As important as it is to look after our body, it’s also important for us to be looking after our own mental health. Doing daily exercises, eating plant-based or organic meals, amongst other activities are a good way of promoting our brain health. But for many other people, they feel that they can be getting… Read More »
There’re several factors that can contribute to brain fog and for the purpose of this article, I will not be discussing one of those factors in particular (mental disorders) as it would become quite a lengthy article. Rather, I will be focusing on the average person in society and the challenges they (or you) may… Read More »
When it comes to mental health, anxiety is a common term. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most frequently diagnosed mental disorders[1] Nevertheless, anxiety is a natural feeling that every human will experience. It is important to note the difference between diagnosable anxiety disorders and the feeling of anxiety. Anxiety must impact the day-to-day functioning… Read More »
Goals, goals, goals. Everyone’s talking about the need to set goals. It’s as if we’re expected to set goals around setting goals, otherwise we might not accomplish anything, right? Well, yeah. Kind of. Goal setting is an important part of getting to the life we say we want. They are the tools we can use… Read More »
I was a teacher, coach, and education administrator for 44 years to 10 years at the high school level and 34 at the collegiate level. I also organized and directed basketball camps and clinics throughout America and in 4 European countries. I was privileged to work with a good number of people who excelled at… Read More »
A lot can change in a year, can’t it? Could we have guessed how out of control life could feel? Looking back, do you wish you’d appreciated your life more or wish you’d taken a different path? The pandemic has attacked every part of what it means to be human. A WHO study showed that… Read More »
It may seem that social media is your private network of friends and followers where you’d be able to post and share what’s really on your mind in a given moment. However, this assumption is misleading since these “private” activities of yours are there for everyone to see, including your potential employers. Studies show that… Read More »
Do you frequently feel tired and lack the necessary energy to get things done? Some years ago I found that my family and work responsibilities were depleting my energy levels — and were actually putting me at risk of burnout. I tried eating healthier, exercising, and sleeping more. I felt improvement but I didn’t feel… Read More »
Coffee is the ultimate form of energizing yourself in the morning. When drinking coffee in healthy moderation, coffee can provide you with different benefits beyond energizing yourself in the morning. Below, we’ve hand picked some of the best coffee on the market that will deliver you plenty of energy every single morning. Criteria For the… Read More »
Yesterday was one of those days. I sat at my laptop screen with a to-do list the size of a small country and I just typed. I typed for two or three hours and by the time I was done with all the typing, I had made literally no progress. Between second-guessing myself, deciding I… Read More »
The spark, a muse, an “aha!” moment—all these describe the elusive creativity. Is it possible to capture that magic? To learn how to be creative, let’s take a closer look at how the brain works. According to Harvard psychologist, Shelley Carson,[1] “The old model was that the left brain was for analytical and sequential thinking… Read More »