In the 1920s, Joseph Pilates created a now extremely popular form of exercise. He came up with a series of movements that not only incorporated stretching but also encouraged the body to build muscle. He coined the fitness approach after himself, calling it Pilates...
Social & Recreation
How Mah Jong Expanded My Shrinking World
24 Feb, 2020 | Continuous Learning, Personal Health, Social & Recreation
Moving Past the Learning Curve Though not only do I hunger for socialization, I also yearn for something that will challenge my mind and keep the synapses in my brain firing away like the Fourth of July long into old age. Mah Jongg, a game of luck and skill, does...
11 Habits of Genuinely Likable People
16 Feb, 2020 | Business Support, Continuous Learning, Social & Recreation, Strategy & Stakeholders
There's a formula to making a great first impression: Smile, make eye contact, be engaging. But first impressions can also quickly lose their impact, especially when there's no substance beneath the surface glow. Being genuinely likable over the long haul is tougher....
A Rite of Passage from Hero to Elder
16 Feb, 2020 | Continuous Learning, Information, Personal Health, Social & Recreation
As millions of Baby Boomers choose not to merely grow old but to grow whole, to intentionally step across a threshold and become an Elder, we discover that aging can be a spiritual path. Its foundation is described in every spiritual tradition as ego transcendence, a...
7 Daily Habits That Make You Age Faster
16 Feb, 2020 | Connections, Continuous Learning, Personal Health, Social & Recreation, Strategy & Stakeholders
There are both mental and physical habits that can both drain our energy and cause us to age faster. It is no exaggeration to think that how you feel when you’re older is a testament to how you lived when you were younger. One of the remarkable aspects of the human...
5 Lessons Most People Learn Way Too Late in Life
10 Feb, 2020 | Business Support, Continuous Learning, Social & Recreation, Strategy & Stakeholders
One of the worst things you can do for self-development is comparing yourself to other people. It's easy to get caught up in jealousy and wanting what other people have. Especially with the way we interact with social media. You have to remember that people tend to...
What Is The Negativity Bias and How Can it be Overcome?
4 Feb, 2020 | Continuous Learning, Personal Health, Social & Recreation
We all face rejection, sadness, fear, and unhappiness. When we find ourselves getting stuck on the negative aspects of our lives, however, it helps to be aware of why we might be doing so. We may be evolutionarily hard-wired to focus on negative things, but it’s...
Life Can Be Boring Sometimes. But Here Are Some Tricks to Make It More Interesting
4 Jan, 2020 | Continuous Learning, Home Support, Social & Recreation, Strategy & Stakeholders
http://www.lifehack.org/587436/tricks-eliminate-boredom-daily-life? The key seems to be attention and awareness. Studies suggest we get bored when we have difficulty paying attention. Often times we then blame external forces and reason that the task we’ve been...
Don’t have regrets… plan your future now!
27 Dec, 2019 | Business Support, Continuous Learning, Home Support, Information, Personal Health, Physical Location, Science & Technology, Social & Recreation, Strategy & Stakeholders, Wealth
https://www.powerofpositivity.com/10-regrets-dont-want-10-years/? If you want to live a life you won’t regret in 10 years, it all starts with what you’re willing to do to make sure that doesn’t happen. You hold the key already, but it’s up to you to find the door....
Broaching the Subject of Hearing Loss – 6 ideas for bringing up an often touchy subject…
21 Dec, 2019 | Business Support, Continuous Learning, Home Support, Personal Health, Science & Technology, Social & Recreation
https://www.nextavenue.org/talk-hearing-loss/? Compared to the past, today’s hearing aids are much more adjustable, do a better job of suppressing background noise and often come equipped with Bluetooth, which lets you take phone calls (with microphones on the hearing...
5 Habits that keep your brain young…
15 Dec, 2019 | Continuous Learning, Personal Health, Science & Technology, Social & Recreation
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/5-habits-that-keep-your-brain-young.html?cid=sf01001
Social Media – Linked-in suggestions to improve your interaction…
12 Dec, 2019 | Business Support, Continuous Learning, Social & Recreation
LinkedIn is a fantastic place to uncover potential new opportunities for your business, but only if you go about it the right way. If not, potential peers will avoid you like the plague. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/343569?
Gardening could be the hobby that helps you live to 100…
5 Dec, 2019 | Continuous Learning, Information, Personal Health, Physical Location, Social & Recreation, Strategy & Stakeholders
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20181210-gardening-could-be-the-hobby-that-helps-you-live-to-100? People living in these so-called “blue zones” have certain factors in common – social support networks, daily exercise habits and a plant-based diet, for starters....
How to master the art of safari photography…
5 Dec, 2019 | Continuous Learning, Social & Recreation
https://www.roughguides.com/article/how-to-master-the-art-of-safari-photography/? Experiment before you go You don’t want to turn up on day one of your safari and end up with a blur in the sky instead of an eagle in flight because you’d never tried panning shots...
4 behaviours that push people away and how to reverse them…
1 Dec, 2019 | Business Support, Continuous Learning, Home Support, Social & Recreation
"We all manifest one or more behaviours that push people away at least once, if not more, in life. It’s human nature and nothing anyone has to be ashamed about. The mere recognition that you’ve possessed one or more of these traits is a good step towards eliminating...
Creative ways to introduce yourself
5 Nov, 2019 | Continuous Learning, Social & Recreation
Do you sometime battle to get to know new people? Here are some thoughts around starting conversations… Throughout our lifetime, we introduce ourselves to hundreds of new people everywhere we go. Every time we strike up a conversation with a stranger sitting next to...
You won’t please everybody…
5 Nov, 2019 | Articles, Personal Health, Social & Recreation
Ever feel that you are doing things to please everyone else and not yourself? Sure – we all have responsibilities and we should all try to get along with others and maybe even compromise from time to time, but at some stage you might realise that it is your life and...
How well do you listen?
4 Nov, 2019 | Articles, Social & Recreation
We all change our “technique” when needed… Using different strategies while playing any kind of sport to better counteract our opponents, being a different kind of parent to our children of different ages and even speak differently to different people to get their...
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