and physical health and […]
Working with Colleagues: Should You Collaborate or Compete? - HBR IdeaCast Episode 848
Randall Peterson, founding director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, has been investigating coworker dynamics for years. Through his recent analyses of workplace collaboration, he has gathered that “the idea of head-to-head competition for advancement has gone out of style in favor of a more cooperative ideal”. Although this is true, different strategies for collaboration are better for certain projects. Read on to learn more about different strategies for effective collaboration.
Collaborate Smarter, Not Harder - MIT Sloan
Collaboration allows for input from individuals with different perspectives and skills, meaning that the final product will be better than if they were completed alone. But what about the efficiency of our collaboration? Read this article from the faculty at MIT Sloan to learn techniques that can reduce the costs of collaboration and increase its rewards.
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
- Michael Jordan
4 Ways Collaboration Has Fundamentally Changed - Diane Chalef (Forbes)
Diane Chalef, former Google Workspace Lead and Forbes writer, gives us her insight in this article about the enormous shifts in how workplace collaboration takes place. “Cooperation was usually thought of as keeping everyone in their own swim lane and getting buy-in or approvals across teams and departments at the right time. But collaboration is now about combining swim lanes”. Read on to learn how collaboration has fundamentally changed and how organizations are using it to accelerate innovation.
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever - Michael Bungay Stanier
Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples' potential. Read Stanier’s seven essential coaching questions and learn how saying less and asking more could change your effectiveness as a manager.
FITAID Energy is Finally Here!
I could not be more thrilled to share our newest innovation, FITAID Energy. Naturally sweetened with 200mg of clean caffeine and available in four electric flavors, it has been a huge hit already. Make sure to try it today and let me know what you think over on Instagram!
Working with Colleagues: Should You Collaborate or Compete? – HBR IdeaCast Episode 848 Randall Peterson, founding director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, has been investigating coworker dynamics for years. Through his recent analyses of workplace collaboration, he has gathered that “the idea of head-to-head competition for advancement has gone out of style […]
Self-Care in the Workplace: Why It’s Important from Sentry Health
This episode of the For Your Benefit podcast from Sentry Health is all about self-care in the workplace - what it means, how to practice it, and how the last few years have altered our perspectives on how to take care of ourselves. Renowned author Jason Lauritsen explains how self-care cultivates human potential at work and improves peoples’ lives.
Self-Care Isn’t Just Good For You—It’s Also Good For Your Productivity
John Hall, strategic advisor for growth marketing agency Relevance, has helped thousands of organizations become more successful. He explains that self-care is not a selfish luxury, but rather a necessary practice that gives you the energy to pursue the things that really matter.
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you."
- Anne Lamott
How Self-Care Became So Much Work
It is clear that self-care is essential, but how do we actually practice this? It turns out, self-care can take on a lot of different forms. Dive into the Harvard Business Review’s analysis of the $11 Billion dollar self-care industry, including meditation apps, Fitbits, and goat yoga.
The Daily Stoic - 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
An instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Ryan Holiday brings us The Daily Stoic - a book of daily insights and exercises inspired by ancient philosophers and modern research. After a year of following these teachings, you will find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.
Self-Care in the Workplace: Why It’s Important from Sentry Health This episode of the For Your Benefit podcast from Sentry Health is all about self-care in the workplace – what it means, how to practice it, and how the last few years have altered our perspectives on how to take care of ourselves. Renowned author […]
Modern Mentor Podcast - How to Achieve Executive Presence in 2022
Executive presence is one's ability to inspire trust, credibility, and poise. But what does that actually mean and how do you achieve it? Modern Mentor shares her favorite framework and some simple action steps you can take to inspire confidence in your leadership capability.
Mentoring Matters: Three Essential Elements Of Success by Mary Abbajay
Mentoring is an underutilized, yet incredibly powerful professional growth tool. Research shows that organizations that engage in mentoring have higher levels of employee engagement, retention, and knowledge sharing. With so much benefit to companies, it makes sense that over 70% of firms on the Fortune 500 list offer mentoring programs to their employees. Read on to see how mentorship could benefit you and your organization.
