Burnout Is Not What You Think It Is: How Leaders Can Confront The Three Faces Of Burnout

Burnout is a significant public health problem. Just this year, the World Health Organization upgraded its assessment of the threat posed by burnout. The condition, says the WHO, is a “syndrome” involving a range of symptoms related to chronic stress. The WHO statement explicitly ties burnout to the workplace. According to one...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Resilience, Stress management, Workplace culture

Suicide Is A Public Health Epidemic: Prevention Is A Start, But Not Enough

In spite of increased awareness, suicide continues to be a major public health problem in the United States, and around the world. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S., where the rate is higher than at any point since World War II. The majority of suicides...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Employee well-being, Mental health

Fall Into Focus: Use The End Of Summer To Reset And Close The Year Strong

To everything there is a season. We associate summer with warm weather, vacations, and a more relaxed work schedule. As September begins, we may be mourning the end of summer—but we can also embrace the opportunity that comes with a new season. We can use the approach of autumn to...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Recharge, Tips

What Is The Happiest Profession In America? The Answer May Surprise You

Earlier this month, Bloomberg released the results of a survey designed to find the happiest occupations in the United States. The results were surprising and revealing. Firefighters came out on top, scoring a 9 of 10 on the job satisfaction scale. Pediatricians were not far behind. Tied for fourth were communications professors...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment

Checklists Can Help Us Make Better Decisions — But Only When We Use Them Mindfully

In the ten years since Dr. Atul Gawande published The Checklist Manifesto, the use of checklists has proliferated in fields from medicine to investing. Gawande, a surgeon, made a particular focus on the benefits of checklists in hospitals, where they have been credited with saving lives. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s right-hand man,...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Mindfulness

Employee Engagement Isn’t The Key To A Healthy Workplace Culture: Instead, Aim For The Other E

Across the board, employee engagement is a top priority for today’s business leaders. American businesses spend hundreds of millions of dollars on employee engagement initiatives each year, but with less than impressive results. What if we are focusing on the wrong thing? What if employee engagement is more of a symptom...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Workplace culture

The World Cup And U.S. Women’s Soccer: A Conversation About Equal Pay, But So Much More

When the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated the Netherlands on Sunday to win the World Cup, a chant broke out amongst the crowd in Lyon, France. “Equal pay! Equal pay!” The sound was described as deafening. It was a striking confluence of sports and politics. While pay equity is at...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Diversity & inclusion, Leadership

Now, Mid-Year, Is A Good Time To Revisit Your New Year’s Resolutions And Goals Wearing A New Lens

Recently I received an email from American Express providing a mid-year summary of my spending. It can be a useful exercise to step back and see longterm patterns and trends we may not be aware of on a day-to-day basis. However, this email spurred me to look at spending differently....
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Tips

New Millennial Survey Finds A “Generation Disrupted”: How Business Leaders Can Respond

The optimism of younger workers—both Millennials and Generation Z—is in steep decline. The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2019 reveals a growing sense of “uneasiness and pessimism” amongst the younger generations, who are desperately searching for “safe havens” and “beacons of trust.” The good news? Millennials and Gen Z show deep loyalty to...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Leadership

4 Impactful Actions Leaders Can Start Doing Today To Improve Employee Engagement And Company Culture

Leaders either make or break the job for their employees. People typically leave bad managers, not bad companies. It seems obvious: If you want engaged employees, you have to be an engaged leader. You have to engage with your employees. Nevertheless, many leaders engage with employees too infrequently and unconstructively. The millions...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Communication, Employee engagement, Workplace culture

No Time To Play It Safe: The #MeToo Movement Shouldn’t Discourage Men From Mentoring Women

At a time when men need to step up to the challenge of the #MeToo movement, it appears many of them are doing the opposite and standing back. A new survey finds that 60% of male managers say they are uncomfortable participating in regular work activities with women, especially one-on-one like mentoring...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Diversity & inclusion, Leadership

We Can No Longer Ignore Burnout Syndrome Related To Chronic Stress, Says World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is finally taking burnout more seriously than ever. Now is the time for business leaders to follow suit. Burnout was included in the previous edition of the WHO’s handbook of diseases, but was described in general terms as a state of exhaustion. The new edition upgrades...
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• September 29, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Leadership, Stress management

