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Crispy or chewy? Palm-sized, or bite-sized? Sprinkles or no?

One of the first signs that the holidays are close is the invite to participate in the Cookie Exchange.  Have you ever been involved in a cookie exchange? I have and it was so much fun…but for others I know, this is the last thing that they want to participate in.

Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resilience and Celebrating National Cookie Exchange Week.

Ever wondered who St. Nicholas was?

There once was a young boy named Nicholas, who was born during the third century. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic. Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He was made Bishop of Myra while still a young man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to the those in need. We could all stand to be a little more like St. Nicholas. 

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating St. Nicholas Day.

I am not a fan of baths. I am too focused on getting what needs to be done, done and showers achieve this in a much more efficient manner. That being said, enjoying a hot bath, can be a very positive resiliency booster for some.

So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Bathtub Party Day.

Are you good at recognizing others?  Recognition works best when it acknowledges the Attitudes, Behaviors, and/or Contributions of the person or the team to the success of the organization. Companies with a solid strategy to recognize team members enjoy stronger engagement, increased employee morale, better customer service, and lower turnover. However, recognizing others in a meaningful way is not as easy as you think. True recognition has to be meaningful and not superficial. It needs to make the employee feel valued, respected, and special.

Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day.

Just over 25 years ago the first text message was sent. Like most inventions, it wasn’t thought that it would really catch on. Who knew that billions of text messages each month would be sent and that it would be a major influencer in the way we communicate. Here are today’s Hot Tips For Business Texting while Celebrating the Anniversary of the First Text Message.

I know that it is not pleasant, but think of yourself as a human petri-dish that grows all kind of icky bacteria and is the warm and cozy home for all kinds of viruses. Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building your resiliency and Celebrating Handwashing Awareness Week.

We take for granted our health and the health of our children.  But what if you are a family that has a child who is facing special challenges? Special Kids Day was put together to help families cope during the extra stress of the holidays. Here are today's Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Special Kids Day by showing your support for these special families.

It is something that we all know that we should do. But often it is not until something goes wrong or we’ve had a close call that we actually do do it.

What is it?

Backing up our computer files and taking care of our computer.

Here are Today's Hot Tips For Building Resilience and Celebrating Computer Security Day.

The weather is changing and for some of us, so does our skin. Our skin is often a reflection of our overall health. It can show signs of stress, lack of sleep and poor diet. Here are today's Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Awareness During National Healthy Skin Month.

“I know how we’d get out of the house mommy if we had a fire.” This was the start of a conversation I had with my 7 year old after a school fire drill.

Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building your resiliency and celebrating National Home Fire Safety Week.