5 Simple Ways to Manage Your Stress in 2023

5 Simple Ways to Manage Your Stress in 2023

Business Insight, Guest Posts, Life Insight
#1 Smile Smile!... A smile can bring warmth to the dreariest of situations. So often, we are challenged by the everyday obligations of work and life and finding the right balance between the two. Unfortunately, these stresses become such a part of our daily routine that we can sometimes miss their adverse effects on us physically, mentally, and spiritually. #2 Breathe It is important to stop, take a moment, and simply breathe. Slowly inhale through your nose, and exhale out your mouth. One deep breath can lower our stress levels, increase happiness, and re-center our brains so that we are ready for any task. #3 Get Engaged Stuck in a rut? Divert your attention to something exciting you may not have engaged in recently or ever before. Just a small…
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Just Ride the Seesaw (a surefire way to be happier in your business and your life)

Just Ride the Seesaw (a surefire way to be happier in your business and your life)

Work-Life Balance
If you scroll the internet, you‘ll see article after article on what people believe will make you happy. You will see the philosophers. The meditators. The people who have left their corporate jobs to pursue, what they consider to be, more inspiring professional endeavors. Those with families and those who travel the world only responsible for themselves. Some wake up early...others go to bed late. Others fast once a week, and some profess the necessity of three meals a day. No matter what point you take, there will always be someone arguing for and against it. Vegetarians and meat-eaters, God-fearing and atheist, republican and democrat – making it harder and harder to know how to live right. You will hear phrases like, 'if you love your job you will never work…
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Create a Better Work-Life Balance: Advice from a (former?) Workaholic

From 123Print's President, Life Insight, Small Business, Small Business Info, Small Business Sense Interviews
[caption id="attachment_8170" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tip 1: Family comes first and foremost (mom and me at the hog roast)[/caption] What’s the right work-life balance? Guess what — there is no right answer. Everyone who is driven struggles with it — don’t worry, you’re not alone. Who has had their boss, significant other, close friend(s) sit you down to share their concerns that you may be burning the candle at both ends? They highly recommended that you should spend more time on X, Y and Z. (I’m raising my hand as I type this.) Guilty as charged. So what do you do about it? (more…)
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