The Detrimental Effect Of Loneliness On Your Health And What You Can Do About It

Loneliness kills. It poses a greater threat to health than obesity, and its life-shortening effects are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Furthermore, it is rampant in today’s workplace. Those are some of the conclusions reached by Vivek H. Murthy, former Surgeon General of the United States. Due to the significant...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Connection, Employee well-being, Mental health, Workplace culture

A Noninvasive Therapy To Improve Mental Health That Won’t Cost You A Penny

Gaining a competitive advantage in today’s world is serious business. The problems we face as a society are serious as well. Even the most seasoned business leader can become weighed down with life’s challenges, and we rarely perform at our best when we feel that way. Sometimes we need to...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Mental health

Pet-Friendly Workplaces Are a Win-Win For Employee Wellbeing And For Business

Resilience is a major weapon in the fight against mental illness. One of the best ways to build resilience is to identify and support those things in our lives that revitalize us. For many people, pets provide significant emotional support and joy. Smart business leaders would do well to be mindful of...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Employee well-being, Mental health, Resilience

Pitting Life And Work Against Each Other Is Bad For Mental Health: It’s Time For A New Paradigm

At the risk of stating the obvious: most of us spend a lot of time at work. How we feel about work goes a long way toward determining our mental health. As business leaders, the work experience we create for our employees has a significant influence on their engagement, productivity,...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Mental health, Stress management

Stigma About Mental Health Issues In The Workplace Exists: Here’s What Companies Can Do About It

For all of the progress we as a society have made in bringing mental illness out of the shadows, a stubborn stigma persists. That stigma prevents us from talking openly about mental health issues and prevents those who need help the most from seeking it. The cost to business and...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Employee well-being, Mental health

Don’t Let Stress Have The Upper Hand: Take Back Control With An Empowered Mindset

You have more control over stress than you think. That is the message I would like to leave you with as we conclude Stress Awareness Month. No, we do not always have control over potentially stressful situations. In a fast-moving business world, certain things are out of our hands. Yet we...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Mindfulness, Resilience, Stress management

7 Surprising Ways To Outsmart Stress And Perform At Your Best

Stress is inevitable. We cannot wish or hack it away. However, by being smart—and playful—about stress, we can rob its power over us. We can be proactive instead of reactive. Similar to the skilled practitioner of martial arts like judo (which translates as “gentle way”), we can artfully deflect stress...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Mental health, Stress management, Tips

Did Steve Jobs Leave Us With The Secret To Beating Stress?

Stress is often the byproduct of having a full plate, sometimes an overflowing plate. It is easy to lose sight of the fact that we have much choice about what goes onto our plate. We can choose where to devote our time, energy, and attention. Instead of saying yes to...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Stress management

Reset, Renew, And Recharge: How Building Resilience Is The Best Antidote To Today’s Stress Epidemic

When stress inevitably hits us, there are ways to manage it and mitigate its effects. But why wait? Why not be proactive and build up the stress-busting quality of resilience so that, when stress arrives, we are ready for it? Building resilience is like making regular deposits into a rainy...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Recharge, Resilience, Stress management

Sparking Motivation Is The Key To Beating Stress And Burnout, And To Improving Employee Engagement

Let us kick off Stress Awareness Month by looking at the opposite of stress. Certainly, there are times when stress is telling us that something in our lives is straining our capacity—a stressor we need to identify and deal with. However, often times, stress can be a sign that something is missing....
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Employee well-being, Mental health, Resilience, Stress management

5 Timely Leadership Lessons From “R.B.G.”: The Oscar-Nominated Documentary About Ruth Bader Ginsberg

“She’s the closest thing to a superhero I know,” women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem says at the start of the film “R.B.G.”. Despite her tiny stature, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has become a larger-than-life-figure in recent years. She has been given a hip-hop moniker—the Notorious R.B.G.—that is featured...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership

Why Is The U.S. Losing Ground In Happiness? What We Can Do Today On International Day Of Happiness

