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New Year’s Resolutions – How to avoid these 3 mistakes

by Terri Bodell 30 December 2010

You may discover that New Year’s Resolutions, like new shoes, need some breaking in! What distinguishes workable goals from impractical ones? Here are the three common mistakes that people make when setting their New Years Resolutions – and some specific strategies to avoid them. Mistake #1 – Making a resolution on a whim Have you [...]

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Top Five Tips for Cheerful Christmas Conversation

by Terri Bodell 23 December 2010

Christmas is a time for fun, parties and celebration – whether at the office party or at home around the dinner table. It’s a time for chatting with our co-workers, bosses and relatives – and let’s face it, with the booze flowing and our tongues loosened it can sometimes lead to squabbles, misunderstandings and conflict. [...]

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How To Survive Christmas Alone

by Terri Bodell 21 December 2010

Christmas is about good will and cheer, and spending time with family and loved ones. Yet for many people Christmas can be a time of loneliness and isolation. Loss is the main reason – the loss of someone who has died or the loss of separation or divorce. Another reason is that your loved one [...]

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How To Survive The Office Christmas Party

by Terri Bodell 20 December 2010

It’s that time of the year again; the office Christmas party is only days away. It’s a time of frivolity and fun – but taken too far and you could end up becoming the talk of the office for all the wrong reasons. Whether it’s a lunch-time gathering or all night party the last thing [...]

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How to survive a family Christmas – stress-free!

by Terri Bodell 18 November 2010

Christmas is the time of year when even Scrooge is expected to pull a cracker, put on the paper hat, laugh at the same old jokes and be merry. But for a lot of people a family Christmas regularly nose-dives into an ordeal of family quarrels, tears and tantrums and bad atmospheres. At best these [...]

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Let someone else’s fingers do the walking – well de-stressing

by Terri Bodell 18 November 2010

Do you find that your neck and shoulders are tight and stiff after a long day’s work? I don’t know about you, but this seems to be particularly the case if I have been working at a computer screen for most of the day. I try to get rid of the physical knots that I [...]

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A laugh a day keeps the stress away

by Terri Bodell 18 November 2010

Stress levels are on the increase and one of the most stressful places today is the workplace. Not only does being over-stressed affect our health and well-being, but it also influences our emotions and our moods. Having a good laugh is a great way to melt away tension and anxiety caused by high stress levels. [...]

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3 ways that music can reduce your stress

by Terri Bodell 18 November 2010

Music really is a great way to lower your stress levels. It can help you both mentally and physically to relax. Have you ever been in a bad mood, sulky or just out of sorts, turned on the radio and found yourself singing along with a big smile on your face? If you have, you [...]

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Get outside and get rid of your stress

by Terri Bodell 18 November 2010

We all seem to lead such hectic lives today, with frantic work schedules, money worries and all those responsibilities at home, that it is hard to find the time to just get outside into the fresh air and relax. So it’s no wonder that we seem to be so stressed out. Getting outdoors and away [...]

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How having forty winks can reduce your workplace stress

by Terri Bodell 18 November 2010

Nothing makes matters worse than lack of sleep. A common mistake that many people make is to cut down on the amount of rest and sleep, and ‘burn the midnight oil’ in an attempt to get more done. But whilst you are trying to fit more in, you end up doing less and doing it [...]

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