Here we are at another time of the year to allows us a momentary slowdown in our franctic race of life.
Have you ever taken a time out? Whether health reasons, lack of work, a sabbatical year or just for vacation? You know, when your life calms down and you stop to run.
We feel disoriented, because we used to live life at full speed: "metro, boulot, dodo". And suddenly, we finally have time to think. What to do with all this this time?
More and more people are tired, stressed and have health problems. Why? Perhaps because they does not give themselves the right to say no. We always do more! We forget ourselves. We think less of ourselves. It is a wheel running and we can no longer find our own balance.
Why not taking the time to challenge our lifestyle, our values and most importantly, our own needs? Take the time to ask the following questions: What do I need to have a happy life? What means do I take to reach
my goals? In what direction am I called to forward?
It is essential to appreciate all that you do, take time for yourself to determine what you aspire and above all, listen to your inner voice. It is often the way to find answers to your questions. Let the answers coming in naturally, It might surprise you.
It is a privilege to take a pause to take a look to his life. I wish this break to you, so you can put your life on the road you have chosen. Appreciate every moment of your life (one at a time) and you will see at the end of your day, you will be less tired and you will be much happier. You have finally taken advantage of your time.
Enjoy this time of year to look around you and find what is really important, what makes you pleasure and with whom you enjoy doing activities, implement projects and have a good time. Be generous with yourself, dare to allow true rest time.
Do you pause in your life? If yes, Share with us what you do.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Do you feel your life is in a dead end ?
Exactly as several people feel some times. Usually it's when all areas of life seem to tumble in the wrong direction
(business, love, family and financial).
How to cope?
In such a moment, it seems that everything we do leads to disaster, and yet we often feel and belief that everything is in place to succeed. How is this possible?
Why, or rather what to do?
We must continue to fight and keep a positive attitude and continue with confidence to do everything as possible, regardless of the situation and the feeling of failure that you could have. Often things start to fall into place at the time you do not expect it anymore.
Life is very short and filled with most unexpected situations, don't let those events and negative people control those precious moments. Whenever possible, avoid everything that is negative, as the discussions, people,
images, music and environments that do not allow to be in a state of contemplation and pleasure.
Approach difficult situations one by one, calmly and consider each situation as a unique challenge. Especially do not put all situations together, otherwise there is a good chance that you will not be able to see light at the end of tunnel. Take action on situations independently one of the other, is much more efficient and less stressful.
Freedom of mind and action is what is most coveted in the world. Being free to succeed on all aspects of his life is truly an exciting challenge, although very difficult to achieve. Whatever the outcome, game worth it, the quest for freedom is a good challenge to learn every day and especially to understand that freedom can never be taken for granted in this world.
How do you approach the difficult times in the where you feel you are in a dead end?
(business, love, family and financial).
How to cope?
In such a moment, it seems that everything we do leads to disaster, and yet we often feel and belief that everything is in place to succeed. How is this possible?
Why, or rather what to do?
We must continue to fight and keep a positive attitude and continue with confidence to do everything as possible, regardless of the situation and the feeling of failure that you could have. Often things start to fall into place at the time you do not expect it anymore.
Life is very short and filled with most unexpected situations, don't let those events and negative people control those precious moments. Whenever possible, avoid everything that is negative, as the discussions, people,
images, music and environments that do not allow to be in a state of contemplation and pleasure.
Approach difficult situations one by one, calmly and consider each situation as a unique challenge. Especially do not put all situations together, otherwise there is a good chance that you will not be able to see light at the end of tunnel. Take action on situations independently one of the other, is much more efficient and less stressful.
Freedom of mind and action is what is most coveted in the world. Being free to succeed on all aspects of his life is truly an exciting challenge, although very difficult to achieve. Whatever the outcome, game worth it, the quest for freedom is a good challenge to learn every day and especially to understand that freedom can never be taken for granted in this world.
How do you approach the difficult times in the where you feel you are in a dead end?
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
How-tos for coping with the stress of obnoxious people deal with it
Not all stress is bad and there are ways to deal with thoses obnoxious clients and co-workers.
Stress is healthy response that requires an emotional, physical or mental response. It can be a motivator and doesn’t have to be just a “negative”. But there are unhealthy ways of reacting to stress which include ignoring it, blaming others or becoming aggressive, unhappy or angry.
Stress on the job can be created by situations ranging from organizational change and ever-changer goals, to job insecurity and the constant mantra of “doing more with less”. To counteract this, attempt to articulate or obtain clarity about roles, responsibilities, authority and deadlines.
Like our spouse, bosses and co-workers all have different personalities and take the influences of home to the job. So understand where they are coming from is important. A little empathy with co-worker who has been up all night with a sick child goes a long way to understanding their mood and ability to do the job that day. “They have life outside their jobs”.
Also, understanding the style of person’s management approach gives you insight into what is expected and which colleagues “play games” and how to avoid getting drawn in.
Here is a list of practical solutions to deal with stress:
Dealing with difficult behaviors requires understanding that “your office is a microcosm of the world” where there will be confrontation, arguments, needy-emotional people, bullying and those using passive/aggressive styles to get their own way.
So when you need to interact, be prepared to admit when you’re wrong; smile before starting the conversation; and check your stance and distance to the person so that your body language is not sending out wrong message.
Restate that the issue of discussion is to make sure both of you are on the same page and acknowledge the feelings and emotions of others. Beware of your reactions to others because you can control those 100% of the time.
How do you cope with those situations?
Stress is healthy response that requires an emotional, physical or mental response. It can be a motivator and doesn’t have to be just a “negative”. But there are unhealthy ways of reacting to stress which include ignoring it, blaming others or becoming aggressive, unhappy or angry.
Stress on the job can be created by situations ranging from organizational change and ever-changer goals, to job insecurity and the constant mantra of “doing more with less”. To counteract this, attempt to articulate or obtain clarity about roles, responsibilities, authority and deadlines.
Like our spouse, bosses and co-workers all have different personalities and take the influences of home to the job. So understand where they are coming from is important. A little empathy with co-worker who has been up all night with a sick child goes a long way to understanding their mood and ability to do the job that day. “They have life outside their jobs”.
Also, understanding the style of person’s management approach gives you insight into what is expected and which colleagues “play games” and how to avoid getting drawn in.
Here is a list of practical solutions to deal with stress:
- Establish goals that are specific, measurable and achievable;
- Write these down and identify short and long-term goals;
- Divide the individual goals into “chuncks” so that they can be worked on bits at a time;
- Set priorities;
- Practice the 4 Ds: dump, do, delegate and delay;
- Focus on time and nutrition so that you are at your physical and mental best to deal with stress;
- Use a buddy system to keep motivated;
- Employ strategic relaxation techniques like “me time” for reading, meditating, a walk, etc.
If someone is arguing, don’t match their volume level. Speaking calmly will alter their behavior as they tone down to match yours. Turn an argument into a conversation. Strive for realism not perfection.
Say “no” when you know you can’t add one more thing to your plate rather than offering “I’ll try” and not delivering. Acknowledge you will make mistakes. Judge your “own” behavior. Communicate clearly. Ask for help and take it.
Dealing with difficult behaviors requires understanding that “your office is a microcosm of the world” where there will be confrontation, arguments, needy-emotional people, bullying and those using passive/aggressive styles to get their own way.
So when you need to interact, be prepared to admit when you’re wrong; smile before starting the conversation; and check your stance and distance to the person so that your body language is not sending out wrong message.
Restate that the issue of discussion is to make sure both of you are on the same page and acknowledge the feelings and emotions of others. Beware of your reactions to others because you can control those 100% of the time.
How do you cope with those situations?
Monday, December 21, 2009
Play outside this winter
In the promise to build a fort or a battle of snowballs, children do not hesitate to brave the cold and deep snow. What do you expect? Come out and be active with them! You'll be warmer outside being active and walking a bit. Neither you nor your children do not need to sweat to make physical activity. "Walking is good for the hearts of all ages and is an excellent habit to adopt as a child, walking activates the heart and muscles of children. "
Start to see winter as a winter wonderland, like when you were a child. Instead of taking children from their friends, school or park, walk with them. Resolve to use your car only when absolutely necessary. In addition, you will help reduce air pollution, another boon for the heart. When children and parents choose to walk instead of using the car, they engage in physical activity whose heart needs. These steps also teach us how easy it is to reduce air pollution that harms the health of the heart and is often caused by the use of the car when we could walk. "
Here are eight fun ways for you and your child to spend time walking this winter:
It is especially important for children to stay warm and being dry while playing outside in winter. Dress your children in skins so they can remove them if they were too hot. Gloves or mittens are essential impervious to play outside in the winter. If your children have only knit mittens, make sure they have a spare pair if they get wet before children have finished playing.