It is tempting to think of happiness as a soft quality, and a largely individual one. In recent years, however, researchers are studying and measuring the collective happiness of organizations and nations. Additionally, they are looking at how happiness relates to productivity and economic growth. International Day of Happiness is...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Lifestyle, Nourishment

On World Sleep Day, Make A Pledge To Sleep Better, Work Better, And Live Better

Economists are debating the possibility of a recession. But could it be that we are already in the middle of a sleep recession? Despite regular reminders of the importance of a good night’s sleep, our collective sleep habits are getting worse. The problem has become so serious that the Centers...
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• September 28, 2019
• Naz
• Health, Recharge, Tips

Women And Likability: How Double Standard Leads To Unequal Pay And Affects The Presidential Race

Can women be powerful and likable at the same time? I like to think most people would answer: Yes, of course! However, it seems that as women enter positions of authority and influence, they are held to a different standard of likability. This double standard acts as a glass ceiling...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership

National Women’s History Month Reminds Us We Can All Be Champions For Change

The work of great humanitarian leaders inspires us. However, it can seem difficult to draw lessons from their lives. We might wonder how, amidst all the challenges we face as busy professionals, we can ever aspire to follow in their footsteps. We can all be agents of change. National Women’s...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership

Everything You Need To Know To Hire An Executive Wellness Coach To Elevate Your Game

If you are ready to raise the bar, hiring an executive coach will help you achieve your goals faster and cultivate lasting positive change in your life. You may need some clarity or are facing specific challenges. Alternatively, perhaps you are doing well but recognize you are not tapping into...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Executive wellness coaching, Leadership, Tips

The Secret Formula For Strong And Successful Cofounder Relationships

Power struggles and conflict between cofounders always boils down to two missing characteristics—trust and respect. In the hustle and grind of launching a company and making it profitable, it is easy to get lost in the financial and logistical challenges. However, in the end, your success will hinge largely on...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Improve Workplace Culture With A Strong Mentoring Program

Employees are happy, engaged, and productive when their individual needs and the needs of the organization are in sync. The extrinsic rewards of salary and benefits might be enough to get top talent in the door, but it will not be enough to retain employees or to bring out their...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Diversity & inclusion, Workplace culture

10 Timely Statistics About The Connection Between Employee Engagement And Wellness

Employee engagement and wellness are finally taking center stage in the business world. For too long, they have been viewed as the responsibility of the HR department and not an integral part of business strategy. However, it is increasingly clear that unhealthy and unengaged employees are a drag on productivity,...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Workplace culture

10 Ways An Executive Wellness Coach Can Make You More Successful

An executive wellness coach is often misconstrued as a combination of a health and fitness coach who tells you to eat more broccoli and exercise regularly. However, health and fitness is only one small slice of a much larger pie. An executive wellness coach is similar to an executive coach...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Communication, Connection, Emotional intelligence, Executive wellness coaching, Leadership, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Recharge, Resilience

Adopt These 4 Trends In Corporate Wellness To Gain A Competitive Edge In 2019

An employee wellness program is no longer a luxury but a necessary business strategy to gain a competitive edge on multiple levels. As a corporate wellness consultant and executive wellness coach, I have identified four essential trends that will advance critical measures of success in the following areas: Improved employee...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Employee well-being, Health, Resilience, Uncategorized, Workplace culture

Diversity And Human Rights In The Workplace: An Opportunity, Not An Obligation

Diversity and respect for human rights should not be a spectator sport. Yet, recent reporting indicates that is precisely how some men on Wall Street are responding to the #MeToo movement. They are avoiding dinner or one-on-one meetings with female colleagues. One wealth advisor stated that even hiring a woman is “an...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Diversity & inclusion

How To Not Feel Guilty During The Holidays

It is that time of year when many of us attend holiday parties and celebrate with colleagues and loved ones while eating and drinking to excess and spending too much money. The Holidays invariably seem to revolve around indulgence—indulgence in food, drink, and shopping. These costly behaviors tend to take a toll...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Connection, Health, Mindfulness, Nourishment

New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Last. Do This Instead.

