My recipe for days when even the easiest thing is beyond you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Teambuilding
Some days everything is hard. Nothing flows. Mess is looming. Conflict is lurking around every corner. And everything is an effort, even keeping your eyes open. (You might be having one of those days today.) On those days be gentle…. …with yourself & others. Grab your comfort clothes of choice […]
Sleep, Eat, Wake Me Up for … Shopping?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
During the hustle bustle of the holidays, no matter how you celebrate, may your basics get fulfilled & then some. You may have seen these stickers that are given out on some airlines. They’re meant for you to stick on the top of your seat so the airline staff know what to […]
Tags: health, learning well, online course, playlist, to'odle, Wellness
Resilience Is About How You Recharge Not How You Endure
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Humor & comedy
I’m the Queen of suck it up. I can put my nose to the grindstone & buckle down with the best of them. Hours can pass without my noticing my shoulders are aching, my back is sore & I need to go to the bathroom. I work hard, really hard. That’s why I need an […]
Tags: celebrate, hbr, humour, recovery, resilience, suck it up, urgency, Wellness
A simple, easy tool to help your blender brain (& your emotional hygiene)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
Blender brain. It’s what I call the state of having so many things whirring through my mind that it’s hard to focus or move forward. Can you relate? Last post I wrote about the intriguing concept of emotional hygiene – a concept coined by Guy Winch – which is being mindful of our psychological health and adopting brief […]
Tags: emotional hygiene, guy winch, strategy, tip, tool, Wellness
Emotional hygiene – we pay more attention to our teeth than we do our minds (Guy Winch)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
I was listening to the NPR Ted Radio hour podcast recently when something Guy Winch said struck a chord. Emotional hygiene. My noggin’ perked up, as I’ve been known to suffer from what I call blender-brain-itis (I can have a hard time shutting the whirring, churning of ideas, to-do’s etc. off). We’re […]
Tags: emotional hygiene, guy winch, NRP, TED, Wellness
Disappearing desks? Now that’s a commitment to wellness
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Creativity & innovation
Does your company stress the importance of wellness (pun intended)? Does it put its money, errr desks where its yoga matts are? Take a look. That’s some serious commitment to wellness (& to community development with allowing groups to use the space for free).
Tags: creativity, Wellness, yoga
What’s your take on shame? Check out Brene Brown’s perspective
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
One of my many interests is change. As in how do you effect it, well, effectively? As my son & some of his friends were gathered for dinner last night they were talking about their experiences being camp counsellors this summer. It was uber interesting listening to their take on what to do with kids […]
Tags: brene brown, shame, Wellness
Yes you can. Yes we can.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
I’m getting ready to speak at next week’s Young Women’s Social Entrepreneur dinner. I think, as women, we beat ourselves up (not to mention other women) waaaay too much. So, just when it looks impossible … Just when folks are starting to laugh … Just when you’re doubting yourself … Just when you’re about to […]
Tags: change, inspiration, Wellness
Stress levels related to the weight of your shopping bag
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
Research in the Journal of Consumer Research found a correlation between how heavy the shopping bag you’re carrying is with your stress level. The heavier the bag, the more we tend to feel stressed. “We found that carrying a heavy load leads consumers to feel that an unrelated event is more important and more stressful,” […]
Tags: journal of consumer research, life lenses, Wellness
What’s your key to life? And would your 5 year old self agree?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
“When I was 5 years old, my mom told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t […]