Remember not to play outside for too long when the wind chill down to -28 ° C or lower. According to Environment Canada, the skin can suffer frostbite after 10 to 30 minutes of exposure to these temperatures. Strong winds affect the body's ability to retain warmth, even if only -10 ° C outside, your body reacts as if it were twice as cold. These conditions increase the risk of frostbite. But as long as the children keep their nose, ears and fingers covered, physical activity outside help them stay warm and happy.
Walking, great habit of life
The simple activities such as daily walking is a great way to teach your children the importance of physical activity. When you engage in physical activity instead of just talking about it, you give a good example by incorporating physical activity into your daily routine and this for a lifetime. "If good habits are learned early, it is hoped that children who become adults walk that walk. "
Beware of the winter blues
In winter, in our latitudes, is not an easy season for anyone. The weather is dreary, days spin like the wind, it's cold and exits to the outside gradually decrease and eventually cease altogether (at least here in Quebec).
There are several reasons for this change of conduct on the part of humans. Like many animal species, humans are susceptible to seasonal variations in the intensity of light. Many people experience sudden mood changes, concentration problems or have difficulty getting up in the morning. When these changes occur in autumn or winter, the syndrome is called the "winter blues".
We know of course that this may be a little cold outside in winter, but the best (and only) way to overcome this cold is to face going out to play! In the land of sun, winter is certainly no time to hibernate, rather, it's time you wrap up and enjoy the wilderness differently. These are not activities that are lacking elsewhere.
The benefits to the children to play outside
Let them go play outside, without specific purpose and to what they want without being forced to anything, this seems to fail our children. One of the direct consequences of this outdoor activity is not overweight observed in children is increasingly common. When we play outside, you're not watching television, playing console games or computer.
Playing outside is good for muscles, for sure, but it is also expending energy and reduce the tendency to obesity that affects more and more children who are too sedentary. On a psychological level, a child playing outside with other children without being dictated rules of the game will develop many skills extremely important: he learns to imagine a game to explain to his peers or the understanding, increase their social skills, to deal with other personalities, other desires, to organize, to enjoy relationships, to create links. Playing this way seems to reduce anxiety, insomnia and aggressiveness.
What are you doing this winter to enjoy the gift of heaven?
Tell us what you do for fun and enjoy the white carpet and joys of lakes and icy rivers that surround us?
Start to see winter as a winter wonderland, like when you were a child. Instead of taking children from their friends, school or park, walk with them. Resolve to use your car only when absolutely necessary. In addition, you will help reduce air pollution, another boon for the heart. When children and parents choose to walk instead of using the car, they engage in physical activity whose heart needs. These steps also teach us how easy it is to reduce air pollution that harms the health of the heart and is often caused by the use of the car when we could walk. "
Here are eight fun ways for you and your child to spend time walking this winter:
- Join a guided bird winter. You will see many interesting birds such as chickadees, cardinals and snowy owls. What a great opportunity to learn about the nature and practice an activity outside;
- Encourage greater to offer their services to dog walkers to your friends and neighbors. They could earn pocket money while practicing a refreshing activity;
- Instead of going by car, then walk to the park to slide or skate with your child;
- Organize a treasure hunt in a local park or even in your yard. Try to find and identify animal tracks and various species of trees;
- Accompany children to school by walk. Ten minutes walk in the morning you will start the day off right. If you live far from school, park the car a mile or two and walk the rest of the way;
- Create an obstacle course in your backyard. Build barriers to climb over with snowballs and mark the ground with a spray bottle filled with colored water to create a fun trail run and make your children;
- Make a contest for the biggest snowball. Start by forming a ball in your hand, then pushing on the ground until it is too heavy to be moved;
- Draw your own tracks in the snow. It's always fun to watch the tracks in the snow. At the local library, you could find a book on animal tracks. Then let your kids recreate these tracks using spoons, cups and other household items on your lawn snow.
It is especially important for children to stay warm and being dry while playing outside in winter. Dress your children in skins so they can remove them if they were too hot. Gloves or mittens are essential impervious to play outside in the winter. If your children have only knit mittens, make sure they have a spare pair if they get wet before children have finished playing.
Remember not to play outside for too long when the wind chill down to -28 ° C or lower. According to Environment Canada, the skin can suffer frostbite after 10 to 30 minutes of exposure to these temperatures. Strong winds affect the body's ability to retain warmth, even if only -10 ° C outside, your body reacts as if it were twice as cold. These conditions increase the risk of frostbite. But as long as the children keep their nose, ears and fingers covered, physical activity outside help them stay warm and happy.
Walking, great habit of life
The simple activities such as daily walking is a great way to teach your children the importance of physical activity. When you engage in physical activity instead of just talking about it, you give a good example by incorporating physical activity into your daily routine and this for a lifetime. "If good habits are learned early, it is hoped that children who become adults walk that walk. "
Beware of the winter blues
In winter, in our latitudes, is not an easy season for anyone. The weather is dreary, days spin like the wind, it's cold and exits to the outside gradually decrease and eventually cease altogether (at least here in Quebec).
There are several reasons for this change of conduct on the part of humans. Like many animal species, humans are susceptible to seasonal variations in the intensity of light. Many people experience sudden mood changes, concentration problems or have difficulty getting up in the morning. When these changes occur in autumn or winter, the syndrome is called the "winter blues".
We know of course that this may be a little cold outside in winter, but the best (and only) way to overcome this cold is to face going out to play! In the land of sun, winter is certainly no time to hibernate, rather, it's time you wrap up and enjoy the wilderness differently. These are not activities that are lacking elsewhere.
The benefits to the children to play outside
Let them go play outside, without specific purpose and to what they want without being forced to anything, this seems to fail our children. One of the direct consequences of this outdoor activity is not overweight observed in children is increasingly common. When we play outside, you're not watching television, playing console games or computer.
Playing outside is good for muscles, for sure, but it is also expending energy and reduce the tendency to obesity that affects more and more children who are too sedentary. On a psychological level, a child playing outside with other children without being dictated rules of the game will develop many skills extremely important: he learns to imagine a game to explain to his peers or the understanding, increase their social skills, to deal with other personalities, other desires, to organize, to enjoy relationships, to create links. Playing this way seems to reduce anxiety, insomnia and aggressiveness.
What are you doing this winter to enjoy the gift of heaven?
Tell us what you do for fun and enjoy the white carpet and joys of lakes and icy rivers that surround us?
Friday, December 18, 2009
The reading and its magic
The beauty with this is that reading involves instantly imagination and concentration. Moreover, the intellectual effort required for reading have a tremendous boon to health. Obviously when I say reading, I mean reading things that bring you joy, motivation, fun and useful knowledge, I am not talking about negative and destructive reading .
Why?
That is to said, when you begin to read, your thoughts is focused on what you read, so generally most people stop thinking about their problems because they occupied their mind to read, understand and assimilate information. This ensures that the reader reduces the stress level throughout the reading. Moreover, it often happens that some readings give you ideas to solve problems, to make your life easier and to help you in your projects. When this type of positive feeling invaded you, the result is super positive for your health.
The best way to grow their vocabulary and improve how to express themselves
Of course, you can not ignore the fact that reading allows the reader to increase your vocabulary quickly and easily. This is very important for most people. The fact is reading involved seeing the words, as result to store the image of the word into your brain . When you see a word often enough, you eventually absorb it well and added to your mental dictionary.
Obviously, when adding words to your mental vocabulary, it enriches the way to speak and to be understood. However, improvement in the way of speaking is also the fact that the reading is liable to the fact that sentence structures are different from yours. You will absorb it slowly with examples that influence how you will write, describe and explain your ideas.
