Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King

Today is a world-wide celebration to honour and thank those people who donate their blood without any reward, except the knowledge that they have helped to save lives.

This day has particular significance as it is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, the Nobel Prize winner who discovered the ABO blood group system.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Blood Donor Day:

Get others involved and it makes it easier to remember to donate, and less anxious for those who have never gone before.

Get your office or organization involved and promote it through your on-line or internal communications

Get your family involved – go together and make it a family giving project

Be a role model for others – I love how my mom still goes regularly to donate.

With our lives being so busy it is easy to forget to do this simple little act of kindness. But this little act can mean the difference between life and death.

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“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” This quote by Edith Wharton encourages us to bring light to someone who has been touched by the darkness.

Many are living in darkness while struggling with illness. These illnesses may be depression, chronic pain, or battling cancer and the struggle they are facing may be draining the light from their life.

Random Acts of Light encourage everyone to show a random act of light for a friend or loved one with cancer or other illness. Initiatives are being taken across the country to show support, one person at a time.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Random Acts Of Light Day:

Light The Night showcases the progress being made in the cancer arena along with the importance of supporting patients, one at a time.

Bring light to someone you know. This can be any random act, big or small.

Surprise someone at the hospital with a meal, gift certificate or kind gesture.

Gift a cancer patient or survivor with tickets to a sporting event, or gear from a favorite team.

Treat a local survivor or patient or colleague to a manicure, pedicure or massage.

Take those in need out for coffee, ice cream, breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Sometimes it takes just one gentle word or small token to help overcome darkness.

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Superman. Superman has always stood for what’s best about humanity and for bearing adversity and emerge stronger on the other side.

Though we may not be superman, we may be suffering with the Super-Human Syndrome.

Are you running on empty and lying to yourself saying, “I can handle this”?

Do you believe you can, should and must do it all?

Feel you could and should do more?

Neglect your personal needs because others are more important?

Or believe that if I don’t who will?

If so, you are probably dealing with the Super-Human Syndrome and are risking your physical and mental health.

 

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Super-Human Day:

There is a saying that I love – How thin can I spread myself before I know longer exist?

We must take care of ourselves first and foremost if we want to be in a position to take care of others.

Sometimes we need to let go of those things that are causing us to get stressed – unnecessary tasks and unrealistic beliefs and expectations

What is it that you need to let go of – the need for control – approval - to do it all – to be superhuman – and get is all done? 

Start by knowing what is important to you and then actively decide how to make those things a priority.

Sometimes all that is needed is some fine tuning – some simple strategies that energize or relax us and enable us to enjoy the life situations that we are facing. 

 

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Today is a day dedicated to encouraging and celebrating those who are making life beautiful.  Whether you’re creating beauty through your art, music, relationships or helping others achieve personal success.

One small action can lead to a ripple effect.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Making Life Beautiful Day:

Help someone achieve a personal goal.

Donate time to a worthy cause.

Clean up a community space.

Create a work of art.

Refinish and repurpose something old.

Plant a garden or send someone some flowers.

Connect with a friend.

Thank a colleague.

Share a smile.

Expect the best, not the worst. Choose joy. Making life beautiful starts with you and choosing joy will get your attitude on the right track to making an impact in the world.

There’s no real wrong way to celebrate National Making Life Beautiful Day, as long as you do something and keep focused on making life beautiful.

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Men tend to deal with stress differently than women. 

Women tend to share, while men tend to bottle the stress up inside of them.  This can eat away at them causing high blood pressure, gastrointestinal issues, sleep issues and a loss of perspective.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, men die at higher rates than women from the top 10 causes of death, with stress being one of them.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Men’s Health Week:

Men need to develop positive outlets to relieve their stress while they are at work.

Many men suffer from ‘terminal seriousness’ in the workplace.  Terminal seriousness can hamper communication, problem solving and teamwork.  So incorporate a play break and have fun. This break can help to increase productivity and creativity, while decreasing stress.

The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.  Finding outlets to work out stress throughout the day, such as squeezing that stress ball or throwing that paper airplane, can prevent stress from building and negatively impacting your health.

Lighten up and play – your body and mind will thank you.

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We will sit by the camp-fire and sing a song or two.  There will be peace and happiness.  It will be a wonderful bonding experience.  And everything will be right in the world…

Not bloody likely! as my European friends say. 

