Well-Being

Employee recognition sounds good on its face, but can it be overdone or mishandled? Dr. Sajjad Fazel believes that’s possible, along with other trip-ups that could harm employees’ mental health. Fazel, a research associate and...

Rather than a benefit, a job might be hazardous to your mental health. That’s the proposition consultant, psychiatrist and mental health advocate Chitayi Murabula, along with food blogger, nature addict and psychologist Tayyiba Sheriff,...

Lack of motivation and procrastination are the enemies of productivity. Trying to overcome such obstacles keeps Denis Asamoah in business. The author, productivity coach, business leader and consultant are committed to getting entrepreneurs started...

Is social media addiction worse than cigarettes? From the very start, we thought that technology is making our lives better, faster, easier and practical. Social media was initially created to help us to save time...

Over half of Americans have plans to repaint their house and more than one in four are looking to renovate their kitchen. But perfectionism, unrealistic expectations, and procrastination can quickly snowball into a mass...

It was not the first time someone spoke in sad shock. It won’t be the last. “We didn’t think it was possible … there were no signs. He was a bubbly happy person who was...

For 30 years, Sabrina Cadini excelled and won awards as an event and wedding designer and planner. She pushed herself hard. Too hard. Before she knew it, Cadini was in the throes of entrepreneurial...

In the United States, one in five adults and nearly two million children are diagnosed with seasonal depression. From lowered energy to flat-out hopelessness, the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder are obvious, but the...

You only fail when you give up. Every hero must fall, we live for the moments that the underdog emerges; rising to the challenges in the face of adversity, succeeding as a result. In its very...

“Most health professionals know how to take care of patients, but not how to take care of themselves.” Healthcare professional and lecturer Yinka Vidal spoke for many about one of the main factors contributing to...

Millennials were once considered the poster children for entrepreneurship, but we are now faced with a new generation of bright young thinkers - Gen Z. The post-millennial generation known as Gen Z already includes...

What do agricultural workers and recreational gardeners have in common? Aside from a green thumb, they both run the risk of glyphosate exposure - chemicals in popular pesticides. Cited in legal proceedings as causing...

Ever wondered why you feel so tired at work? At our desks we may feel distracted or unmotivated. Maybe we’re less organized than normal or we really can’t seem to wake up. Scientists aren’t...

Generation Y has a lot of advantages over the Baby Boomers when it comes to saving money. There are a lot of investment tools and criteria that the Baby Boomers lacked in their generation....

Ownership and generational wealth are John Lombela’s forte. He has immersed himself in technology and investing on the cutting edge. A software engineer by profession, he also has experience in corporate investment banking. Lombela runs...

And it affects your productivity. Sensory response, through vision, can invoke a sense of emotion. Like seeing an advertisement at the subway as we wait for our train to come, those L.E.D’s are silently doing...

  Love and business go together like …Well, do they go together? Heather Hanson Wickman says they do. An executive coach, consultant, speaker and author, her firm, Untethered, works with people and organizations: “Understanding their...

Time management and how to do it has become a cottage industry. Yet, is time management really the issue?  Healthcare professional and lecturer Yinka Vidal says the concept of time management is wrong and should...

Even the experts admit they are not perfect. On a scale of 1 to 10 for their budgeting, both Anthony Copeman and Del Shawn Hayes only give themselves an 8. “I’m human,” Hayes said. “I...

There is no better way to start the workday than with a workout. I try to do so at least four days a week, before seeing to my duties as Managing Principal at Soho...