Reading to Children - A priceless gift
For parents who have children who are not old enough to read, there is no greater gift than to read to their little ones. When you are reading to your children, you should know that for them it is not trivial. You bring them in an imaginary world they can only be built by the power of words that you send them. You made them dream at the same time as you teach them to use words and how to express emotions clearly.
Do not underestimate the power of reading to your kids, the benefits in the longer term are incredibly positive for all aspects of their lives.
Caution and little useful advice
It is not necessary to put too much time on reading to get maximize the benefits. Read 15 minutes a day and you will see the positive effect in your life. If you try to do too much, its like anything, you cease to do so because it will be too demanding and it becomes a chore instead of a beneficial pleasure .
For people who find it difficult to take time to read, you can cut the 15 minutes into 3 blocks if you want. The most important thing is to be consistent and to read things that give you pleasure and that catches your attention.
Tell me if reading is a pleasure, a chore or an obligation? What have been the benefit for you to get the habit to read ?
Why?
That is to said, when you begin to read, your thoughts is focused on what you read, so generally most people stop thinking about their problems because they occupied their mind to read, understand and assimilate information. This ensures that the reader reduces the stress level throughout the reading. Moreover, it often happens that some readings give you ideas to solve problems, to make your life easier and to help you in your projects. When this type of positive feeling invaded you, the result is super positive for your health.
The best way to grow their vocabulary and improve how to express themselves
Of course, you can not ignore the fact that reading allows the reader to increase your vocabulary quickly and easily. This is very important for most people. The fact is reading involved seeing the words, as result to store the image of the word into your brain . When you see a word often enough, you eventually absorb it well and added to your mental dictionary.
Obviously, when adding words to your mental vocabulary, it enriches the way to speak and to be understood. However, improvement in the way of speaking is also the fact that the reading is liable to the fact that sentence structures are different from yours. You will absorb it slowly with examples that influence how you will write, describe and explain your ideas.
Reading to Children - A priceless gift
For parents who have children who are not old enough to read, there is no greater gift than to read to their little ones. When you are reading to your children, you should know that for them it is not trivial. You bring them in an imaginary world they can only be built by the power of words that you send them. You made them dream at the same time as you teach them to use words and how to express emotions clearly.
Do not underestimate the power of reading to your kids, the benefits in the longer term are incredibly positive for all aspects of their lives.
Caution and little useful advice
It is not necessary to put too much time on reading to get maximize the benefits. Read 15 minutes a day and you will see the positive effect in your life. If you try to do too much, its like anything, you cease to do so because it will be too demanding and it becomes a chore instead of a beneficial pleasure .
For people who find it difficult to take time to read, you can cut the 15 minutes into 3 blocks if you want. The most important thing is to be consistent and to read things that give you pleasure and that catches your attention.
Tell me if reading is a pleasure, a chore or an obligation? What have been the benefit for you to get the habit to read ?
Thursday, December 17, 2009
To devote time in his life
Allowing time for yourself, the beautiful promise! Between your family, work, social life, your love and your many concerns, how much spare time do you have to yourself to do something that pleases you and makes you good, but without feeling guilty? How to say "no" to others and to say "yes" to ourself?
In today's society it is not difficult to be invaded by the countless distractions and the many obligations of all kinds. This life is so hectic that in many cases we forget to think about ourself. It is too easily buried in the countless activities without even realizing it.
Yet we all know it is very important to think about ourselves, not to get caught up in the game of being too busy.How is it possible not to pay more attention to yourself? Yet we all know that we are the most important person in our lives.
The challenge is to strike a balance between time spent on our too many commitments and our personal needs. Quite a challenge, I admit it! There is no blueprint that would suit all. The way to achieve this balance is unique to each person, because every life context is different.
To give time for yourself and say no to external demands is a process filled with many pitfalls. We have great difficulty in agreeing the right to place ourselves at the center of our priorities.
For example, for mothers of young children is a particularly demanding challenge! The fact remains that it is your responsibility to identify your needs and fill them without waiting for permission and approval of your surroundings.
Easy to say and difficult to do because of guilt. Your children will not fare worse if two evenings a week, dad is taking care of bathroom and sunsets while the mother goes to her aerobics classes. In fact, they will be better, even if they are reluctant at first. Give them an example of a mother and a wife who takes care of her. Remember that often the most pressure comes from yourself and not others.
To ease your busy schedule, it is likely that you need to remove something. To get there more easily, looking to pursue an activity you like. The activities they really love more easily become a priority as they consider a chore.
To do this, do not hesitate to try different activities until you find one you lit. Also, it is good to go slowly for you tame and you gradually escape from the guilt you into realizing that the consequences for others are less difficult than you apprehend.
How will you really spend time in your life? What are the things that interest you and are really very beneficial for you?
In today's society it is not difficult to be invaded by the countless distractions and the many obligations of all kinds. This life is so hectic that in many cases we forget to think about ourself. It is too easily buried in the countless activities without even realizing it.
Yet we all know it is very important to think about ourselves, not to get caught up in the game of being too busy.How is it possible not to pay more attention to yourself? Yet we all know that we are the most important person in our lives.
The challenge is to strike a balance between time spent on our too many commitments and our personal needs. Quite a challenge, I admit it! There is no blueprint that would suit all. The way to achieve this balance is unique to each person, because every life context is different.
To give time for yourself and say no to external demands is a process filled with many pitfalls. We have great difficulty in agreeing the right to place ourselves at the center of our priorities.
For example, for mothers of young children is a particularly demanding challenge! The fact remains that it is your responsibility to identify your needs and fill them without waiting for permission and approval of your surroundings.
Easy to say and difficult to do because of guilt. Your children will not fare worse if two evenings a week, dad is taking care of bathroom and sunsets while the mother goes to her aerobics classes. In fact, they will be better, even if they are reluctant at first. Give them an example of a mother and a wife who takes care of her. Remember that often the most pressure comes from yourself and not others.
To ease your busy schedule, it is likely that you need to remove something. To get there more easily, looking to pursue an activity you like. The activities they really love more easily become a priority as they consider a chore.
To do this, do not hesitate to try different activities until you find one you lit. Also, it is good to go slowly for you tame and you gradually escape from the guilt you into realizing that the consequences for others are less difficult than you apprehend.
How will you really spend time in your life? What are the things that interest you and are really very beneficial for you?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Dare to get excited
In life you must dare to play, you must dare to get excited for the things you love, your passion and your hobby. You must get excited over an idea, project or an upcoming event. You must indulge your enthusiasm for what you enjoy, what projected you to a positive feeling and a feeling of joy.
You have an idea for a project you want to realize, a dream, do not hesitate to put all your enthusiasm and daring to optimistically anticipate the success and growth . Don't let down this feeling of excitement that overwhelmed you when you make your projections, do stop to pretend that you are "realistic", while this is not the case at all.
For a project to reach its full potential requires that the person who carries out is truly excited about this project. To accept that you pass through the challenges to succeed, it is necessary that your project is almost an obsession, an obsession that helps you excel and give you the energy to finish the project.
Do not let your environment dictate your life, your dreams and your ways. People who are able to understand what you are experiencing as a desire to succeed in your project, are those in the same boat as you or who have gone through the same challenges to realize their projects. They get excited daring, fantasize about the results and benefits of success.
Do not try to change the mind of those who have a negative view of your idea, whatever you do, they will always be negative, even if you succeed. Continue to be excited about your idea and you will have the support of those as you dare get excited over an idea and put the effort to try to achieve.
The benefits for mental and physical health are unexplainable, but practical. When we are happy and excited that our thoughts are directed towards interesting, positive and useful actions, we soon forget his little injuries and small mishaps, because we are fully invested in an activity that really interests us.
Do you get excited for your ideas for your projects? Tell us how you dare to dream in color and express your state of happiness.
You have an idea for a project you want to realize, a dream, do not hesitate to put all your enthusiasm and daring to optimistically anticipate the success and growth . Don't let down this feeling of excitement that overwhelmed you when you make your projections, do stop to pretend that you are "realistic", while this is not the case at all.
For a project to reach its full potential requires that the person who carries out is truly excited about this project. To accept that you pass through the challenges to succeed, it is necessary that your project is almost an obsession, an obsession that helps you excel and give you the energy to finish the project.