Every year around this time, some of us approach the turning of the calendar the way Charlie Brown approaches the football in the classic Peanuts cartoon. Even though Lucy has previously fooled him and whisked the ball away at the last moment every time, he is hopeful that this time...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Tips

4 Common Mistakes Startup Founders Make With Their Board Of Directors

A board of directors provides valuable insight and guidance if you know how to communicate with them effectively. In today’s fast-moving economy, where disruption or surprise can arise at a moment’s notice, business leaders need to be agile and tap into the expertise of their board. This is especially true...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Communication, Leadership

The Clash Of The Baby Boomers And Millennials: How Can We All Get Along?

In the last couple of years, Millennials have passed Generation X to become the largest segment of the U.S. labor force. At 56 million strong, the Millennial contingent is only slightly larger than the 53 million Gen Xers in the workforce. Yet discussion around generational conflict in the workplace focuses mostly on...
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• September 27, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership

Benefits Of A Year-Round Attitude Of Gratitude In The Workplace

Gratitude is the gift that keeps on giving. Giving thanks throughout your organization is not only noble—it is smart. Mindful business leaders who are wise and generous enough to make it a year-round practice will be rewarded with healthier and more robust organizations. The benefits of expressing gratitude are well-documented....
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• August 7, 2019
• Naz
• Emotional intelligence, Employee well-being, Leadership, Mindfulness

5 Reasons To Stop Talking About Work-Life Balance

I understand why people talk about work-life balance. However, work-life balance is a weak attempt to help us lead happier and more fulfilling lives. I respect the intentions but disagree with the approach. Framing a discussion of how to lead a fulfilling life regarding work-life balance misses the mark and...
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• August 7, 2019
• Naz
• Lifestyle, Mindfulness

Women Make Historic Gains In Midterm Election: Is The Business World Behind The Curve?

This week’s midterm elections were a refreshing victory for diversity, and for gender diversity in particular. Corporate boardrooms and executive suites suddenly find themselves behind the curve. The striking election results were not just about the triumph of so many women, but also women from such diverse backgrounds. There were...
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• August 7, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership

Compassionate Business Leadership Creates A Competitive Edge

Articles and keynotes about the importance of empathy and compassion are common in the business world these days. Those qualities are universally acknowledged to be essential in building a winning organizational culture. However, you will never see compassionate leadership in popular lists of the leadership styles one can aspire to....
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• August 7, 2019
• Naz
• Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Mindfulness

Beyond Siri And Alexa: Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Communicate Better?

When we think about artificial intelligence and human speech we typically think of personal assistants like Siri and Alexa. That technology is still in its infancy. What if the real potential with AI is not to make computers or apps sound more human, but instead, to help humans be more...
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• July 23, 2019
• Naz
• Communication, Employee engagement, Employee well-being

Can A Narcissistic CEO Destroy Their Company?

Over 70% of employees characterized their relationship with their boss negatively according to a recent Monster poll for National Boss’s Day on Tuesday. Although hardly scientific, the poll is a timely reminder of the power of a boss to make the work experience a good one or a bad one. As an executive...
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• July 23, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Leadership, Workplace culture

Feeling Stressed? Learn Something New

When we first feel stress knocking on our door, our instinct might be to run and reach for what we conceive to be the opposite of stress—a carefree zone of comfort and relaxation. Our instinct is a natural impulse. Stress at its worst is a fear-based state, triggering a fight-or-flight...
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• May 13, 2019
• Naz
• Employee well-being, Recharge, Resilience, Tips

Why Offering ‘Home-Office’ Balance Leads To The Most Engaged Employees

Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom is a true believer, and like many true believers, he lets his message outrun his evidence. Based on a single study of a Chinese travel agency, he enthusiastically declares working from home a “future-looking technology” with “enormous potential.” Not so fast. Bloom’s study comes with serious limitations and...
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• February 26, 2019
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Employee well-being, Leadership

4 Ways Leaders Can Improve Mental Health In The Workplace

Mental illness is a stubborn foe. It affects how we think, feel, and act. Advocates must dispel the perception that depression and related conditions are a private concern that belongs in the shadows. Progressive business leaders understand that mental health is a shared concern and that promoting mental health and overall...
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• February 26, 2019
• Naz
• Health, Leadership, Mental health, Workplace culture

