Well it has been awhile since this website was updated, and much has happened. In September last year, I gave up the freedom and insecurity of the life of a self-employed consultant and joined the ranks of the employed once again.
It’s been fantastic! I have to say that I was missing the buzz of corporate life, and the opportunity to work with talented colleagues sharing the same interests. Working as part of a larger organisation has meant that I am back working with large corporates again, and this is something I missed as lone consultant.
The company is expanding and new opportunities are presenting themselves the whole time.
Thanks for reading.
Categories: Uncategorized
Well I am just finishing my first week with my new friend the ‘fitbug’
I can see why it becomes addictive! I regularly check how many steps it takes me to go down stairs to switch on the PC and don’t moan when I’ve forgotten something and have to go down again!
Then it’s the daily online tracking of activity and nutrition intake.
For those who have ‘techie tendencies’ it’s a great way to motivate yourself.
All I have to do now is what to see what targets my ‘bug’ will set me for week 2
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Categories: Health · Lifestyle
Our latest interview is with David Walters of ‘Help Me Overcome’
David Walters specialises in protecting key personnel from burnout by teaching them how to become resilient to workplace stress. This minimises claims made by employees on health and safety grounds and reduces your legal liability.
David also helps employees quickly recover from the effects of trauma or extreme workplace stress to get them back to productive work.
In this interview David shares tips on how to spot the indicators of stress which are different for men and women. He also gives us some techniques for dealing with stress if it hits us.
David is also champion of a technique which is helping war veterans to overcome the condition known as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The campaign ‘After The Falklands’ is aiming to raise £1,000,000 to help veterans suffering from this condition.
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You can contact David via email: david@helpmeovercome.com or visit his website www.helpmeovercome.com
Categories: Stress
| If you are a busy professional, then the chances are that you have to fit your meal times and food choices around your work.
A very high percentage of women I meet who juggle a busy working schedule and a home and family, put themselves at the bottom of the list of priorities. Dashing around in the morning to get the kids off to school, or to catch the train mean that often we skip breakfast but grab something mid morning, a danish or chocolates. No wonder then that recent research has found that people who skip breakfast tend to end up eating more calories during the day than those who start the day with a bowl of cereal!
Not that we are advocating calorie counting – that’s something we really want people to move away from, because all calories are not equal – 1,000 calories coming from fat have a very different impact on your body than a 1000 coming from protein foods.
This emphasis on low calorie diets has had a hugely damaging effective on our health. As well as damaging the metabolism, osteoporosis, heart disease and the early onset of menopause are also health risks. Sadly the dieting treadmill can lead to anorexia, this article on ‘how dieting ruined my health’ gives the true picture of the costs of dieting taken to extreme.
So what can the busy professional woman do to ensure she stays healthy, clear focused and full of energy? My top three tips would be-
- Always eat breakfast! If you can, include some protein in the meal – eggs, fish would be ideal
- Start the morning first thing with a cup of hot water and a couple of slices of hot lemon, in order to get the digestive system going.
- Cut down on your caffine intake – too much caffine will affect your blood sugar levels. It may cut your appetite in the short term, but you will be much hungrier overall, it can also cause stress, anxiety and mood swings – so not the best frame of mind to be in when you have lots of business decisions to take!
and lastly - always consider yourself at the top of the priorities, if your health suffers – who’s there to look after you?
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Categories: Health