Do not let your environment dictate your life, your dreams and your ways. People who are able to understand what you are experiencing as a desire to succeed in your project, are those in the same boat as you or who have gone through the same challenges to realize their projects. They get excited daring, fantasize about the results and benefits of success.
Do not try to change the mind of those who have a negative view of your idea, whatever you do, they will always be negative, even if you succeed. Continue to be excited about your idea and you will have the support of those as you dare get excited over an idea and put the effort to try to achieve.
The benefits for mental and physical health are unexplainable, but practical. When we are happy and excited that our thoughts are directed towards interesting, positive and useful actions, we soon forget his little injuries and small mishaps, because we are fully invested in an activity that really interests us.
Do you get excited for your ideas for your projects? Tell us how you dare to dream in color and express your state of happiness.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The benefits of music
Music is not just there to be heard, it is much more than that. Music can move us, make us think of anecdotes and more. It would even virtues health. Studies have indeed shown that music acts instantly on our physical and mental well-being.
The Mozart effect, this study began in 1992 in the United States in the Central Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Learning and Memory at the University of Wisconsin. It showed that after ten minutes of listening to a piano sonata by Mozart, our potential for reasoning and concentration increases of 50% for a few moments. Since this experience, studies have succeeded.
Thanks to these studies, we discovered that the goods made from music are varied. For example, the music produces more endorphins, which are the "molecules of happiness." But this is not all, it regulates heartbeat and blood, stabilizes the physical endurance and increases it and it also restores language functions for a brain damaged. No need to take tranquilizers, listen to music.
Music affects our mood. Some sounds, tones and rhythms, especially the music of Mozart, Gregorian chant music and some jazz, some Latin pieces, folk and even rock, could in fact increase our intelligence, our creativity and miraculously heal our bodies. This remarkable phenomenon is called "Mozart effect".
Another benefit of music: it improves memory!
It can provide result not only by listening, but by practice it. This is the conclusion of several Chinese researchers. After following students who took piano lessons, they showed that these students had higher scores on cognitive tests. Their memory was more efficient, they learned words more easily and more restrained.
Furthermore, participation in musical activity improves self-discipline, dexterity, coordination, self-esteem, listening skills and creativity as well as personal expression in general.
Even doctors are discovering the benefits of music
The new trend in operating rooms, is to listen to music during operations, this practice has become quite popular in the United States and the United Kingdom. Some doctors believe that it relieves tension and studies have shown that this practice may also benefit to patients.
The anesthesiologist, Dr. Frank Gentile in the United States believes that music helps to make better surgeons. They work faster because they are in a better mood. The atmosphere in the operating room can work calmly and allows the team to feel better during operations.
The music helps patients relax
Research has even shown that patients who listened to music before and during surgery showed that they diminish their stress. Blood pressure normally increases during surgery, but listening to music helps to reduce the blood pressure.
The researchers found that the best results are obtained when the patient listen to music of their choice rather than music considered soothing. Thus, it seems that listening to relaxing music does not apply only to doctors, but also to patients.
What is music therapy?
Music therapy is a component of art therapy.
It is a judicious use of music as a basic therapeutic tool to restore, maintain or improve mental health, physical and emotional of a person.
It follows from the interaction between patient and music therapist. Speaking of music therapy is about communication.
The music therapist who works in the field of nonverbal, seeks to achieve the emotional sphere of the person, to open channels of communications, using sound stimuli, an emotional pleasant state, comforting or disturbing, enabling openness to self and others, can help fight against some pain, some discomfort.
Nowadays, music therapy is the subject of extensive scientific work that allowed to take place in many Centers Hospital as supplementary or therapeutic in itself.
In conclusion
No matter under what circumstances, the music has beneficial effects that really look deep within our emotions. Whether the effect is conscious or unconscious, the result is the same, the music gives us a unique wellness and healing.
The Mozart effect, this study began in 1992 in the United States in the Central Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Learning and Memory at the University of Wisconsin. It showed that after ten minutes of listening to a piano sonata by Mozart, our potential for reasoning and concentration increases of 50% for a few moments. Since this experience, studies have succeeded.
Thanks to these studies, we discovered that the goods made from music are varied. For example, the music produces more endorphins, which are the "molecules of happiness." But this is not all, it regulates heartbeat and blood, stabilizes the physical endurance and increases it and it also restores language functions for a brain damaged. No need to take tranquilizers, listen to music.
Music affects our mood. Some sounds, tones and rhythms, especially the music of Mozart, Gregorian chant music and some jazz, some Latin pieces, folk and even rock, could in fact increase our intelligence, our creativity and miraculously heal our bodies. This remarkable phenomenon is called "Mozart effect".
Another benefit of music: it improves memory!
It can provide result not only by listening, but by practice it. This is the conclusion of several Chinese researchers. After following students who took piano lessons, they showed that these students had higher scores on cognitive tests. Their memory was more efficient, they learned words more easily and more restrained.
Furthermore, participation in musical activity improves self-discipline, dexterity, coordination, self-esteem, listening skills and creativity as well as personal expression in general.
Even doctors are discovering the benefits of music
The new trend in operating rooms, is to listen to music during operations, this practice has become quite popular in the United States and the United Kingdom. Some doctors believe that it relieves tension and studies have shown that this practice may also benefit to patients.
The anesthesiologist, Dr. Frank Gentile in the United States believes that music helps to make better surgeons. They work faster because they are in a better mood. The atmosphere in the operating room can work calmly and allows the team to feel better during operations.
The music helps patients relax
Research has even shown that patients who listened to music before and during surgery showed that they diminish their stress. Blood pressure normally increases during surgery, but listening to music helps to reduce the blood pressure.
The researchers found that the best results are obtained when the patient listen to music of their choice rather than music considered soothing. Thus, it seems that listening to relaxing music does not apply only to doctors, but also to patients.
What is music therapy?
Music therapy is a component of art therapy.
It is a judicious use of music as a basic therapeutic tool to restore, maintain or improve mental health, physical and emotional of a person.
It follows from the interaction between patient and music therapist. Speaking of music therapy is about communication.
The music therapist who works in the field of nonverbal, seeks to achieve the emotional sphere of the person, to open channels of communications, using sound stimuli, an emotional pleasant state, comforting or disturbing, enabling openness to self and others, can help fight against some pain, some discomfort.
Nowadays, music therapy is the subject of extensive scientific work that allowed to take place in many Centers Hospital as supplementary or therapeutic in itself.
In conclusion
No matter under what circumstances, the music has beneficial effects that really look deep within our emotions. Whether the effect is conscious or unconscious, the result is the same, the music gives us a unique wellness and healing.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Public Speaking - The biggest fear of people
Make an oral presentation to the school, speaking in public when receiving an award, presenting a guest at a party, playing in a play, whatever, for most people to face an audience is the most intimidating experiment to live.
Why is it so difficult to expose himself to a group as a speaker? Probably the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that everyone is going to judge what you seem, to judge you on your dress, your hair, on how you stand, gesticulating, the way you speak and finally, everything that may pass through your head and why you do not like being judged.
Rest assured, people act the way you do when you hear someone make a presentation to a group. Do you judge other speakers on one or more of the elements I just mentioned? Probably yes!
I did not helped you, I confirm what you feared most. However, if the person who was at the forefront managed to get its message across the audience and yourself, I'm sure you've remenber the message and you forgot all these little judgments you had on that person during his presentation.
When a person present the content in an interesting way, most people remember the message, not the faults of the speaker. So, the more important when you face an audience is to make sure your message is interesting and you put the emphasis on the critical thing and you will have the attention of your audience.
But how to successfully not forget all the content of your performance before the presentation? You practice relentlessly, when comes the day of the presentation you have forgotten everything and you do not know how to control your nervousness. As you know, this feeling of fear is well-known from the community of artists. How do they succeed in controlling this stress to avoid any mention during the show?
There is no magic formula, but there is one thing in common with all those super nervous people before appearing in public, to perform well. Firstly, they are well prepared and know their texts by heart, then they are convinced that people in the audience will appreciate what they see and hear.
They never doubt the intelligence and good judgement from the audience and this allows people who make presentations to an audience to feel confident to present the content with enthusiasm and conviction.
