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5 Ways to Ease Anxiety and Improve Sleep

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It is not unusual for people struggling with anxiety to also have issues getting the right amount of sleep each night. A lack of sleep then creates a vicious cycle of even greater amounts of anxiety and irritability. In order to break this cycle, anxiety sufferers need to be especially vigilant about getting a proper […].

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7 Ways To Tap Into Your Personal Power And Find Success

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How you imagine yourself can make a big difference in your level of success. Getty. “For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much—just hearing of someone else’s accomplishments, being criticized, getting into an argument, making a mistake at work—to make us feel that we are not okay.”—Tara Brach, Ph.D. Feeling deficient at work can throw us into a cycle of career disappointments, which in turn lower our self-worth.

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How to protect children’s mental well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic

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it’s normal for children to feel worried and anxious at the moment as we are all cocooned in our homes because of the Covid-19 pandemic. With no sight of life going to go back to ‘normal’, the effect that this may have on children is often overlooked. Children have an extremely impressionable mind and thus end up being easy victims of all the ongoing toxicity around them.

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Jennifer S. Heslop of JSH Coaching: “Be flexible”

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Be flexible – bend, don’t break. It begins with a deep belief that there is a way through, that there is a “light” at the end of the tunnel, that the outcome may not be as you imagined but could possibly be even better. In this interview series, we are exploring the subject of resilience among successful leaders. Resilience is one characteristic that many successful leaders share in common, and in many cases, it is the most important trait necessary to survive and thrive in today’s complex

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Performance Review Calibrations Made Easy

Every company aspires to be the best, and performance reviews are the cornerstone of that journey. However, discrepancies in how managers rate their teams can lead to unfairness.

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Everyday Mental Health Tips

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When we talk about mental health we are talking about “a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.” Our mental health influences how we think, feel, and behave in daily life. It also affects our ability to handle stress, face and overcome challenges, maintain and build relationships, and recover from difficulties and setbacks.

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What is holding you back in your life today can be your fuel tomorrow

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You feel hurt, disappointed, taken for granted, forgotten, ignored, disrespected. I GET IT. You’re walking around with all these resentments, anger, and blame. You blame your parents, siblings, relatives, friends, partners, kids, boss, colleagues, teachers, and doctor. It even feels good to make them wrong, to point out their flaws and blame them for what happened “to you.” How could they be so mean, immature, cruel, inept, vindictive, selfish?

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Ruth Richardson: “I wish someone had told me about principles!”

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I wish someone had told me about principles! Had I known, and been more adept at determining and applying them, the Global Alliance may have been able to move more quickly toward our collective agenda. As a part of my series about “Big Ideas That Might Change The World In The Next Few Years” I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruth Richardson. Ruth Richardson, Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, brings over 25 years of experience in the philanthropic sector to this role, a

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Impact of lockdown on mental health of students

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paying attention to the mental health of students is the need of the hour. According to a study published in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, over 53% of Indian university students suffer from moderate to extremely severe depression. According to our own studies, 74% of Indian students suffer from high to severe stress. The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown haven’t been kind to our student population.

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Mental health problems in students: What makes it worse? What can parents and teachers do?

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Mental health problems in students have been on the rise since Covid-19. Here’s what is making things worse and tips for parents, teachers and students to handle the situation. he Covid-19 pandemic has forced schools, colleges and educational institutions to shut down since March. At an age when the primary fulfilling factor is interaction with classmates and enjoying school-life, a school shutdown can wreak havoc in the daily life of students, and cause a number of mental health issues ev

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Balancing Cost and Care: 3 Key Considerations for Cost Optimization in 2024

Discover essential strategies for employers to balance cost optimization with care. The Top priorities for employers in 2024 are retaining talent, growing revenue and sales, and attracting talent. To achieve these goals, employers are turning towards comprehensive total rewards strategies informed by data-driven insights. Hear from industry experts on cost optimization strategies and how to leverage these approaches for a healthier workforce.

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Here’s how you can beat the covid-19 stress as a student

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With schools and colleges closed till September this year in India, students are facing changes in the academic pattern and stressing about the uncertainty of their future. Most students are concerned about their exams and the road ahead. Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate, it is natural to have anxiety and stress about the current circumstances.

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Looking after your mental wellbeing

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We all have mental health the same way that we all have physical health, and just like physical health there are things that we can do to look after our mental health, even when we’re not experiencing difficulties. The term ‘mental wellbeing’ describes our mental state – how we are feeling and how well we can cope with day-to-day life. Good mental wellbeing is about having feelings of contentment and enjoyment but it also includes things like: feeling relatively confident in yourself and h

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Music and Mental Health

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Music can play a valuable role in recovery from mental illness. It can stimulate emotional and aesthetic responses, develop creative, technical, social and vocational skills, improve expression, communication, confidence and self-esteem, and facilitate positive changes in behaviour and wellbeing. Our innovative approach draws on clinical therapeutic techniques and music industry practice using creative collaboration and culturally relevant music activities and genres to engage clients.

