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Taking responsibility at work to a whole new level
Is there more to work than just 'getting the job done'?
Accountability, Conscious presence, Work stress, Appreciation, Career
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Being ourselves: is it better for business?
Can work and business include natural joy and enthusiasm? Or is formality and seriousness the expected norm?
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High anxiety: the origin of the word ‘Business’
The word 'business' in Old English meant anxiety, however the invitation here is to associate it less so with anxiety and see it as activities carried out with purpose, harmony and love.
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Well-being at work – is it someone else’s job?
Can I leave my responsibility for my well-being to someone else? This article looks at well-being at work, and where our own responsibility plays a key part in this.
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Life or death: is this how we measure responsibility?
The job of an air traffic controller is commonly regarded as one of the most stressful jobs there is. But does this perception really take into account the true definition of responsibility?
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Kitchen dispatches
Opera and drama have no place in the kitchen any more than they do in a hospital nursery room, where creations are nurtured with and by LOVE, that most essential of ingredients!
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A new level of productivity
A testimonial on the inspiration of the productivity of Serge Benhayon.
Work life balance, Work stress, Universal Medicine, Vitality, Testimonials
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Corruption at work – what is it?
Corporate corruption is changing the world we live in, often without us even noticing, but is workplace corruption as much about the individual as the company?
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The state of our work today
What is the state of our work today? How healthy, and joyful are we at work? What are the issues we face in our workplaces today?
Career, Work stress, Technology, Productivity, Opinion, Money, Corruption, Competition
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Stress in the workplace
Stress at work has become a commonly used phrase, but is there more to it?
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Alan Johnston reading re Serge Benhayon
Reading re a difficult court case
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When work hurts
Emotional hurts at work happen every day, but what harm are they really doing to everyone in the workplace, and how can that sometimes hidden protagonist be uncovered and healed?
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Flaws in the system are killing young doctors
The media has reported a high incidence of stress and burnout amongst our young doctors, resulting in some taking their own lives. Could the demands of the current medical system be contributing to this tragedy?
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The Gentle Breath Meditation® at work
A surgeon, air traffic controller, nurse, chef, teacher and others share how they enjoy, use and benefit from the Gentle Breath Meditation® at work.
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A deeper look at Asthma – why is it that we can't breathe?
On World Asthma Day, this article by leading lung specialist Sam Kim looks 'beyond the petri-dish' at the bigger picture of this disease and what is at stake if we don’t start to look at all the factors that contribute to its continued prevalence across our global population.
Work stress, Well-being, Lifestyle diseases, Humanity, Breath, Health conditions, Ill health
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Exhausted and depressed at work: how falsely do we live life?
What makes us stressed, depressed or exhausted at work? This article considers the impact of not working as the ‘real-us’ and how this adversely affects our success, health and wellness.
Exhaustion, Work stress, Appreciation, Feelings, Stress, Work life balance, Vitality, Harmony, Well-being
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Sweetness – the key to sugar addiction
Why do we succumb to sugar addiction and what can we do about it? Are there deeper underlying reasons as to why we are consuming so much sugar?
Exhaustion, Fatigue, Healthy diet, Sleep, Caffeine, Sugar, Work stress, Work life balance
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Exhaustion and burnout ... let's take responsibility
Can we really blame work for us feeling exhausted and burnt out? Or is there more to the stresses and challenges of modern day working life that we can actually take responsibility for and not feel so exhausted.
Exhaustion, Work stress, Stress, Sleep, Lifestyle, Vitality, Burnout
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From worrying about the doing to caring about the being
Too often we focus on getting the job done no matter what the consequences. However, if we were to take time to care for ourselves first, how would everything turn out?
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Stress at work
Stress at work – here we consider: what is stress and is it possible to be stress-free at work? What does self-care at work actually mean? What really constitutes work-life balance?
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Is there such a thing as a job with no stress?
Stress at work has become a normal way of life for almost everyone. In this exposé on work stress we look at why stress is so common at work, and ask is there another way?
Work stress, Work life balance, Time management, Tension, Teamwork, Stress, Shift work, Career, Burnout
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Workplace design – well-being at work: people or profit first?
Workplace design and the rise in global absenteeism – are incorporated ‘chill-out zones’ and ‘well-being spaces’ missing the point?
Absenteeism, Productivity, Work stress, Work life balance, Burnout
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Workplace Health and Safety: keeping it simple
Workplace health and safety starts with you and how you are caring for yourself. Simple changes in how you arrange your workspace to ‘fit’ you and the way you work can make a huge difference to your health and wellbeing.
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Post holiday depression – is it real?