You must be confident that your audience is on your side and he is concerned about what you have to say, otherwise you will have a hard time to feel good and perform well in front of an audience.
If you have other tricks to control that fear of public speaking, be generous and help us in this unique life experience by sharing your methods.
Why is it so difficult to expose himself to a group as a speaker? Probably the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that everyone is going to judge what you seem, to judge you on your dress, your hair, on how you stand, gesticulating, the way you speak and finally, everything that may pass through your head and why you do not like being judged.
Rest assured, people act the way you do when you hear someone make a presentation to a group. Do you judge other speakers on one or more of the elements I just mentioned? Probably yes!
I did not helped you, I confirm what you feared most. However, if the person who was at the forefront managed to get its message across the audience and yourself, I'm sure you've remenber the message and you forgot all these little judgments you had on that person during his presentation.
When a person present the content in an interesting way, most people remember the message, not the faults of the speaker. So, the more important when you face an audience is to make sure your message is interesting and you put the emphasis on the critical thing and you will have the attention of your audience.
But how to successfully not forget all the content of your performance before the presentation? You practice relentlessly, when comes the day of the presentation you have forgotten everything and you do not know how to control your nervousness. As you know, this feeling of fear is well-known from the community of artists. How do they succeed in controlling this stress to avoid any mention during the show?
There is no magic formula, but there is one thing in common with all those super nervous people before appearing in public, to perform well. Firstly, they are well prepared and know their texts by heart, then they are convinced that people in the audience will appreciate what they see and hear.
They never doubt the intelligence and good judgement from the audience and this allows people who make presentations to an audience to feel confident to present the content with enthusiasm and conviction.
You must be confident that your audience is on your side and he is concerned about what you have to say, otherwise you will have a hard time to feel good and perform well in front of an audience.
If you have other tricks to control that fear of public speaking, be generous and help us in this unique life experience by sharing your methods.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Do not let others decide for you
Many people are struggling to live their lives according to their beliefs and their desires. Too often people organize their lives avoiding to not displease their families, their friends and in some cases their children.
If your life is organized around these obligations, you must surely feel a huge weight on your shoulders and above all you probably find that life is very demanding. Understand the influence of others can affect all areas of your life. If you let the influence of others affect your choices and decisions, it is almost certain that in most cases you will not act according to your values, your desires and your aspirations.
The negative effects to please everyone is devastating to your self-esteem, devastating to the achievement of your personal projects, your personal development and the fulfillment of your dreams. If you prevent yourself to achieve your dreams because of public opinion and influence of others, what motivates you to get up each morning?
I do not mean to dismiss anything other say, I'm proposing to simply make your choice based on your beliefs, your values, your desires, your abilities and your dreams. When you've made your choice, there will certainly be people who will disagree with your choices and that's normal. All you have to do is to calmly explain why you do it and if he does not respect your choices and decisions is no longer your problem, anyway how can he stop you since you're the person who controls your decisions.
For people who decide to reject the whole crowd of negative influences, they must be careful not to fall into the trap of insolence, arrogance and contempt. Maybe you decided not to attend them, but this is not a reason not to respect their differences.
Whatever you do in life, there is always someone to tell you that you have not made the right choice or that your ideas are inadequate. Listen to your heart and your mind and live life according to you, while respecting others. It is not always easy for others to accept the fact that you live according to your choice and not based on what they want you to do or to be. At some point it will eventually let go and accept your way of life. The time always ends by overcoming the most stubborn.
If your life is organized around these obligations, you must surely feel a huge weight on your shoulders and above all you probably find that life is very demanding. Understand the influence of others can affect all areas of your life. If you let the influence of others affect your choices and decisions, it is almost certain that in most cases you will not act according to your values, your desires and your aspirations.
The negative effects to please everyone is devastating to your self-esteem, devastating to the achievement of your personal projects, your personal development and the fulfillment of your dreams. If you prevent yourself to achieve your dreams because of public opinion and influence of others, what motivates you to get up each morning?
I do not mean to dismiss anything other say, I'm proposing to simply make your choice based on your beliefs, your values, your desires, your abilities and your dreams. When you've made your choice, there will certainly be people who will disagree with your choices and that's normal. All you have to do is to calmly explain why you do it and if he does not respect your choices and decisions is no longer your problem, anyway how can he stop you since you're the person who controls your decisions.
For people who decide to reject the whole crowd of negative influences, they must be careful not to fall into the trap of insolence, arrogance and contempt. Maybe you decided not to attend them, but this is not a reason not to respect their differences.
Whatever you do in life, there is always someone to tell you that you have not made the right choice or that your ideas are inadequate. Listen to your heart and your mind and live life according to you, while respecting others. It is not always easy for others to accept the fact that you live according to your choice and not based on what they want you to do or to be. At some point it will eventually let go and accept your way of life. The time always ends by overcoming the most stubborn.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
A festive atmosphere to make us dream
With all this beautiful snow, this is a beautiful holidays preamble. The brightness created by the reflection of light on the snow is very good for the morale. You feel the energy up and the enthusiasm of this festive season and multiple encounters you will probably experienced.
No matter how you decide to use this period of joy and generosity, the most important is to have fun like crazy and find the heart of a child who marvels at the window of Ogilvy on St-Catherine street in Montreal, before the ice sculptures at carnival of Quebec and before the colorful decorations around the world.
This white coat that buried Quebec allows us to go outside and play like kids, make castles surviving only the time of a storm and building snowmen that reminds us that this period of the season is one to get closer to each other.
The madness of the holidays is a gentle madness that deserves to be lived fully and must be fully enjoyed. For once everyone agrees on being patient, generous, kind and helpful, we must enjoy and appreciate the fact that human beings are capable of love and compassion.
Of course, the winter lose its charm after a number of weeks, but most important is to enjoy the present moment, the holiday spirit, the peacefully spirit influenced by this white snow and this time of celebration incredibly pleasant.
Imagine yourself after a day spent playing outside, you run around in the snow, skiing, skating, ball fighting in snow or whatever, when you return indoors, you will wrapp yourself in a beautiful blanket with warm hot chocolate and watch a movie to finally fall asleep like children who have given everything to enjoy this beautiful winter day
No matter how you decide to use this period of joy and generosity, the most important is to have fun like crazy and find the heart of a child who marvels at the window of Ogilvy on St-Catherine street in Montreal, before the ice sculptures at carnival of Quebec and before the colorful decorations around the world.
This white coat that buried Quebec allows us to go outside and play like kids, make castles surviving only the time of a storm and building snowmen that reminds us that this period of the season is one to get closer to each other.
The madness of the holidays is a gentle madness that deserves to be lived fully and must be fully enjoyed. For once everyone agrees on being patient, generous, kind and helpful, we must enjoy and appreciate the fact that human beings are capable of love and compassion.
Of course, the winter lose its charm after a number of weeks, but most important is to enjoy the present moment, the holiday spirit, the peacefully spirit influenced by this white snow and this time of celebration incredibly pleasant.
Imagine yourself after a day spent playing outside, you run around in the snow, skiing, skating, ball fighting in snow or whatever, when you return indoors, you will wrapp yourself in a beautiful blanket with warm hot chocolate and watch a movie to finally fall asleep like children who have given everything to enjoy this beautiful winter day
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Having a positive attitude
The following steps are a summary of what many see as a motivational recipe for achieving its objectives and realize their dreams. I am convinced that these steps are really useful and essential, but a good dose of sweat and determination must accompany these lessons.
As you select what you want, these steps are very useful and will give you results that can improve your life.
1) MAKE YOUR LIFE BY DREAMING AND IMAGINE IT
To get something, you must first have dreamed and desired it.
This is what all the great inventors creative genius have done. It should nevertheless be more difficult to create his life than to create an airplane, a submarine, a rocket or a parachute. And you know that Leonardo da Vinci and Jules Verne, to name only the best known, both have started to dream and imagine inventions that would emerge long after their death.
2) MAKE YOUR LIFE IN WRITING
Dream your life is not enough. The next step is to write in detail everything you want. As you will note the list of your commissions for the supermarket, it is a command that you pass to the universe, that is to say to yourself and your subconscious somehow. And the more your "letter" will be clear and precise (dates, descriptions, etc..) more easily you get what you want. This step is essential as you will do it by writing you will do well at THIS to say to see the results materialize.
