by Carla Howard There’s a part of me that can’t believe I’m writing this blog. A year ago, I thought meditation was interesting. For other people. That was before I joined a candlelight yoga class on Thursday evenings (what’s more amazing than that?!?!), and learned that meditation is restorative, relaxing, and freaking fantastic for ME!…
Numerous studies show that work is, by far, the number one source of stress in peoples’ lives. As administrative professionals, we often take it upon ourselves to change that statistic. We are hired to make sure people are productive, and people cannot be productive if they are miserable and stressed. Not to mention, increased stress leads to higher risks of chronic pain, hypertension, heart attacks, and other ailments.
Most heart attacks occur at 9:00 a.m. on Monday mornings. Why is that? How about the fact that sustained stress lowers immune systems, robs joy, and ruins personal relationships? That is, if we allow such damage…
Don’t let this happen to you. Workplace tension must not be permitted to destroy your health or world.
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