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MISSION and PRINCIPLES

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At this vulnerable period for the field, our community of excellence is united by the mission to accelerate purposeful brain endeavors – intellectual, entrepreneurial, and ethical. A field-wide shift in how priorities are set is needed to seed a flourishing garden of ideas. Using new models for academic/public/private collaboration, BrainMind is creating a platform for bringing the best in brain science to humanity, with the focused application of substantial funding and entrepreneurial support.

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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Optimize Your Average Day Through Visualization

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A great activity that I have discovered is mapping out how you spend your average weekday. This is helpful as it brings awareness and allows us to visualize how we spend our time. With this activity, we are also able to find areas of opportunities to fit in tasks that bring you joy and find the time of the day that we feel most productive. Areas Of Opportunity.

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5 Minutes/ 5 Questions with food designer/scientist, Dr. Johnny Drain

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Part cook, part designer, part scientist (having earned his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Oxford), Johnny is a leading expert on helping the world’s best bars and kitchens and food brands to use fermentation to create and amplify deliciousness and sustainability and reduce food waste. (Writers note: Read Food for Thought , where Johnny discusses the slow food movement.

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Debunking The Myth That We Must Be Superhuman For Career Success

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When the spotlight is on highly accomplished people like gymnast Simone Biles, we often perceive them as superhuman, immune from the typical struggles most of us face on a daily basis. After saying she had the weight of the world on her shoulders, Biles pulled out of most of the 2020 Olympics (except for the balance beam finals) citing mental health reasons.

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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota On Radical Self-Care

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Recognize this face? Alisyn Camerota is a journalist, author and anchor of CNN Newsroom with Victor Blackwell, weekdays from 2-4:00 p.m. in New York City. And she has a powerful message about how she protects her mental health in the face of what she calls “a breathless, fever pitch calorie-burner pace.”. In her three decades in journalism, Camerota has covered stories nationally and internationally, earning an Emmy Award for her breaking news coverage of the arrest of Roger Stone and the presti

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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Lasse Schuirmann of VIPERdevio: “Fake-hack your product to get at least early feedback if not sales”

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“Fake-hack your product to get at least early feedback if not sales.” – Always remember, that the product is not for yourself, it is for your customers. So they have to like it, right? Go and ask them if they do, before spending more money on something they might not like. As a part of our series about cutting edge technological breakthroughs, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lasse.

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Nick Hamilton: “Never allow others to think for you”

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For one, you have to live your truth and be the person you want to be. That will always be the first step. When you allow others to dictate who you are as a person, you lose the control to heal and fight back. The second is giving yourself the ability to think for yourself. Never allow others to think for you. Anything you hear, try to verify for yourself.

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Sheri Sullivan of Ernst & Young: “Focus on supporting and building a great team”

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Focus on supporting and building a great team. This is one of the most important things you can do. I’ve learned that you can be much more powerful when you help others succeed by encouraging initiatives and removing boundaries. As part of our series about cutting edge technological breakthroughs, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sheri Sullivan, Global Payroll Operate Leader, Ernst & Young, LLP.

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Janet Watson: “Celebrating failure”

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Celebrating failure: flipping your mindset to one of “OK, what did I learn from this?” Instead of “I’m a failure and won’t be good at anything” is tantamount to personal growth and developing grit. I learned early on that failure was a big part of my daily life (falling down a lot) and how you embrace it, or maybe not embrace it, will determine how you interface with others and yourself.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Music For A Lagoon: Jeannette Pilou #Greece

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Voices and coloring of green and blue go hand-in-hand. For they are intricately in sync, and in tune with the nourishment between music and seas. What is there to imagine when it comes to hearing a voice, so captivated by the fantasies of a watery destination? Furthermore, what comes to be of the lagoon, when it is forgotten? When we reflect upon the lagoons, we are fixated on certain television shows, which so gracefully depicted them.

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Maya Zack of Mindset Training: “Develop a learning mindset”

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Develop a learning mindset. Be in a state of practice. Be curious about what and how you can do things, improve things, keep your possibilities open. Welcome the bad times or times you’ve ‘failed’ as simply another practice attempt. Be ready to experience setbacks because they will happen. Allow flexibility?—?your goals might need to change along the way.

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Steve Barha: “Having a strong vision, endless work ethic, and deep knowledge of the industry is not enough”

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Having a strong vision, endless work ethic, and deep knowledge of the industry is not enough. Technology is all about rapid growth and venture capital is the rocket fuel that funds that hyper-growth. That said, it’s important to note that rocket fuel can only be put into rockets?—?not bicycles, not cars, not even airplanes. Rocket fuel can only be used by rockets.