3) MAKE YOUR LIFE IN THINKING TO DESIRE RESULT
Once you've written what you require, as if you've already got, you will think about it often. And the best way is to read and reread this "letter" you sent in your universe (your subconscious). Note that only repetition can assure you of the result, as if your thoughts repeated over days, weeks and months turned into the path way and the road and finally highway leading to the goal.
4) MAKE YOUR LIFE VIEWING THE DESIRED OUTCOME
The thought does not suffice, you have to involve visualization to strengthen everything you've done before. Each time you reread what you want, visualize yourself obtaining the result. To see yourself rich, is to see you smile and having the home of your dreams, perhaps realizing another dream, probably helping your family. Itemize your display in the result and not the means to achieve it.
5) MAKE YOUR LIFE FEEL THE RESULT
Imagine, think, view, all that is necessary, but not sufficient. If you REALLY want to get the life you want and thus create your life, I invite you to FEEL IT, that is to say, just to get the feelings, emotions that will be yours once the outcome happen. Feel the joy you will overrun, a sense of security or love will invade you. Feel your pride of having already succeeded. FEEL your body in your recovery and / or your happiness. Be prepared to leap with joy and gratitude!
6) ACT AS IF YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANT
When you've imagined, conceived, visualized and feel, you must still act as if you had already got what you want. (No signing checks or stopping to take your medical treatment of course!)
Act as if you had already achieved the desired result is to behave as if, therefore, with the same joy, the same serenity, the same kindness, etc. All the acts that you ask. This means that you will now SMILE to others and stop complaining, of course, walk with confidence towards success.
7) MAKE YOUR LIFE POSITIVE, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF THE RESULT
This naturally leads you to be positive and enthusiastic. You will feel very confident that everything you wish for you (do not mix with others that create your life) will come true and is already under protest, even if you do not see it yet. Like the peasant rejoices in winter wheat that will inevitably emerge, grow and give abundant as the grain sown in the fall!
This enthusiasm and positivity, this assurance that everything is being set up in your best interests give you serenity and joy are immediate and excellent success factors of your life!
As you select what you want, these steps are very useful and will give you results that can improve your life.
1) MAKE YOUR LIFE BY DREAMING AND IMAGINE IT
To get something, you must first have dreamed and desired it.
This is what all the great inventors creative genius have done. It should nevertheless be more difficult to create his life than to create an airplane, a submarine, a rocket or a parachute. And you know that Leonardo da Vinci and Jules Verne, to name only the best known, both have started to dream and imagine inventions that would emerge long after their death.
2) MAKE YOUR LIFE IN WRITING
Dream your life is not enough. The next step is to write in detail everything you want. As you will note the list of your commissions for the supermarket, it is a command that you pass to the universe, that is to say to yourself and your subconscious somehow. And the more your "letter" will be clear and precise (dates, descriptions, etc..) more easily you get what you want. This step is essential as you will do it by writing you will do well at THIS to say to see the results materialize.
3) MAKE YOUR LIFE IN THINKING TO DESIRE RESULT
Once you've written what you require, as if you've already got, you will think about it often. And the best way is to read and reread this "letter" you sent in your universe (your subconscious). Note that only repetition can assure you of the result, as if your thoughts repeated over days, weeks and months turned into the path way and the road and finally highway leading to the goal.
4) MAKE YOUR LIFE VIEWING THE DESIRED OUTCOME
The thought does not suffice, you have to involve visualization to strengthen everything you've done before. Each time you reread what you want, visualize yourself obtaining the result. To see yourself rich, is to see you smile and having the home of your dreams, perhaps realizing another dream, probably helping your family. Itemize your display in the result and not the means to achieve it.
5) MAKE YOUR LIFE FEEL THE RESULT
Imagine, think, view, all that is necessary, but not sufficient. If you REALLY want to get the life you want and thus create your life, I invite you to FEEL IT, that is to say, just to get the feelings, emotions that will be yours once the outcome happen. Feel the joy you will overrun, a sense of security or love will invade you. Feel your pride of having already succeeded. FEEL your body in your recovery and / or your happiness. Be prepared to leap with joy and gratitude!
6) ACT AS IF YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANT
When you've imagined, conceived, visualized and feel, you must still act as if you had already got what you want. (No signing checks or stopping to take your medical treatment of course!)
Act as if you had already achieved the desired result is to behave as if, therefore, with the same joy, the same serenity, the same kindness, etc. All the acts that you ask. This means that you will now SMILE to others and stop complaining, of course, walk with confidence towards success.
7) MAKE YOUR LIFE POSITIVE, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF THE RESULT
This naturally leads you to be positive and enthusiastic. You will feel very confident that everything you wish for you (do not mix with others that create your life) will come true and is already under protest, even if you do not see it yet. Like the peasant rejoices in winter wheat that will inevitably emerge, grow and give abundant as the grain sown in the fall!
This enthusiasm and positivity, this assurance that everything is being set up in your best interests give you serenity and joy are immediate and excellent success factors of your life!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Learn to appreciate your life on a daily base
With so many responsibilities incumbent upon us, it is not always easy to take time and enjoy life on a daily base. Obviously this is not always easy to do when we have to combine work, children, family, family activities and many other things coming in from time to time.
You really have to learn to share things between what is truly important and what is not. Enjoying life is definitely a daily activity greatly neglected. Of course, we all face challenges more or less large and not always easy to achieve with joy and optimism. However, we must learn to put things in perspective, we must stop dramatize situations that do not put our life in danger.
As our survival does not depend on our skills as a hunter and fisherman challenges of our survival are not really risky and do not put our lives in danger. So we must put things in perspective and have a more positive approach and especially to clearly identify what the real risks to our quality of life and our future projects are.
With the holidays upon us, what a beautiful time to enjoy life with people around us and the opportunities for fun, have fun and enjoy life. I do not mean to see life as a dream, I just want to put emphasis on the fact that there are many things that are really positive in many areas of your life.
Typically, the holiday season makes people more tolerant, more generous and less intransigent. This change in attitude is great and encourages people to be more attentive to the other, resulting in a substantial increase in assistance and compassion. Be more tolerant with yourself and stop blaming yourself for your mistakes and your bad decisions. Accept your bad decisions and let those mistakes in the past and be generous with yourself.
You are a very important person too many people and it is important not to underestimate the positive influence you have on many people. Understand that if these people believe that you are really an important person and if you have some respect for these people, you should do as these people and feel that you are really an important person.
If your life is really difficult right now, express yourself, tell someone you trust, empty your brain through your problems on a sheet of paper, make room in your brain for good things that happen in your life. Take Action for not staying in your depression, your anxiety and that feeling of isolation.
If you have any tips and recipes to help others enjoy life despite difficult challenges of life, let us know.
You really have to learn to share things between what is truly important and what is not. Enjoying life is definitely a daily activity greatly neglected. Of course, we all face challenges more or less large and not always easy to achieve with joy and optimism. However, we must learn to put things in perspective, we must stop dramatize situations that do not put our life in danger.
As our survival does not depend on our skills as a hunter and fisherman challenges of our survival are not really risky and do not put our lives in danger. So we must put things in perspective and have a more positive approach and especially to clearly identify what the real risks to our quality of life and our future projects are.
With the holidays upon us, what a beautiful time to enjoy life with people around us and the opportunities for fun, have fun and enjoy life. I do not mean to see life as a dream, I just want to put emphasis on the fact that there are many things that are really positive in many areas of your life.
Typically, the holiday season makes people more tolerant, more generous and less intransigent. This change in attitude is great and encourages people to be more attentive to the other, resulting in a substantial increase in assistance and compassion. Be more tolerant with yourself and stop blaming yourself for your mistakes and your bad decisions. Accept your bad decisions and let those mistakes in the past and be generous with yourself.
You are a very important person too many people and it is important not to underestimate the positive influence you have on many people. Understand that if these people believe that you are really an important person and if you have some respect for these people, you should do as these people and feel that you are really an important person.
If your life is really difficult right now, express yourself, tell someone you trust, empty your brain through your problems on a sheet of paper, make room in your brain for good things that happen in your life. Take Action for not staying in your depression, your anxiety and that feeling of isolation.
