Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King

Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King

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  • EP  315 - Simplify Your Life
    Life can get very complicated and stressful what with all of the ‘hats’ we wear.
    We sometimes let others control our activities and determine our priorities. 
    So how do we simplify it so that our life is more manageable and enjoyable and we are more resilient?
    Realization and acceptance can be the first steps to gaining control.  Accept that it’s impossible to do it all and it’s all right if you don’t, in fact, it’s much better if you don’t.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Simplify Your Life Week:
    Avoid blaming others and situations – WE have the ultimate decision on how OUR time will be spent.
    Develop and set your priorities and say ‘No’ to those things which are not your priority.
    Planning and time management are essential skills.
    Prepare for the transition from work to home by planning your work-related activities for the next day before you leave the office. 
    Do not over-program yourself or your family.
    Make the morning routine as simple as possible, leaving yourself more than enough time for ‘emergencies’.
    Our stress can be negatively impacted by the way in which we organize our daily activities and routines, and by the organization or lack there of in our physical environment.  Simplifying routines and de-junking physical space can increase our efficiency, our effectiveness and can add to a sense of control which can help us create a calm and peaceful presence.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  314 - Breastfeeding and Stress
    I thought getting pregnant was stressful.  Feeding my baby was even more stressful.  It was very clear after 2 weeks that my little boy was starving and as a new mom, I was horrified. Deemed a ‘failure to thrive’ baby.  He was so hungry that he could barely keep awake.  I wasn’t producing enough milk to nourish my own child.
    At this point I thought I was a failure.  My dad, who was a dairy farmer, said later that if I had been one of his milking cows, I would have been turned to steak. Humourous now…certainly not then.
    I now look at this tall, athletic, muscular man and it is hard to believe the rough start we had together.  He is healthy and that is the ultimate goal.
    Breastfeeding is a healthy choice
    But the pressure to nurse your child should never be so great that it makes a mother feel like a failure if they can’t make it happen.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Breastfeeding Awareness Week:
    Nursing a baby is natural.  Help moms to feel comfortable when it comes to feeding their child.
    Don’t assume that a parent who is bottle-feeding is doing so by choice.  Be supportive of all of the options that are available to parents.
    If you are expecting a baby or if you have a newborn, rely on the people around you for support.
    And finally, Supermom status is a lousy goal and impossible to reach.  If we could all learn this early on it really would save us a tonne of stress.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  313 - Great Friends Support Us
    Our closest friends support us. They cheer for us. They cry with us. They laugh with us (and at us). They are there for us.
    I have a couple of ‘bestest’ friends. I don’t see them very often as we have moved far apart. But I know that I can count on them.
    Research shows that our social connection to our friends gives us a sense of belonging, a feeling of security and increase our sense of self-worth. They help us to deal better with the stressors in life and live happier more successful lives.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Girlfriend’s Day:
    Listen to your intuition – true friends give off a positive energy that make us feel good as opposed to drain us – Evaluate your friendships.
    Make the time – though life can get away from us we should never let our friendships get away from us – friendships take energy and time to nurture and to keep fresh.
    Learn to let go – our friends are no more perfect than we are. We need to ignore those imperfections and learn to celebrate their positive traits that brought us together as friends.
    Today is a great day to share a special memory of those that you hold in your heart.
     If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  312 – Are You Failing At Self-Care
    Are you running on empty?
    Have you been neglecting your own needs because other’s needs take priority?
    Self-care is a necessity.
    Self-care is not self-indulgence. Self-care refers to activities and practices that we can engage in on a regular basis to reduce stress and build our resiliency.
    Balancing work, family and self-care has always been challenging. The pressure to do it all, to be successful, and to put others first, can cause a great deal of stress.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Self Care Month:
    Our list of things to do can get so long that we forget, even neglect, to take care of our minds and bodies. Be aware of your mental and emotional health, stress level, sleep habits, cholesterol level, blood pressure. It is important to honour and care for yourself.
    Start with setting healthy boundaries around how you spend your time and energy.
    Look for positive ways to recover, refocus, and re-energize.
    Focus on sleeping, eating healthy, moving, learning how to pause, simplifying your life and remembering to play.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  311 – Friendships Matter
    Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. Sydney Smith
    I love my friends. They boost my energy. They make me laugh. They allow me to vent. They cheer me on.
    Often, we can’t get together in person.
    Social media has become a way for us to still stay connected. It is similar to the quilting bee of days gone by. The quilting bee was not about putting a quilt together. It was a way for the women of the community to get out from their homes and get connected. They shared, they vented, they cried, and they laughed.
    Social media is just like the quilting bee for when we can’t connect in person. We post about our thoughts and our situations and our friends reply back with comments and support us.
    Though others can comment on our writings, our pictures and our videos, there is nothing like the face-to-face gatherings of friends.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating International Day of Friendship:
    We know from our research that people with friends are less likely to suffer physical and mental health problems than those who are socially isolated.
    Friendships can last a lifetime or be specific to a time in our life – however long, they are valuable.
    Remember your friends. Let them know that they matter. Connect when possible – but don’t leave it up to chance – or time may pass you both by.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line resiliency test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  310 – Rainy Day
    There is no rain in sight, which makes for a gorgeous summer day and some time enjoying nature just outside my door.
    But what if it had been raining? Would this add stress to your life?
    Do you plan for rain days when you are on vacation?
    Rain days can force you to make different decisions on how you are going to spend your downtime.
    When it comes to spending, do you have a rainy-day fund that you can tap into when times are not so prosperous?
    This safety net protects you when an unexpected event - such as job loss or unexpected repairs to your home.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Rain Day:
    People all over the world have celebrated rain and its life-giving power. All life is dependent on rain, and rain is what keeps our world green and beautiful. Today, celebrate all things wet and wonderful.
    Managing your stress and building your resiliency means that you have a back up plan. Plan for a rainy day. This may mean knowing what alternate activities you can take advantage of, or packing an umbrella. Or it may mean putting money aside for an emergency or unexpected expense into a rainy-day fund.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  309 – Parenting Is Hard
    I like my parents today. But I don’t think that I did when I was growing up.
    They were always telling me what to do. Always treated my brother better than me. They never let me do anything that I wanted to.
    It’s funny, but I heard my own children say much of the same things.
    My parents are there when I need them.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Parents Day:
    Parenting is hard. It is not for the weak at heart.
    Parenting is about the unconditional love that you give to your children, often with very few rewards given back at the time.
    So, look through your family pictures and focus on the easy, fun and/or rewarding times, instead of the difficult times that you have had as a parent
    Share a special memory with your child about your child. Let them know that you hold them dear to your heart
    Share a special memory of your own childhood. Let your children know that you didn’t always value your parents, but you do now
    Call your own parents and let them know that you appreciate them as parents
    Parenting is hard. We need to support each other as parents and let each other know that perfection is not the key, but self-confident, happy adult children is the reward. Happy Parent’s Day!
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line resiliency test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  308 – Plants Can Make You Feel Less Stressed
    Today is take your houseplants for a walk day.
    Well, I’m not sure that I am going to take my plants for a walk, but I will try to be nicer to them.
    Many of my plants have ‘taken a walk’ to the dump when they failed to survive my watering and care routine (or lack of). 
    After reading a report from NASA where they found that some houseplants were able to remove up to 87 percent of air toxins in 24 hours, I decided I needed to give houseplants another try.
    I found that some species of plants and I do very well, others, and others, I had to give up on.
    According to a University of Agriculture Norway study, indoor plants can reduce fatigue, coughs, sore throats and other cold-related illnesses by more than 30 percent, partially by increasing humidity levels and decreasing dust.
    Washington State University found that participants in the presence of plants were less stressed and reacted 12% more quickly than those in the absence of plants.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Take Your Houseplants For A Walk Day:
    Give a houseplant a try, after all plants can reduce stress. 
    Look for varieties that are low maintenance.
    However, if trying to have a green thumb is creating too much stress in your life, forgo the growing at home and go out and enjoy the gardens of someone else.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  307 – Leaders Make A Difference
    What do you think… Kids will be what they see?
    This seems to me to be one of those nature and nurture questions.
    What I do believe is that all caring adults have the potential to positively impact the children and young adults around them.
    As leaders in our organizations and in our communities, how we treat each other, and especially, how we treat our youth matters.
    In a world filled so publicly with hate, prejudice, bullying and negativity, positive role models are desperately needed.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Make A Difference To Children Month:
    None of us are perfect. Our goal should be to provide the best examples that we can. Here are three things that as leaders we can strive to do.
    We can inspire our youth to dream big and work hard to achieve those dreams
    To develop values based on gratitude and kindness
    And we can teach children to respect each other’s differences
     
