1. Assume that people have good intentions. 2. Avoid using negative words. 3. Avoid spending time with stressed-out or negative people. 4. Begin each day with expectation. 5. Breathe more deeply. 6. Celebrate more frequently. 7. Daydream. 8. Decide that you WILL achieve your goals. 9. Define “failure” as “failing to take action.” 10. Deflect partisan conversations. 11. Avoid wasting energy on hate. […]

‘Tis the season to be jolly! The holiday season brings many opportunities to engage in festive fun and shower friends and family with presents; it seems to begin earlier and earlier every year as Black Friday has now crept into Thursday. Thanksgiving with our family has now taken a backseat to giving thanks by stimulating the economy. Exercising our muscles […]

Knowing our priorities in life on a personal level and having integrity towards what is important to us is “make or break”. When we know what we want and we honor it, we have freedom; freedom from pain and lack. We start out every Monday morning with expectations reminiscent of January 1st, however, the reality is that by the end […]

You continually look outside of yourself to find remedies for what ails you yet who knows you better than anyone? You do, of course. That knowledge gives you big time power! Take advantage of this power and seek counsel from the most important person in your life; YOU! You are responsible for you, no one else, and as scary or […]

Our mental, emotional and physical environment dictates our physical health. If we live in a pleasant environment we’re more likely to have healthy, pleasant cells. If we live in an unpleasant environment we will experience unhealthy cells and our body reacts accordingly. Our job, therefore, is to create an environment of balance, love and purpose. At times our environment seems […]

EXIT Realty’s Focus on Good Health initiative is gaining momentum across the continent. Originally created to encourage busy real estate professionals to develop a healthy, balanced lifestyle, thanks to the power of social media the blog now boasts a much wider readership. Building on that momentum, Focus on Good Health is pleased to introduce Erica Nasby as its latest contributor. […]

To ensure that you’re doing all that you can to maximize high-quality, restful sleep, following are some tips for counting sheep like a rock star: Maintain regular sleep habits: Experts in sleep medicine like to call this “sleep hygiene”, the ways in which we ensure refreshing sleep night after night. Go to bed and get up roughly the same time […]

Spring is a time to review, renew and revive as we get our business in shape for the rest of the year. Our on-site wellness workshops (offered via DREAM Wellness in New York) typically encourage employees to shape up but who is ensuring that our organizations’ wellness programs are in tip top shape? Will the wellness program of your organization […]

We tend to make our health-related resolutions at New Year’s, but spring is a time for a brand new beginning. If your health and fitness resolutions have melted right along with the winter snow, think fresh and start over with enjoyable outdoor activities fueled by plenty of fresh fruits and veggies. This is the best time of year; the weather […]

In the Way of the Peaceful Warrior, author Dan Millman writes, “In order to help people, you first need to understand them. But you can’t understand someone else until you understand yourself. So know yourself and prepare yourself. Develop the clarity, the courage and the sensitivity to exert the right leverage in the right place at the right time. Then […]