If you have any tips and recipes to help others enjoy life despite difficult challenges of life, let us know.
Monday, December 7, 2009
A beautiful celebration of the centennial of the Montreal Canadien
It's already quite a few years that I am not anymore interested in professional team sports, but I really wanted to attend this special celebration that has thrilled my heart in a beautiful way.
A did have a nice feeling of nostalgia to remind me that this team has represented the French Canadian or Quebecois (depending on your political beliefs) we are. The team that made us dream when we were little boy.
To look at these legends that when they were active players gave themselves body and soul to their sport that was their way to express their personalities and the people they represented. At that time we could feel that they played with passion and conviction and that's what positively affected us with through emotions.
The ceremony was simple and at the image of people who took part of it. Emotion and recognition where honored throughout the ceremony and this has always been the class of this unique team in the world of sport.
The Montreal Canadiens were one of the greatest achievements of successful French Canadians until the late 70s. Since then we've succeeded as a distinct people to get several other highly successful in the business world, in countless cultural achievements and several discoveries in many of the technological world.
I am not someone who likes to return to the past because life happens going forward, but when attending an event like this with all those winners and passionate people on the same platform, it is difficult not to understand that success is a history of heart and work.
Thank you to this incredible organization and all those guys who give us those beautiful moments that made me dream so often.
A did have a nice feeling of nostalgia to remind me that this team has represented the French Canadian or Quebecois (depending on your political beliefs) we are. The team that made us dream when we were little boy.
To look at these legends that when they were active players gave themselves body and soul to their sport that was their way to express their personalities and the people they represented. At that time we could feel that they played with passion and conviction and that's what positively affected us with through emotions.
The ceremony was simple and at the image of people who took part of it. Emotion and recognition where honored throughout the ceremony and this has always been the class of this unique team in the world of sport.
The Montreal Canadiens were one of the greatest achievements of successful French Canadians until the late 70s. Since then we've succeeded as a distinct people to get several other highly successful in the business world, in countless cultural achievements and several discoveries in many of the technological world.
I am not someone who likes to return to the past because life happens going forward, but when attending an event like this with all those winners and passionate people on the same platform, it is difficult not to understand that success is a history of heart and work.
Thank you to this incredible organization and all those guys who give us those beautiful moments that made me dream so often.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Local purchase
A topic that has made headlines for quite some time to support the local economy which is now part of the strategy to combat global warming. The major advantages of local purchases far exceed what we presented in the media.
Meanwhile, you must know that 80% of jobs in Quebec are from businesses with fewer than 50 employees. These jobs range from high-tech jobs to handlers one. Never forget that all these jobs are the result of local entrepreneurs who have put action behind their dreams.
The impact on local economy
The financial impacts in regions that have the privilege of having many small businesses is very important and especially promotes stability that are not in areas in which jobs are mainly depending on a large company.
Moreover, in general, local entrepreneurs are more involved in communities than large firms. The impact of these companies is real on the regional festivities, to support education, summer employment for students and to help the poor.
The environmental impacts
When to go to work you have 5 to 10 minutes of traveling, it is obvious that you are a smaller polluter than the person who has a time traveling much longer as in large urban centers.
Moreover, when products and services provided by local businesses are consumed in the region, the environmental impact is greatly reduced. In a slightly broader avoided consuming products from elsewhere and consume local products, the positive impacts on the environment are considerable. When you buy product from elsewhere, there is an important negative impact on the environment, its undoubtedly the pollution generated by the excessive transportation of these products.
The impact on your quality of life
For all those working in these companies, the impact on quality of life is very important. The most important of these impacts is undoubtedly time to transportation to go and to come back from work. All those who have the privilege of traveling just to get to work, increased significantly free time to care for your families, for recreation and social assistance in the community.
In conclusion
Seriously consider local purchases in the way you buy. Never forget the successful local business such as METRO, Bombardier, Cascades, RONA, Saputto, CGI and other large companies in the world came from a dream and action by a local entrepreneur. If you think you save by going to the Wallmart of this world, never forget that these companies provide mostly small jobs with little wages that do not promote local purchases, or very little.
Meanwhile, you must know that 80% of jobs in Quebec are from businesses with fewer than 50 employees. These jobs range from high-tech jobs to handlers one. Never forget that all these jobs are the result of local entrepreneurs who have put action behind their dreams.
The impact on local economy
The financial impacts in regions that have the privilege of having many small businesses is very important and especially promotes stability that are not in areas in which jobs are mainly depending on a large company.
Moreover, in general, local entrepreneurs are more involved in communities than large firms. The impact of these companies is real on the regional festivities, to support education, summer employment for students and to help the poor.
The environmental impacts
When to go to work you have 5 to 10 minutes of traveling, it is obvious that you are a smaller polluter than the person who has a time traveling much longer as in large urban centers.
Moreover, when products and services provided by local businesses are consumed in the region, the environmental impact is greatly reduced. In a slightly broader avoided consuming products from elsewhere and consume local products, the positive impacts on the environment are considerable. When you buy product from elsewhere, there is an important negative impact on the environment, its undoubtedly the pollution generated by the excessive transportation of these products.
The impact on your quality of life
For all those working in these companies, the impact on quality of life is very important. The most important of these impacts is undoubtedly time to transportation to go and to come back from work. All those who have the privilege of traveling just to get to work, increased significantly free time to care for your families, for recreation and social assistance in the community.
In conclusion
Seriously consider local purchases in the way you buy. Never forget the successful local business such as METRO, Bombardier, Cascades, RONA, Saputto, CGI and other large companies in the world came from a dream and action by a local entrepreneur. If you think you save by going to the Wallmart of this world, never forget that these companies provide mostly small jobs with little wages that do not promote local purchases, or very little.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Purchases of the holidays
How can we spend a beautiful holiday season without spending unnecessarily? The question to ask might be more; what do you want to celebrate during this festive period?
For the small one, Christmas time is intimately connected to the last day, the day to open those gifts and it is quite normal. The frenzy of social activities is not what excite them and that's good.
For the others the holiday season has several meanings. For grandparents it's basically a good opportunity to find his whole world at the same time and see them in joy and gladness.
For parents with young children, the holiday season is a lot more Rock & Roll. It is not easy to escape from work, childcare, purchasing gifts, the office party, dinner with friends and preparing receptions.
Finally, the ultimate question is it necessary to give gifts to everyone?
Do you buy gifts to please others, not to look "cheap", because you've always done that just because you love all the excitement of seeing others open gifts ?
There are no right or wrong answers, you must be totally comfortable with your decision and do not act according to the opinion of others. In addition, you should seriously act on your ability to pay. Obviously, if you're going into debt to buy gifts, it is plain and clear that you should not do so. I do not think that people who receive these gifts would be pleased to hear that you have incurred a debt to buy the gift.
Never forget that the first and most important gift is your presence, your love and your friendship. What we love the most during these festivities is to see her whole world to see and discuss, exchange and have fun together.
Finally, if you want to give the best gift to someone, give some time to a cause of mutual assistance. These needy people are in dire need of help, support, encouragement and desperately seeking a glimmer of hope to get of their situation and that is what may be the best gift that you will succeed in giving to a person. Think about it!
Do not spoil the holidays by spending your money without counting. Make clear what is really important to you and enjoy this time of year to distribute your love and appreciation.
For the small one, Christmas time is intimately connected to the last day, the day to open those gifts and it is quite normal. The frenzy of social activities is not what excite them and that's good.
For the others the holiday season has several meanings. For grandparents it's basically a good opportunity to find his whole world at the same time and see them in joy and gladness.
For parents with young children, the holiday season is a lot more Rock & Roll. It is not easy to escape from work, childcare, purchasing gifts, the office party, dinner with friends and preparing receptions.
Finally, the ultimate question is it necessary to give gifts to everyone?
Do you buy gifts to please others, not to look "cheap", because you've always done that just because you love all the excitement of seeing others open gifts ?
There are no right or wrong answers, you must be totally comfortable with your decision and do not act according to the opinion of others. In addition, you should seriously act on your ability to pay. Obviously, if you're going into debt to buy gifts, it is plain and clear that you should not do so. I do not think that people who receive these gifts would be pleased to hear that you have incurred a debt to buy the gift.
