“Kale is a superfood and it’s special power is tasting bad.” — Jim Gaffigan Hold on for this one: Eating is required to live. Food is fuel for everything you do. Just like any engine, if you put crap into your body, then it will run like crap. In a world where people eat most […]
Tag: Wellbeing
How to Use Self-Reflection for Personal Growth Without Self-Criticism
“The beatings will continue until morale improves.” — Captain Bligh Everyone has room for improvement. Self-reflection is a way to learn about yourself and constantly get better. Though too much reflection can cause a downward spiral into a world of depression and self-loathing, neither of which are healthy areas to be in. Instead of beating […]
Remote vs. Returning to the Office: Fights In Relationships
“Be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life is a great balancing act.” — Dr. Seuss Covid brought about a sudden and unique transition of people working remotely en masse, almost overnight. Now we’re entering yet another new era: inconsistent return to office mandates across geolocations and industries. […]
Experience the Wonders of the Winter Workout
“Summer bodies are made in the winter.” — Unknown Getting the motivation to consistently workout can be a challenge. Winter can add another layer of “maybe later” into the mix. The idea of working out in the cold and dark can be pretty demotivating. This is ironic as the cold can also be a way […]
We’re Doing Retirement All Wrong
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick You work your whole life in the seemingly endless grind of the rat race for the golden years of retirement. You finally make it and, based upon studies, your reward is to get bored and depressed. Obviously, that sucks. Turns out, […]
Winter Is A Launch Point For Your Year
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck The holidays are over and it can feel like a dark vacuum just sucked all the fun out, only to leave us with bitter cold and (literally) dark days. We refer to this effect as the […]
Tricks to Navigate Family Dynamics
“I had a great teacher in India who said to me, ‘If you think you’re spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.’” — Elizabeth Gilbert For the holidays, or any gathering, everyone desires the picture-perfect family, sitting in social media-ready positions around the fire, having the best time with one another. But the […]
Altruism Improves Happiness
“Altruism is innate, but it’s not instinctual. Everybody’s wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped.” — David Rakoff The benefits of giving aren’t just campy sayings on the Hallmark channel. Doing good turns out to be really positive for you. Even though we recommend giving back regularly, it’s even more applicable during […]
The Joy of Fire
“A house with no fireplace is a house without a heart.” — Gladys Taber Winter isn’t coming, winter is here. For us at ETS, the weather has become pretty cold. Admittedly, winter isn’t our preferred time of year. Since its arrival is inevitable, we have been working to improve our attitude towards it. One of […]
Is It Still Special to Gorge During the Holidays?
“Then the Whos, young and old, will sit down to a feast and they’ll feast, and they’ll feast. And they’ll feast, feast, feast, feast.” — The Grinch Holidays are the season to spend time with friends and family. Celebrating the year entering our rear-view mirror, while looking at the year which is to come. Usually, […]