Who Surrounds You? There is a familiar quotation from the legendary author and speaker Jim Rohn, had a famous saying: You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Think about it. Who do you spend most of your time with – day in and day out? Are those people…
Are you a Non-exerciser, like me? Recently, a quiz from Everyday Health on Exercise Personalities pegged me as a “Non-Exerciser”. What!? At first horrified, I quickly came to realize it makes sense. I don’t really like exercising and do it because it is important to my health. Most of my fitness advice centers fitting more…
Need creativity and productivity in your next meeting? Get your people on their feet! Recently I facilitated a difficult meeting for an association board facing decreasing revenues and a tough decision about staffing. The organization needed creative thought and an action plan by the end of the day. They needed to meet on their feet!…
Walking is essential to making your colon work! Okay – it sounds a little gross, but today is about poop. Really. One of the body’s most important functions is to get rid of waste. If you can’t get rid of it all kinds of nasty things happen as discussed in this video from Everyday Health. …
Should kids be on a diet? This week’s Everyday Health video with fitness expert Jillian Michaels really got me thinking. She discusses Vogue magazine’s April edition article about a mom who put her 7-year-old daughter on a restrictive diet and derided her about what she ate and how she looked. Jillian sought the opinion of…
Moving Your Bootie Makes Your Brain Work Better! Today I’m working with Public Health and Head Start staff at a professional development conference hosted by Illinois Southern Seven Health Department. I’ve been reminded of days – before my girls were born – when I worked as an adaptive movement specialist in Head Start programs. Science…
Waukesha County Technical College hosted a college-wide professional development day on March 20, 2012. Eliz Greene presented Juggling Lessons for Life, sharing stress management strategies with the entire staff, and Move Your Bootie, an active lifestyle breakout session. Were you there? Please leave a comment below and receive a free copy of the Busy Woman’s…
As the first real snow of the season comes our way, we wanted to take the chance to remind you to Use Your Head (and protect your heart) when Shoveling Snow! Good news: Those flakes falling from the sky provide an excellent opportunity for cardiovascular exercise! Yes, shoveling – or walking behind a snow blower…
Farm women from across South Carolina learned about stress management in Eliz’s program Juggling Lessons for Life at the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’ s Leadership Conference held at Clemson University. The conference was themed around apples – check out this article about apples reducing your risk of stroke! After lunch, some of the…
Your personal story combined with recommendations for realistic lifestyle changes was very powerful.
Eye-opening and Inspirational.
Enlightening information attendees will share with colleagues
I thought, If Eliz can do it, so can I.
Stunning insights into why work-life balance isn’t working.
My favorite part was all of the stats you had to show what increased your odd of heart disease and how you could decrease your odds. It worked out I was actually going grocery shopping yesterday so it helped to have that in the front of my mind to make sure to get some “grow foods” when I was there too.
Really practical, easy to apply tips. And they almost always fit into my busy life.