Before the Easter Bunny shows up bearing baskets of holiday treats, consider this: Sugar.
Need I say more? Okay, I will.
An Australian documentary filmmaker did an experiment on his own body maintaining calories but ingesting 40 teaspoons of sugar a day – all from what we think of as “healthy” food – like juice and sauces.
The resulting impact on his health in just 3 weeks tells a powerful story. Here’s a link that includes clips from this documentary. Continue reading
Here are the top four New Year’s resolutions. How many of these have been on your make-and-break list?
I’m not big on making New Year’s resolutions because I don’t like to waste time. Statistics say that only 8% of us stick to New Year’s resolutions. Why spend time wishing for something that doesn’t happen most of the time for most people?
But these are great goals! So what can you do to make a resolution stick this year? Continue reading
Roll the dice. Draw a card. Move a colored peg around the board.
Life is a game with an unpredictable outcome, and the fun is in the playing. When you wake up in the morning, are you grateful to be alive? Do you feel energy in your gut anticipating the day?
What will you learn today? Who will you meet? What conversations will you have?
Back to the game. Draw a “Habit” card and see where it takes you…
About a year ago, I decided that age was catching up with me and it was time to lose some weight. I eat mostly non-acidic foods* and knew that standard diet fare would not work for me. And I avoid most processed foods, so packaged diet meals were out. On the exercise front, I love a good class at the Y but decided to try running again after giving it up about 10 years ago.
I learn a ton of stuff reading FastCompany‘s free daily on-line publication and found this gem: Continue reading
Organizational Habits 