I was in a grocery store yesterday that packages almost all of its produce. By “package” I don’t mean that the broccoli stalks are rubber banded together, I mean that the broccoli stalks are completely wrapped in a thin plastic. The broccoli was organic, but that positive characteristic was overshadowed by the plastic wrapping View Full Article

Your fitness is not the gym you join or the site you follow. It’s not the shoes you wear, the weights you lift, or the nutrition book you read. Fitness is not your yoga mat. It’s not the Workout of the Day. An individual’s fitness is View Full Article

3) Not Exercising Enough To truly lose weight we have to create a calorie deficit. Therefore we have to focus on burning enough calories each day and week to drop weight. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose one pound of fat a week you must burn 500 more calories than you consume each day. View Full Article

Recently I started a project to create a Career Road Map for employees from day 1 to retirement. I realized that there is one fundamental thing that needs to happen for a career to flourish – Action. View Full Article

One of the biggest expenses of energy and money in a residence (or any building) is climate control - heating and cooling, sometimes consuming over half the building's energy. Yet one big mistake people make in trying to cut back is doing too much, too soon. View Full Article

“Just have some willpower and you will lose weight” The person speaking those words does not understand the problems associated with emotional eating. Emotional eating is not about food View Full Article

How can you save money and lose weight at lunch? I know this sounds like a tag line for an infomercial, but it is true that bringing a brown bag to work or school will help you save money and calories and thus help you to lose weight. View Full Article

It’s another long week at work and you still can’t seem to get caught up. The work follows you home and no matter what you try to do, the work consumes your mind. You like to work and enjoy your success, yet you can’t seem to stay focused on your family. View Full Article

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, the prime question in all of our minds is, what should we get our wonderful mothers on their special day? This Mother’s Day instead of the ordinary gift, why not try something a bit more adventurous, and of course environmentally friendly! View Full Article

Do you ever wish you had the knowledge you have now when you were younger? You certainly could have saved yourself a lot of heartache and most likely a lot of money. Often I hear a parent amazed that when their teenage child leaves home that they have no idea how to handle their money and finances. View Full Article

Let's say you have your first ever sales meeting, and it's coming up in 15 minutes. You look at your watch. 15 minutes till go time. You stretch back in your chair, rubbing your palms on your favorite pants, and you tell yourself: "I've got nothing to worry about. View Full Article

Training your core has been at the heart of countless fitness programs lately, so chances are you’ve read or heard something on the subject. Therefore, I won’t pound you over the head with regurgitated arguments about spinal stability, length/tension relationships, or the importance of muscle connectivity in the pelvic floor. Suffice it to say, IT’S IMPORTANT. View Full Article

5. The Stress Interview It’s just as it sounds: an interview designed to stress you out. The point? To see how you cope. The interviewer will try to intimidate you by asking View Full Article

For smokers, particularly those who have smoked for many years, the urge for a cigarette can be incredibly powerful. Beyond the physical drive that underlies the urge – the body’s expectation and need for nicotine – lies something that can be even more powerful: the psychological drive. View Full Article

If you’re sure that you’re a chronic procrastinator (see Part 2 of this series, Are You Really a Procrastinator? to find out), the roots of your problem grow deep. The big “P” will hamper your life in many areas, not just your career. Because I’m a career counselor, however, I prefer to focus on how you can start to overcome procrastination in career decision-making View Full Article

The challenge to quit smoking is one of the greatest challenges a smoker may face in his or her lifetime. Smokers would likely tell you that it's easier to train for a triathalon than to give up the habit. What makes quitting smoking so awful? In twelve step groups (which focus on addiction), there is a frequently shared saying: "Addiction is a cunning and baffling disease." If you haven't experienced addiction, you may not fully digest what this means. If you're reading this article, you probably get it pretty easily. View Full Article