
Planting Seeds for Sustained Success: How To Think Strategically

05/23/2017 08:02pm
Melissas mind races, all day long. Shes a small business owner, and between that and her family demands, she jumps from decision to decision quickly. Its often a whack-a-mole situation, where she gets one thing dealt with and quickly moves on to the next.That feels good to Melissa, most of the time. She has a sense of movement, of getting stuff done. She is a do-er! A woman of action. Think Wonder Woman with those cool bracelets.Though things move quickly in Wonder Womanserr, Melissas world, she sometimes gets tripped up by her fast thinking.While momentum and movement are important in business,...

Is Political Correctness Killing Comedy? in re: Tim Allen, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer,

05/19/2017 12:49pm
Tim Allen, Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan, Dave Chapelle have all recently seen the blow of Political Correctness scandals in comedy. Like Chris Rock and Larry the Cable Guy, Jerry Seinfeld once told Entertainment Weekly in an article affectionately titled Jerry Seinfeld: College students don't know what the hell they're talking about that he will no longer play college campuses because the audiences are too PC. They just want to use these words: Thats racist; Thats sexist; Thats prejudice,' he said . They dont know what the hell theyre talking about. ...

10 Tips for Airline Travel Well-Being

05/10/2017 09:22pm
With travel season coming up it is good to remember that with travel, planning is everything. The proactive travel plan can ease frustrations and minimize stress, both of which are at odds with the well-being lifestyle. Whether you are jetting off for rest and relaxation or the next client meeting, you will want to be at your best, so that you can get full benefits from the experience.Once you know you are going to fly somewhere, think about the trip from the time you leave your home. You will want to plan to leave in ample time to navigate any...

How to Avoid Last Minute Marketing and Get Better Results

05/09/2017 11:45pm
Ever arrive at your computer, bleary-eyed, to write a blog or social media post that just has to go out that day?Go ahead, raise your hand if thats you.Im raising my hand right along with you! This is one area that took me a long time to master. And all it took to send me well on my way to mastery is a tool called an editorial calendar.Simply put, an editorial calendar is a tool to schedule your content marketing . An editorial calendar means you create a plan, a schedule for your content, like blog posts and social media...

Have You Found Your Voice? Here’s Why It Matters To Your Business

04/14/2017 02:46pm
In October of 2010, I was in my house in Toronto, drumming on the wall with my fists. After months of preparation, my house had just sold. I was elated!Why the drumming? It was my voice awakening. Through my hands, but still, my voice.Id spent the previous 5 years feeling more and more that I was not in the right place. I had lost my voice, in my business and everywhere else.After trying all kinds of remedies for those feelings, Id come to the point that I decided to give up the life I had known and travel. I sold my...

Is Your Business Getting Enough Exercise?

04/08/2017 11:30am
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.This quote from Wayne Dyer highlights one of the big truths of having your own business. Your choices define what happens. Are you exercising your opportunities to make good choices? Do they serve you and your business? Those are questions to ask yourself, especially when youre busy and its easy to slip into being reactive.Exercise your freedom of choice to be responsive instead.This is especially important when dealing with your customers. Make conscious choices about how you want to respond.Customer responsiveness doesnt just mean answering quickly ,...

Are Supplements Necessary?

04/03/2017 11:55pm
There has been a lot of talk regarding the necessity, or not, of vitamin supplementation. Some argue that our poor, inadequate diets require it. Others purport that we glean enough from the variety of foods we eat in addition to fortification of grains, so taking supplements is just a huge waste of money. Who are we to believe?I get asked this question every day. Should I be taking a supplement? My answer? It depends. I agree that not everyone needs a supplement. Our ancestors went without popping pills every day and arguably did ok, in most cases. Maybe this fight against...

