by Paul Keefe | Nov 21, 2019 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Public Blog
Daria Shevtsova “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” — Herbert A. Simon After making my morning coffee, and settling in for the day I check my emails. Gmail has so graciously organized these emails according to my behaviours around the...
by Paul Keefe | Nov 14, 2019 | Leadership, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Public Blog, Social Connectedness
Perry Grone “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” — Vince Lombardi Talking about workplace wellness, a lot of topics tend to come up. And for some reason, they usually revolve...
by Paul Keefe | Nov 6, 2019 | Leadership, Mindfulness, Public Blog, Social Connectedness
Jopwell “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau In his amazing book Flourish, Martin Seligman uses an analogy for happiness and well-being, with the former being a thing, and the latter a construct. Weather is a construct...
by Paul Keefe | Oct 29, 2019 | Growth Mindset, Leadership, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Public Blog, Social Connectedness
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead When it comes to staying engaged at work, we can probably list a few things that will assist that process. a...
by Paul Keefe | Oct 16, 2019 | Growth Mindset, Leadership, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Public Blog, Social Connectedness
We are currently living in a society of sick care. The direct cost of chronic diseases accounts for about 58% of the annual health care spending in Canada. (Public Health Agency of Canada. Backgrounder: United Nations NCD Summit 2011). And according to the...
by Paul Keefe | Oct 9, 2019 | Growth Mindset, Leadership, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Public Blog, Social Connectedness
Humans are wired to connect. The development of language is one of the major reasons that humans have evolved with the type of consciousness we have – autonoetic. Being able to mentally place ourselves in hypothetical scenarios in the past, present, or future....