Never forget that the first and most important gift is your presence, your love and your friendship. What we love the most during these festivities is to see her whole world to see and discuss, exchange and have fun together.
Finally, if you want to give the best gift to someone, give some time to a cause of mutual assistance. These needy people are in dire need of help, support, encouragement and desperately seeking a glimmer of hope to get of their situation and that is what may be the best gift that you will succeed in giving to a person. Think about it!
Do not spoil the holidays by spending your money without counting. Make clear what is really important to you and enjoy this time of year to distribute your love and appreciation.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Why you have to move more ?
Moving more can allow each of us to improve the quality of life. Physical activity helps to reduce the risk of certain diseases, improve our fitness and our shaped.
It is a source of well-being, and can help us live better life, to grow well and stay physically more independent with age, coupled with a balanced diet, physical activity builds and strengthens every day health.
And do dream to much, you won't become an athlete overnight, just be physically active every day is enough. This is why it is recommended to perform the equivalent of at least 30 minutes of brisk walking per day (or 1 hour for children).
Protecting your health
Scientific studies confirm a varied and balanced diet combined with regular physical activity help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, type II diabetes, cholesterol and certain cancers.
It also allows us to limit weight gain. The practice of regular physical activity is also associated with greater psychological well-being and improved stress tolerance. A balanced diet and physical activity are complementary and inseparable. To take their health in hand, you must eat better, but also move more.
The energy balance
With food, the organism receives a certain number of calories and some are spend by natural functioning (breathing, digestion) and our physical activity. The difference between energy intake and energy expenditure is what is called energy balance. To take their health in hand, you must eat better, but also move more.
Maintain its body
When not moving enough, we have the feeling of "rust". Our muscles, our joints and tendons need to work to stay flexible and toned.
It is by moving daily that we maintain our youth. Moving is also necessary for the heart, lungs, veins, immune system, digestion, hormones. For all our organs and functions related, exercise helps maintain the mechanical body, just like a car engine, it needs to run regularly.
Regular physical activity improves cardiac and respiratory functions. After a short walk, you feel your heart beating, you can breathe better, you feel more relaxed. Regular physical activity can increase muscle strength, improve flexibility, balance, coordination and postural tone.
It also strengthens the bones, thus contributing to the healthy growth of children and aging harmonious major (preventing osteoporosis). It increases resistance to stress and helps us to fight against fatigue.
Boost morale
Moving help you be aware of your body, to "recapture", and up hill your desire to care more. Moving can relax. It is an effective remedy against anxiety and depression.
Exert themselves physically improves sleep, you sleep better because you are more relaxed, but also because you have evacuated full of energy or stress. Physical activity can also offer new opportunities to meet friends or family and therefore promotes good mood. Moreover, physically active people are often happier.
To feel good about yourself, therefore, the first thing to do is move regularly.
It is a source of well-being, and can help us live better life, to grow well and stay physically more independent with age, coupled with a balanced diet, physical activity builds and strengthens every day health.
And do dream to much, you won't become an athlete overnight, just be physically active every day is enough. This is why it is recommended to perform the equivalent of at least 30 minutes of brisk walking per day (or 1 hour for children).
Protecting your health
Scientific studies confirm a varied and balanced diet combined with regular physical activity help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, type II diabetes, cholesterol and certain cancers.
It also allows us to limit weight gain. The practice of regular physical activity is also associated with greater psychological well-being and improved stress tolerance. A balanced diet and physical activity are complementary and inseparable. To take their health in hand, you must eat better, but also move more.
The energy balance
With food, the organism receives a certain number of calories and some are spend by natural functioning (breathing, digestion) and our physical activity. The difference between energy intake and energy expenditure is what is called energy balance. To take their health in hand, you must eat better, but also move more.
Maintain its body
When not moving enough, we have the feeling of "rust". Our muscles, our joints and tendons need to work to stay flexible and toned.
It is by moving daily that we maintain our youth. Moving is also necessary for the heart, lungs, veins, immune system, digestion, hormones. For all our organs and functions related, exercise helps maintain the mechanical body, just like a car engine, it needs to run regularly.
Regular physical activity improves cardiac and respiratory functions. After a short walk, you feel your heart beating, you can breathe better, you feel more relaxed. Regular physical activity can increase muscle strength, improve flexibility, balance, coordination and postural tone.
It also strengthens the bones, thus contributing to the healthy growth of children and aging harmonious major (preventing osteoporosis). It increases resistance to stress and helps us to fight against fatigue.
Boost morale
Moving help you be aware of your body, to "recapture", and up hill your desire to care more. Moving can relax. It is an effective remedy against anxiety and depression.
Exert themselves physically improves sleep, you sleep better because you are more relaxed, but also because you have evacuated full of energy or stress. Physical activity can also offer new opportunities to meet friends or family and therefore promotes good mood. Moreover, physically active people are often happier.
To feel good about yourself, therefore, the first thing to do is move regularly.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tenacity
If you watched the football game of the Alouettes, you had a fine example of tenacity. I must admit to being stubborn for a period of 2 hours is not the end of the world, but it's still better than most professional sports teams who have not the heart to make an effort for 60 minutes. Anyway, what to remember is to always push until you get the expected final result.
Even if you do not succeed in reaching your goals, you have the satisfaction of having done your best and that is what is the most important. If you want to be inspire by a fine example of tenacity, think of the English people during the Second World War inspired by one of the greatest speeches of Sir Winston Churchill: "never never never never never never never never never give up."
Now, how to apply this kind of philosophy in the life of everybody in our daily life?
Do not believe that this type of behavior applies only in exceptional circumstances, this type of behavior applies in everything you do in your life. For example, if you have children and these children go to school, you definitely need a lot of tenacity to help and guide them throughout their studies. You understand that this toughness is difficult it is spread over several years, therefore you deserve to have a lot more merit for your tenacity than the sports teams.
Another example concerns almost everyone, is the energy and tenacity required to work or in your business. To earn a good living it takes a lot of energy and discipline. For those who decide to make a career in one field or another and to take positions with greater responsibility, it is definitely be very tough to follow the evolution of technologies, rapid changes and unexpected market and all rules dictated by government.
Do not idealize the achievements of people of notoriety. Look carefully at what you do every day and what you must assume as responsibility and you will notice that you show great tenacity. You're probably a good example for many others, for your children and some of your relatives.
Take time to appreciate the value of what you do and how you act every day. Maybe you do not make a quick glare as some people well known, but what you do every day is by far what is most remarkable of all exploits.
Ask yourself the right questions about your behavior and make a list of what you do with tenacity on a regular basis. You certainly deserve to hear the song every morning "we are the champions" from Queen rock band.
Even if you do not succeed in reaching your goals, you have the satisfaction of having done your best and that is what is the most important. If you want to be inspire by a fine example of tenacity, think of the English people during the Second World War inspired by one of the greatest speeches of Sir Winston Churchill: "never never never never never never never never never give up."
Now, how to apply this kind of philosophy in the life of everybody in our daily life?
Do not believe that this type of behavior applies only in exceptional circumstances, this type of behavior applies in everything you do in your life. For example, if you have children and these children go to school, you definitely need a lot of tenacity to help and guide them throughout their studies. You understand that this toughness is difficult it is spread over several years, therefore you deserve to have a lot more merit for your tenacity than the sports teams.
Another example concerns almost everyone, is the energy and tenacity required to work or in your business. To earn a good living it takes a lot of energy and discipline. For those who decide to make a career in one field or another and to take positions with greater responsibility, it is definitely be very tough to follow the evolution of technologies, rapid changes and unexpected market and all rules dictated by government.
Do not idealize the achievements of people of notoriety. Look carefully at what you do every day and what you must assume as responsibility and you will notice that you show great tenacity. You're probably a good example for many others, for your children and some of your relatives.
Take time to appreciate the value of what you do and how you act every day. Maybe you do not make a quick glare as some people well known, but what you do every day is by far what is most remarkable of all exploits.
Ask yourself the right questions about your behavior and make a list of what you do with tenacity on a regular basis. You certainly deserve to hear the song every morning "we are the champions" from Queen rock band.
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