Returning to work after a fantastic holiday, are you feeling down and moody and desperately looking for the next one? Aha! You could have post holiday depression, but is there more going on here than meets the eye?
Burnout, Career, Exhaustion, Lifestyle, Work life balance, Work stress, Returning to work
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How to be in full time work and loving it
From withdrawal to being inspired to work full-time once again. Read how Jen now loves her work.
Livingness, Vitality, Appreciation, Shift work, Work stress, Overwhelm
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My choice to slow down at work: Pure gold
Can slowing down at work actually make you more productive? This true story shares a very different experience of the results of slowing down.
Connection, Productivity, Stillness, Time management, Work stress
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An intense day?
Is it possible we write our own future with how we see and describe our workdays to ourselves and others? This masterful article from Otto Bathurst offers another way of looking at an intense work (or home) life.
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The state of the working world
Workplace pressures and stress challenge us to the point we live for weekends, and loathe Monday mornings. Can one person bring about the change needed for a new way of working?
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Making an impact at work!
Millennials want to make an impact and make a difference in the world. Is this kind of thinking what the world needs more of?
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What is work life balance for women? Does it really exist?
How do women return to a natural flow instead of the unnatural busy, rushed, overloaded way of living and striving for work/ life balance at the expense of themselves?
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A stop light moment
How often do you stop to feel how much tension you are holding in your body? Could these stop moments support us to let go of worrying thoughts?
Body awareness, Conscious presence, Tension, Work stress, Surrender
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Esoteric Yoga – beyond a class
Do you find work stressful, or that the day drags? Instead of wishing we were elsewhere we can tap into a way of being with our body that is not only practical but leaves us feeling present, connected with ourselves and others and brings an entirely different focus to whatever we are doing.
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We did it Together
The stress of competition at work – does it separate or unite us?
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Everyone has flaws
Negativity is rife in the workplace, so much so that it seems almost normal. But is there another way of working together that is ripe and ready for the taking?
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Box ticking or true wellbeing in schools?
Teacher wellbeing is an item that is firmly on the agenda and school leaders are being asked to ensure action is taken to address it, but are we hitting the mark?
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Teaching is a marathon and not a sprint… are you ready to get fit?
Tips on how to get to the end of term without the usual teacher burnout.
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Is being a teacher making you tired?
Are you tired of being tired? If so, are you willing to make some changes? A conversation between educators about making changes to be fit for the profession.
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What did you do on your Summer Holiday?
The stresses and drudgeries that we frequently experience in everyday life appear to be a ‘given’, but do they have to remain that way. What if there were another way of living?
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Breaking the workplace
Workplaces are a hive being busy, regardless of the cost in lost productivity and workforce wellbeing. Work is essential for us to be able to live – but what if how we live is essential to how we work?
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Dreams of Pad Thai
Are you fantasising about lunch at 10am? There might be more to it than you realise!
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Mission statements and other works of fiction
What is a mission statement? Does it really mean anything?
Behaviour, Corruption, Essence, Presence, Responsibility, Work stress
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Targets at work – crushing, cruising or not relevant?
At work, targets have become the standard that business and its people work to. Have targets reduced us to nothing more than numbers in the workplace?
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Breaking the cycle of workplace bullying and harassment
No one likes to be bullied or harassed, yet this is exactly what most of us will experience or witness at some stage of our working lives. What difference can we make?
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Quiet quitting at work
Quiet quitting is the latest workplace phenomenon. It may sound like someone is silently resigning from their post, but it actually isn’t this at all.
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Developing a supportive work ethic
There are people who work hard, and there are people who we judge as sloppy, or unmotivated. What type are you and, if you consider yourself a hard worker, how do you live your life so that you don’t burn out?
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Flow, cycles and rituals at work
The symptoms of exhaustion, lethargy or the simple and very common feeling of discontentment are a normalised phenomenon in our work-places. But does it really have to be this way?
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Work this way – a sense of entitlement
Work is supposed to offer meaning and gratification – you’re entitled to it.
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Work – Do we consider it a burden or a joy?
Many of us have a precarious relationship with work where we want the financial rewards and accolades, but still can’t wait to escape and seek relief in whatever way we can. What are we missing?
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Our crumbling health service
We make a lot of noise about short staffing in the health service, which is a fact, but are we missing another crisis that is more detrimental and pervasive?
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What are we taking off and where from – when we take time off?
Have you ever taken time off to rest, or recover, or deal with life’s stresses? If so, did you find that whatever you did on those days helped you feel rejuvenated and ready to go?
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Loving work til the end
Is retirement actually good for our body? What if work was the best medicine for our body til the end?
Ageing, Career, Death, Elders, Retirement, Work life balance, Work stress