I love camping, but it certainly never matched my expectations of what a family camping trip should be like.  We were closer to the Griswold’s with everyone arguing and sometimes wishing they were somewhere or with someone else. 

So why do we still go?

Because camping is really no different than the rest of our lives.  We have moments of chaos, arguing and not getting along, mixed with other moments of happiness, laughter and peace.  Many memories have been made through frantically packing up in the rain, backing up over a deer antler and blowing a tire, and cooking our dinner by the fire.  We have enjoyed kayaking, canoeing and swimming races and our bets on who could catch the biggest, most and ugliest fish.  We have sat on the beach, and in folding chairs by the fire and have snuggled under the covers.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Camping Month:

Try to go with the flow and let go of your mental picture of what camping should look like.

Chaos Aside, Camping Is A Great Break

Even with all of the effort and potential for chaos, camping represents a break from the everyday for me.  I enjoy some family time and some alone-time, and I get a chance to appreciate nature and all of the beauty it offers. 

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Our workplaces can encourage us, push us to grow, and allow us to succeed. They can be a source of positive energy and support. Or they can be a source of stress, bring about burnout and illness.

 

Caring companies believe that their employees and the community are important to their success. They are committed to providing a workplace in which employees can thrive and are able to sustain and strengthen their community.

 

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Companies That Care Day:

Be a caring leader in a caring company, regardless or title.

Build a work environment founded on dignity and respect for each other

Cultivate the full potential of all employees

Encourage individual pursuit of work/life satisfaction

Enable the well-being of individuals and their families through compensation, benefits, policies and practices

Develop great leaders, at all levels, who excel at managing people, as well as results

Appreciate and recognize the contributions of each other

Get involved in community endeavors and/or public policy

And finally, consider the human toll when making business decisions

 

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Are you protected from the sun under an umbrella?

How about on a cloudy day?

Do you think you’re protected from the sun under the water?

Does a baseball cap protect you from the sun?

Are you protected from the sun if you go to a tanning salon first?

Not sure of the answers, then you need to find out, as it could save your life.

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer since it’s more likely to spread to other parts of the body. It is increasing in both men and women. Non-melanoma skin cancer, a less deadly type of skin cancer, is the most commonly occurring cancer, accounting for about one-third of all cancer cases.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Sun Awareness Week:

Reduce sun exposure between 11am and 4pm.

Seek shade or create your own shade.

Think Slip – Slap – Slop

Slip! on clothing to protect your arms and legs.

Slap! on a wide-brimmed hat.

Slop! on sunscreen with SPF #15 or higher.

Be Prepared and Stay Safe In The Sun

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I have some great memories of going to the drive-in with friends. Staying up late for the dusk to dawn movies on the long weekends. I loved taking my own kids to see the latest Disney flick at our local drive-in, one of the few remaining ones in our area. The boys would be dressed in their jammies, pillows and blankets ready, popcorn to snack on as we waited for the sun to set and the movie to begin.

Even now, my husband and I will head to the movies during the summer for date night.

Did you know that the creator of the drive-in did so to help his mother enjoy the theatre in a more comfortable seat way back in 1933. These drive-ins saw their heydays in the 50’s to 80’s, but sadly, with movies on demand, many of these local drive-ins have closed.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Drive In Movie Day:

Get a carload of friends or family together and head to the drive-in. Enjoy the experience of watching a movie on an outdoor big screen. And if you do, use #DriveInMovieDay to post on social media.

If you don’t have a drive-in close by, plan a trip and take in this unique experience before many of these local treasures shut down.

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A Stanford survey reported that 85% of job success depends on utilizing proper business etiquette. Another report said that 69% of leaders would fire an employee who demonstrated bad office manners.

National Business Etiquette Week also recognizes the need for proper business etiquette in order to compete in the growing global marketplace. This can include everything from how to network, to the proper handshake, and how to remember names.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Business Etiquette Week:

“Can you hear me now?” When it comes to the use of cell phones in everyday society, we not only hear you now, we hear everyone else too—nearly everywhere we go. Step away from a shared workspace to conduct your business, so as to show respect for your co-workers, especially during a meeting.

No one likes to think that someone is wasting their time, especially when there are deadlines to meet. so arrive on time for your meetings.

Everyone should practice good manners. Common bad manners at work include things like loud ringtones, talking and chewing, and not cleaning up after yourself.

Especially, if you are doing business internationally, do your research. Do you bow, kiss or shake hands with a guest from another culture? Research will help create respect and eliminate cultural faux pas.

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