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Why Medical Certification of Capacity Rarely Leads to Change

February 3, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

In last week's post I wrote about how uncertainty around change (and an absence of planning for change) makes many of our clients feel stuck. Stuck in their injury, illness or disability and worried that this is how it's always going to be. I want to explore how we still chase down medical certification as a way of bringing about change and helping our clients improve their function. Do you ever wonder why it rarely works? Why do many of our clients with a certified capacity for work … [Read more...]

Workplace of the Future – How do you see it?

September 19, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Like many, I think that the workplace of the future will be much different than it is at the moment, and those changes will be driven by the attitude of the workers themselves. In fact, the nature of work will alter too. It is said that in the future, power will be held by individuals, not by institutions – we ourselves will be the ones coming up with the big ideas and have the ability to use or share them as we best see fit. We no longer will be being paid for our time in the office, but for … [Read more...]

10 Easy Ways to Give Your Brain a Break During the Day

September 12, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

We all know that mental health is a BIG deal and that we don’t talk about it enough. Over a 24-hour period we can process up to 70,000 thoughts, even as we sleep. Each day contains 86,400 seconds, so that equates to a different thought every 1.2 seconds – your brain never stops! ( reference: http://inside-the-brain.com/2012/04/23/how-to-give-your-brain-a-break/). And add that to the 20 million bits of information coming at you from your external environment every second no wonder we feel … [Read more...]

Why I Love Being a Rehab Counsellor

July 2, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

I didn't plan on becoming a rehab counsellor, but I am so glad I did because I truly love what I do. This video shares some of the reasons why I'm so passionate about my job and my industry. I'd love to know why YOU love being an health professional - leave a comment below! I've had quite a few people ask me over the last couple of weeks why I love being a rehab counsellor. It's a really good question, because I never actually thought this was what I was going to do. Like … [Read more...]

Don’t Tell Me I Can’t!

January 17, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

David Todd has a passion for work. Not to work, or about work – he passionately wanted to be at work, to have a job; to make a contribution. It has been an honour to work alongside David Todd, his family and his rehabilitation team to assist David not only return to work following a motor vehicle accident; but also to maintain this job and thrive. His family will often speak of the enormous benefit that being at work has had for David across his whole life. David left a remarkable … [Read more...]

How Do You Do Money?

October 18, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

As a business owner, I really needed to deal with my own baggage and attitudes around money. Working with Natalie Green really helped me to understand my money attitudes and their limitations to my business and my life. Natalie has generously agreed to share with the Business of 1 Community some of the keys you need to address your own money baggage. Let me know what comes up for you; has this article opened your eyes to your own attitudes regarding money? Jo After working with women from … [Read more...]

Why would I need a mentor? Part 2

July 12, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

A big thank you for the response I have received through personal messages following my last article. I really appreciate your ideas, thoughts and interaction. I was not surprised by the number of people who expressed that they are confused by the word mentor, and a shift that may be occurring in the perception and marketing of mentoring. In this article I want to explore want mentoring is further. Let’s cut through what we think we know, and look at some definitions. Now these definitions … [Read more...]

3 things you can do RIGHT now to boost your personal efficiency

January 9, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

Are you sick and tired of thinking, I must become more efficient in what I do? Do you constantly lament – there isn’t enough time……. Is the way you manage your personal efficiency serving you to get the most out of your work-life? http://youtu.be/fh-tWFmZNO0 How we manage our efficiency, is how we behave effectively. There is a whole range of thoughts and attitudes tied up in how we approach our work. The purpose of this brief power-shot is not to unveil those unhelpful thoughts and … [Read more...]

Vision. Focus. Drive – What have you done for me lately

December 12, 2011 by Admin Leave a Comment

Are you a bit like me and spend December in a state of reflection? What did the past year bring? Have I achieved what I wanted? Did I set out to do the things I had planned? One of my biggest lessons during 2011, has been that nothing makes sense without VISION. I have to admit Stephen Covey's well known quote " start with the end in mind" really does bring success. I have learned that VISION brings the end picture, the end result into focus as the DESTINATION. VISION brings everything … [Read more...]

How to Get Stuff Done

December 9, 2011 by Admin Leave a Comment

Creating Successful Behaviours and Habits Are your habits (the things you repeatedly do) serving you or holding you back? In order to reach our goals in business, and in life, we must become the person it takes to do the things we need to do in order to reach our goals. To ‘check-in’ as to whether or not we are conspiring for our own success ask yourself these questions 1. What things are you doing, that you should do LESS of? a. . b. . c. . 2. What things are you doing, … [Read more...]

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