Remembering Steve Jobs: A Visionary Leader Who Changed The World

Apple CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs was the most inspiring and inspired individual I have ever met and worked for. Today precisely seven years after his passing his name is still synonymous with visionary, genius, innovator, and icon. He revolutionized the world with ground-breaking innovations with the personal computer, iPod,...
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• February 26, 2019
• Naz
• Entrepreneurship, Leadership

An Agile Leader Is A Self-Aware Leader

In a business landscape where volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (“VUCA”) is a fact of life, we need to be nimble, flexible and adaptable. We need to be agile. The key to becoming agile is to be self-aware in order to innovate or risk becoming archaic. However, being agile is more than...
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• February 26, 2019
• Naz
• Leadership, Mindfulness

Our Approach To Employee Engagement Is Not Working

A staggering 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. Employee engagement is sometimes referred to as the holy grail for today’s business leader, and for good reason. According to Gallup, a highly engaged workforce means the difference between a company that outperforms its competitors and one that fails to grow. It...
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• December 6, 2018
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Employee well-being, Leadership, Recharge

How A Daily Self-Reflection Practice Improves Leadership Performance

I often tell my clients that a daily practice of self-reflection strengthens self-awareness and will enable them to make better choices. Leaders who work with me to shape and commit to such a practice are better able to tap into their highest potential for creativity, vitality, and success. Daily self-reflection...
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• December 6, 2018
• Naz
• Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Mindfulness, Tips

Is It Truly Lonely At The Top?

In a wide-ranging interview in 2016, five years after taking over from Steve Jobs, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke candidly about the challenges of running one of the world’s most iconic companies. “It’s sort of a lonely job,” he admitted. Is this evidence that the familiar phrase “It’s lonely at the top”...
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• December 6, 2018
• Naz
• Connection, Leadership

Are Hard Skills Or Soft Skills More Important To Be An Effective Leader?

LinkedIn has more access than just about anyone to data about a) the skill sets of today’s top talent and b) the skill sets companies are seeking. There is a mismatch between the two that LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner calls a significant skills gap. “Somewhat surprisingly,” Weiner says in an interview with...
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• December 5, 2018
• Naz
• Communication, Emotional intelligence, Leadership

The Power Of Mindful Nonverbal Communication

If you were an electrician or a carpenter, you would have a toolbox full of the tools you need to do your job. You might have a favorite tool, but that would not stop you from making use of the full array of your other tools. When it comes to...
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• December 5, 2018
• Naz
• Communication, Leadership, Mindfulness

3 Strategies To Build A Strong Company Culture

While a healthy paycheck is certainly of interest to many of us, the most successful employers have come to understand that pay alone does not attract or retain a company’s most desirable and talented employees. There is now greater employee emphasis on whether the organization aligns with their personal values,...
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• December 5, 2018
• Naz
• Employee well-being, Leadership, Tips, Workplace culture

A Counterintuitive Approach to Beat Burnout: Connect Not Disconnect

Entrepreneurs seek success at the cost of getting sucked into working 12 to 16-hour days (with the majority of the hours connected to their phone and computers). They find themselves in a daily whirlwind of back-to-back meetings and projects while sacrificing self-care. This is the quickest way to find yourself...
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• December 5, 2018
• Naz
• Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Recharge

Why Savvy Executives Are Investing in Employee Engagement

7 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement, Happiness, and Motivation It is a Thursday afternoon and you are walking through the office to your weekly leadership team meeting. You purposefully take the long way to say hello to employees, most of whom you do not have the opportunity to interact with...
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• December 12, 2017
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Leadership, Workplace culture

Build A Strong Workplace Culture To Increase Your Bottom Line

Culture. It is a word we are continuously told is an integral part of a healthy company – evoking a sense of belonging and meaning. We hear the buzzwords of successful workplace cultures - strong, innovative, talented, driven, engaging, fun, results oriented. Executives are not only expected to demonstrate strong...
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• November 16, 2017
• Naz
• Employee engagement, Leadership, Workplace culture

Relaxation and Movement

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Summer is often a time for serious play, time off and deep relaxation. Many...
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• June 26, 2017
• Naz
• Fitness, Health, Lifestyle

