Tag: work-life balance

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Finding a Mindful Balance

Simple Solutions to Finding Balance 1. What is the secret to  work-life balance? Well, we certainly know what it isn’t! When your to-do list is as long as your arm, when you come home from work, open the refrigerator, and find the set of keys you lost that morning in the butter dish, when you’re thinking of sticking…
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Getting Off Work on Time

Americans spend a majority of their week at work. The last thing anyone wants is to spend extra time trying to finish up a work project or wrapping up the day’s work, because it eats into precious time that could be spent at home. Unfortunately, many people do stay a little longer after work or…
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Don’t Be a Hostage to Time

Most of us feel as if we are a prisoner to time. We dread time and feel like time is a form of oppression. Most feed off a daily mantra of, “I’m exhausted,” and “I just don’t have enough time.” We are so stressed by time. We are overbooked, overworked, and overwhelmed! Chronically feeling that…
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Mindful Jobs that Can Boost Your Health

Is your career enriching your life? It can. Studies show that occupational happiness can boost your overall health. Here are some helpful mindful jobs that are known for having happy workers. Studies show that the happier you are the easier it is to develop and maintain good habits such as “exercising, eating a balanced diet,…
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To Work at Home, Or Not?

Working at home is the dream for many employees. They long to save money on gas and answer their email in their pajamas. And while many argue that working in an office is best, there seem to be many health benefits of telecommuting. The leaked memo from the new Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer, has caused…
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Job Burnout Interventions

Do you suffer from “job burnout”? Job burnout occurs when a person is utterly exhausted by work, both physically and mentally. Here at the Mindful Living Network, we have offered personalized tips on how to overcome job burnout. But a study from the United Kingdom shows that company-wide interventions could be beneficial. Researchers from Leeds…
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Beat Your Workaholism

There’s nothing good about being a workaholic. A few years ago there was a big hubbub about a French law banning after-hour emails from work. It was believed by many that a law like this would help foster better work-life balance for employees. However, it may be more important that we change the way people…
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Finding Work-Life Balance

Most of us race through our lives. Some of us live lives of habituation. When we are unaware of our daily choices and responses, we are living mindlessly. We can become a zombie and lose consciousness of our precious life. We can find ourselves being “swept away” by the current of our thoughts, feelings, worries,…
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Encourage Workplace Wellness

Want to boost morale and engage your workers? This May, take part in National Employee Health and Fitness Month. With the right health and fitness program and office equipment, you, as a Mindful Boss, can make a difference in your employees’ lives and the longevity of the company. Why not start a workplace wellness program today?…
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Hallmark Cards: Say it in writing

It is the season for expressing warm wishes for occasions  through memorable cards. It is a perfect month for Hallmark Cards to be our Mindful Company. The company was selected in 2009 as one of the 100 Best Companies by Working Mother magazine Why Hallmark cards? After earning a place on Working Mother’s list 15…
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