Restrict or Liberalize? Therapeutic Diets for Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease

03/09/2017 10:58pm
Richard is an 88 year old male who was hospitalized post myocardial infarction (MI) for placement of a stent and management of heart failure. Other than a diagnosis of hypertension which has been under control with medications since age 70, he had been healthy and living independently with his wife in their home. Prior to the MI, he was eating a regular diet and either walking or using a stationary bike daily. However since the MI, his cardiologist has drastically restricted his physical activity, and ordered a low fat, low cholesterol, 2 gram sodium diet. His medications include 75 mg atenolol...

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHIROPRACTOR AND A PHYSIOTHERAPIST

02/23/2017 11:09pm
WHAT IS THE DIFFEREENCE BETWEEN A CHIROPRACTOR AND A PHYSIOTHERAPISTSomething I have clients ask every so often, is what the difference is between physiotherapists and Chiropractors, such as myself. The truth is there are some similarities but the education and philosophies/approach are world apart. What are the similarities?Both are regulated professions around the worldBoth are highly trained and have to take lots of examsBoth used evidence based research and continue their education as part of a CPD processBoth treat all ages but they arent limited to merely musculoskeletal problems What makes them different?Chiropractic takes 5 years of study, including a year...

ARE MY MEDICATIONS HELPING ME?

02/23/2017 11:08pm
More and more people in Singapore are starting to wake up and realise that the old medical method of taking medication and painkillers isn't working! Many people will have a problem and visit the GP, the GP gives them a piece of paper with a prescribed medication (without taking even ONE test) and they take the medication for hoping the pain goes away. People think the pain is gone so the problem is fixed, however this isnt true. Judging if we are healthy or not based on the presence of pain is not a good indicator ...

WHAT DO CHIROPRACTORS TREAT?

02/23/2017 11:07pm
Chiropractic is a developed and recognised profession, however here in Singapore a lot of people still arent sure what we do! Lots of people understand that chiropractors adjust the joints of the body and it leads to less back pain, shoulder pain, headaches and many other benefits. But how does it actually work? But what is causing my discomfort?Throughout your whole body there are nerves. This is the electrical system of our body, transmitting information up and down. For example take the hand. The nerves relay the information down from the brain telling our hand to move it when we...

HOW TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE WHILE DRIVING

02/23/2017 11:05pm
Every year hundreds of children lose their lives in traffic accidents, with thousands more being injured. While it is true that safety belts save countless lives, there are still other practices that should be enforced to keep your children safe! What happens during a car crash? When you are in a car accident the force of the vehicles colliding produces inertia, which passes the impact of the crash into the car and into us. This hurls our bodies about, producing huge forces especially on our spines and necks. When we are hit from behind it knocks our heads forward and...

WHAT IS SCIATICA?

02/18/2017 01:28am
Many Singaporeans have been told by doctors they have sciatica, but what does this scary word mean? And is it actually a bad thing?Sciatica is a general term for pain affecting the back, hip, and the leg. This is usually caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back. Depending where the person feels the pain it will point to what the cause is. If the pain is in the buttock it will be from interference in one part of the spine, but if the pain is in the toes it will be due to interference in another...

IS MOVEMENT IMPORTANT?

02/17/2017 12:23am
When asked, most people would agree that exercise is an important part of becoming and staying healthy. This is part of the reason why the government has made being active more accessible, producing sports centres, public courts, exercise centres in parks and funding a number of organised sport clubs. This has led to many people being active, engaging in running and a variety of sports and lots of residents setting up their own classes. Businesses have also seen the worth in their employees exercising, with many companies offering gym memberships. I have even seen aerobics classes in banks long after theyve...

ARM PAIN AND SHOULDER PAIN – WHERE IS IT COMING FROM?

02/17/2017 12:10am
Many people have experienced pain in their shoulders and arms, especially those who sit more for their work. I see lots of clients that tell me they go for regular massages or acupuncture but the pain always comes back. Is it a problem in the shoulder and arm or is it from somewhere else? What is the shoulder? Our shoulder is made up of our upper arm, our shoulder blade and our upper chest. This has lots of muscles, bones, ligaments and nerves in the area. When we have proper posture and a healthy strength of muscles then the parts...