You know what I love about the holidays? I love the fact that lots of things get put on the back burner. Yes,even eating right and exercising.
Now, that might sound surprising coming from a success coach and fitness trainer. You might even wonder why I would suggest that giving into this natural shift in focus that seems to happen on a global level this time of year could possibly be a better choice than sticking to your guns.
"Isn't the back burner a bad thing?" you might ask.
"Isn't it your job, Dianne, to make sure people don't let...
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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi
Motivation and will power fascinate me. Maybe because I didn't have much of either when I was young and then they each blossomed.
Illness in my late 20's was transformational for me. My gut response to devastating disease shaped how I responded to events from that time on. From that dark place -- in which I saw parts of me I didn't know existed -- I was able to create intention. It was an easy...
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal cited 8.5 hours as the average time most working Americans sit each day! Over that period of time, we start to slouch. This affects the low back because we are sitting in the reverse of the natural curve of our back. It affects our neck because we are encouraging the dreaded dowager's hump. Most back pain issues come from ligament and muscle strain or weakness.
Sitting properly at a desk or when we are driving, stretching to break up prolonged sitting in one position and strengthening of core and back muscles...
What does it take for a person with chronic illness to continue working ? And, if possible, to do so in a rewarding way? I've wrestled with this personally for over 30 years, and more recently in my professional life as a coach/writer/activist of sorts in the past 10 years.
A recent New York Times article profiled a self-described "high powered executive" with schizo affective disorder . Against all odds, she discovered for herself that the best medicine for her is an intense work environment. The very idea defied what everyone around her believed.
The article cites recent research on...
Recently, my daughter, Lucy, a legislative aide to a New York City Council Member, contacted another Council member's legislative counsel, Q. When Lucy didn't hear back after a few days, she contacted another member of his office. Not long after, Lucy got an email from Q explaining why he had been unavailable. He had been on a short sick leave because of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Would you tell a colleague, whom you don't know well, that you were unavailable because of a chronic illness? I'll bet not. Maybe you're even thinking: "Are you nuts? Why not just sign me up for...