Slow Down

There is more to life than increasing its speed ~ Gandhi Who doesn’t feel as if there aren’t enough hours in the day? We rush through the day, running here and there, and end up exhausted. Somehow these days full of duties, obligations and busyness have begun to build up...
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• June 15, 2017
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Recharge, Tips

Soul Food

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love." ~ Rumi Think for a moment of a food from your past, one that makes you feel great after you eat it for no specific reason. Maybe it is french fries, macaroni and cheese, slow-simmered tomato...
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• March 10, 2014
• Naz
• Nourishment

Deconstructing Cravings

Nobody can give you wiser advise than yourself ~ Cicero The body is an amazing source of intelligence. It is always there for you, pumping blood, never skipping a heartbeat, digesting whatever food you put in it and maintaining homeostasis. Is this reliable, intelligent bio-computer making a mistake by craving ice...
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• September 12, 2013
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment, Tips

Choose 2/5 at Restaurants

Have you ever noticed how many times you have the choice to say Yes or No at a restaurant in regards to consumption? Typically there are at least 4 sections on the menu; drinks, appetizers, entree, and dessert; plus bread which is often offered without even asking for it at...
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• July 1, 2013
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment, Tips

Snack Attack

The world belongs to those with the most energy.  ~ Alexis de Tocqueville There's no denying that everyone, at one time or another, has had a snack attack. Views on snacking differ. Some feel that snacking is bad and that eating between meals leads to weight gain. Others believe that...
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment, Recharge, Tips

Try Something New

The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing. ~ Benjamin Franklin Summer is almost here! Do you notice in summertime how everything seems promising? The plants are in full bloom and the sun feels glorious on your skin. The...
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Lifestyle, Recharge, Tips

Why Diets Don’t Work

Getting my weight under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way. ~ Oprah Winfrey You can't turn on the TV, drive down the road or go to a party without being confronted with America's hottest obsession: weight. Diets are a...
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment

Benefits of Chewing

When it comes to increased health, it's not just what we eat but how we eat. Digestion actually begins in the mouth, where contact with our teeth and digestive enzymes in our saliva break down food. But these days most of us rush through the whole eating experience, barely acknowledging...
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment, Tips

5 Ways to Make Your Intentions a Reality

Many people begin the New Year by making resolutions. We've all been there. We take a vow to lose weight, exercise more or spend more time with our friends and family. We start the year with great intentions, but then we quickly relapse into old habits. Why is it so...
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Lifestyle, Tips

Spring Cleaning

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present. -Jan Glidewell People like "stuff". We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don't know what to do with anymore....
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Nourishment, Recharge, Tips

Play More, Eat Less

Remember when you were a child and you got so wrapped up in playing, imagining or creating, that you didn't want to stop when it was time to eat? Do you remember leaving your meal half-finished to run off and continue playing? Children innately understand that food is secondary to...
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• June 24, 2013
• Naz
• Lifestyle, Nourishment, Recharge

5 Healthy Eating Tips to Survive the Holidays

‘Tis the season – office parties, family gatherings, drinks with friends, gift baskets with cookies and snacks in the office kitchen… landmines everywhere to sabotage your healthy eating habits! The average person gains over 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year… what can you do this year to make yourself...
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• November 21, 2012
• Naz
• Health, Lifestyle, Nourishment, Tips

Time Management Tips

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain Have you ever wished for a few more hours in the day? Why is it that some people seem...
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• October 11, 2012
• Naz
• Lifestyle, Recharge, Tips

Spring Cleaning! Cut Clutter, Create Possibility!

While clutter might seem somewhat inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, you’d be wise to consider the feng shui take on an untidy space. According to principles of this ancient Chinese art, clutter prevents chi or prana (vital energy or life force) from flowing throughout your home. Clutter contributes to...
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• March 23, 2012
• Naz
• Lifestyle, Recharge, Tips

Jump for Healthy Bones!

Exercise obviously benefits your health in many ways—from cardiovascular conditioning and  weight-loss to toning muscles and improving mood—but did you know it also plays a crucial role in keeping your bones healthy? Like muscle, bone is living tissue that responds to exercise by becoming stronger. Those who exercise generally achieve...
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• March 23, 2012
• Naz
• Fitness, Health, Lifestyle