The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that each year approximately one million people die from suicide. This is a global mortality rate of 16 people per 100,000 or one death every 40 seconds. It is predicted that by 2020 the rate of death will double to one every 20 seconds (WHO, 2019). In the US, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 10-34 and the 10th leading cause of death over all (National Institute of Mental Health, 2017). When it comes to military forces the data is even more frightening: every day 20 US Veterans die by committing suicide (US Department [...]
Mental health issues have a tremendous impact on people’s lives, families and friends but also have a severe effect on our businesses and organisations. Depression alone affects more than 264 million people world-wide and most of them are still working (World Health Organisation, 2019). As an example, the UK data is quite alarming: 1 in 7 people have experienced mental health problems in the workplace (Lelliot et al., 2008). 13% of all sickness absence days in the UK can be attributed to mental health conditions (ONS, 2014). Full-time employed women are nearly twice as likely to[...]
Orange County, California is where Rose Espinoza moved with her husband in 1991. Soon enough the couple realised the neighbourhood wasn’t exactly the place where they wanted to raise their 8-year-old son. After a drive-by shooting in their street, the couple decided to create a night watch community. While some of their neighbours participated, others threatened them. However, the Espinozas weren’t discouraged. Rose had a very specific purpose – giving her son a better neighbourhood – and she wasn’t willing to give up! Perhaps they needed a different approach? She[...]
Make Your Work in Keeping with Your Purpose ― Leonardo Da Vinci Your job isn’t just a pay check. We spend most of our waking time at work and if you hate what you do, or if it simply doesn’t resonate with what you value, well, that’s a very poor choice of how to spend your time and life! But before you get frustrated and upset, check out my watertight ways to ensure your work has Meaning & Purpose!1. Be Yourself Be true to yourself. Don’t force your nature. If you’re no good at managing people, perhaps you reconsider that latest offer from your boss, even if[...]
I knew a boy at school who wanted to be a fireman. How lucky to have that clarity! By the time I left college I was lucky to have that clarity. Looking back, less so about the choice itself – I wanted to be a trader in an Investment Bank! Whenever I changed career, location or life situation it's always come from a position of self-awareness about what is serving me and what is not. Are you waiting for your call? Finding your true purpose in life can be challenging and it can take time. Months, if not years. Like always, it’s all about balance. So my advice, having searched [...]
When you lost sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart ― Katsura Hoshino Do you feel clear on your human path? Is there something, anything greater or higher? Modern society leads us to pursue more and more material objects, but what about the subtle or immaterial things? Satisfaction of our basic needs is extraordinary for one simple reason, and I’m not talking about driving a fancy car or fine dining. When we have sufficed those basic needs only then do we have the genuine opportunity to explore our minds and hearts for deeper and longer. Though we may love to [...]
Esther Wojcicki is the founder of the Media Arts programmes at Palo Alto High School and contributed to the launch of the Google Teacher Academy. She’s also the proud mother of three successful women: Susan is the CEO of YouTube; Janet an anthropologist and professor of paediatrics; and Anne is the co-founder and CEO of genetics company 23andMe. These three extraordinary women reached the top with commitment, humour, plus a giant dose of compassionate parenting! Want to know Esther’s secrets for successful education? 1. Lead by Example Want to instil positive values and sound [...]
Kindness is our natural approach to the external world. In fact, we're genetically wired to be kind! Kindness changes the brain, impacts the heart and immune system, and can even be an antidote to depression. Science shows that being kind and compassionate is tremendously good for you! Check out the evidence-based benefits of Kindness here! [CLICK HERE]. And if compassion is amazing for your personal well-being, ever thought what it could actually do for your career and business? Here’s what the clever research says: i. Improved Productivity Maximise your productivity [...]
Relationships – of any nature – consist of a deep exchange of physical, emotional and spiritual energy. Human beings need social interaction for their happiness and well-being. Science says that people living in communities live longer (Kearns et al., 2014) and that married people suffer 5% less cardiovascular diseases than unmarried ones (Alviar, et al., 2014). Want a happy, healthy and harmonic relationship? Kindness has been found by researchers to be the most important predictor of satisfaction and stability in a marriage (Gottman, 2018). Sometimes though life gets in the way [...]
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