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
10 Reasons Why A Mentor Is A Must
Mentors provide information and knowledge, can see where we need to improve, and help stimulate our personal and professional growth. Check out this article to see why having mentors is a sign of strength, showing that you are smart and driven enough to succeed.
Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
We can find many astute mentors, train ourselves professionally, and work to meet our goals each day. But if we are unable to retain the knowledge we obtain, then we will find it hard to grow in our lives. In Moonwalking With Einstein, Joshua Foer teaches us how to unlock our brain and revolutionize the power of our memory.
Modern Mentor Podcast – How to Achieve Executive Presence in 2022 Executive presence is one’s ability to inspire trust, credibility, and poise. But what does that actually mean and how do you achieve it? Modern Mentor shares her favorite framework and some simple action steps you can take to inspire confidence in your leadership capability. […]
Inside Companies that Get the Purpose-Profit Balance Right
Now more than ever, consumers value companies that hold corporate social responsibility in high regard. We look for companies that are purpose-driven and integrate this purpose into every aspect of their organization. Listen to this podcast to learn about some companies that have a great purpose-profit balance.
The Lines Between Beer, Soda, and Spirits are Blurring as Beverage Companies Seek Sales Growth
A 130% increase in ready-to-drink alcoholic seltzer beverages has compelled industry giants like Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co to enter the alcoholic beverage market as well. New kinds of hard seltzers seem to be released every week, such as Hard Mountain Dew or Topo Chico Hard Seltzers. Read on to see what this could mean for the competitive environment of the alcoholic beverage industry.
"I failed my way to success."
- Thomas Edison
The Purpose Driven Organization: Five Things Purpose Pundits May Be Getting Wrong
As the term purpose-driven seems to popping up more and more frequently, one might wonder why this switch from profit to purpose is happening now and what it really means. Purpose is not new, and it is not the enemy of profit. Check out this article to see some common misconceptions about purpose-driven business.
Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
When running a business, your customers are everything. You care about their wants and concerns, placing the focus of your brand on solving for their needs. This book by Danny Meyer, while highlighting the restaurant industry, emphasizes the importance of hospitality and customer satisfaction in any business.
Inside Companies that Get the Purpose-Profit Balance Right Now more than ever, consumers value companies that hold corporate social responsibility in high regard. We look for companies that are purpose-driven and integrate this purpose into every aspect of their organization. Listen to this podcast to learn about some companies that have a great purpose-profit balance. […]
Flow State: The Systems and Tools We Use To Get In The Zone
This podcast from The Productivity Show is all about how to maximize your productivity by achieving a state of flow. Learn what different types of resources you can use to get into the flow state, including apps, books, journaling, and soundscapes. Check out this podcast and learn how you can find yourself in the zone more often.
What is a Flow State and what are its Benefits?
What does it mean to “get in the zone”? The human mind can process up to 120 bits of information per second. When we enjoy and are skilled at the activity presented to us, we reach a state of flow. The benefits of working in the flow state are endless, including satisfaction from our work, a sense of clarity, and high concentration. Read on to learn more about the flow state and its benefits.
"Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one… Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost."
- Csikszentmihalyi
5 Things You Can Do to Achieve Flow
Flow is not a state of consciousness reserved for the elite artists and athletes of our world, it is something that can be harnessed by each and every one of us. In order to achieve this state, certain elements need to be at play, such as a balance between challenge and skill. Check out this article to see how you can reach your flow state and excel in your work.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explains the most enjoyable state of being for humans: the flow state. Csikszentmihalyi teaches us how to unlock our potential and increase the quality of our lives through existing in the flow state of consciousness. We learn that the flow state does not just occur from time to time by chance, but that we can actually control it and find ourselves positively consumed by our work every day.
Flow State: The Systems and Tools We Use To Get In The Zone This podcast from The Productivity Show is all about how to maximize your productivity by achieving a state of flow. Learn what different types of resources you can use to get into the flow state, including apps, books, journaling, and soundscapes. Check […]