    One person can make all the difference in a child's life. This July, make sure that person is you!
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  306 – Gaming Can Be Healthy
    Do you remember playing your first video game?
    Mine was Pong and it was New Years Day at a friend’s house. How cool was it to see the game get faster and faster and try to keep up the hand eye co-ordination?
    Now the video game industry is worth $70 billion a year and there are over five million games in existence. Most of us have played at least one video game in our life.
    According to a NationalToday Survey, many of us like to play our games on our phones.
    The #1 reason we played was we were bored, followed by when we were watching TV, before we go to sleep and unthinkably for me…when we are on the toilet. Ick.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Video Game Day:
    Whether you celebrate Video Game Day this month or in September, it is not only easy, but it is also fun as well. All you have to do is to fire up your favorite video game system and have some fun with your friends or family. You can play games on a modern system or you can play one of your classics.
    Video games can be a great stress reliever. They help to pass away free time. They can give an adrenaline rush and you get a chance to use your imagination and problem-solving skills.
    Video games can be highly engrossing, but some people can become addicted to gaming.  The World Health Organization recently recognized "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition.
    Simply playing a lot of video games isn't enough to count as a disorder. Rather, the disorder occurs when gaming interferes with people's daily lives.
    So have fun gaming, but remember that this should only be one of many strategies that you use to build your resiliency and manage your stress.
    If you like today’s wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app.
    Looking for more tips to build your resiliency’ Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In
    2 min

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