Myrto Mangrioti believes life is a learning playground that shouldn't be taken too seriously. Struggling with her "good girl" attitude all her life, she found peace by embracing it. That’s when she founded Loving Living to pursue her passion for helping people awaken to their true selves, enjoying their lives to the fullest by living in the present moment. Myrto is a certified Deep Coach, a Canfield Success Principles & Methodology Certified Trainer, and a No.1 International Best-Selling Amazon Author. Early morning, you can find her at the beach. She's vegan and loves nature. Meditation, yoga, music and cooking inspire and ground her. She lives by one word: EMBRACE… yourself, your life, the present moment. Myrto Mangrioti, Transformational Coach, Author, Speaker Introduce yourself! Please tell us about you and your life, so we can get to know you better. "I believe we're here to learn but, most importantly, have fun doing it. But it took me some time to realise it! I started my career as a computer programmer and soon quit as I discovered this was not the life I wanted for myself. I've done many jobs since then, from selling fresh fish to being the CEO of our family business for a few years. For twenty years, I worked as a production assistant for a very famous greek singer travelling all over the world, helping to organise her concerts. Most of the time, I was too busy or not at all. Never living a balanced life. I was always struggling with my "good girl" attitude. Trapped at my "must do's", tryin' to please everybody (and failing miserably). Craving to feel liked and worthy. I know what it feels like to be desperate, unhappy and lonely. As you can guess, I've been there, done that... living an unconscious life for almost half a century! Until it got unbearable, and I finally made the decision to change. And I did, by following a plan I created from the skills I learned while I trained to be a coach. I'm now a Canfield Success Principles & Methodology Certified Trainer and a certified Deep Coach, Oola Life & Green Gap Coach. I'm also an International Best-Selling Amazon Author… needless to say, writing is one of my passions! As a lifelong learner, I always enjoy acquiring more knowledge. I'm currently enrolled to become A Teacher of Presence in Eckhart Tolle's School of Awakening. I love sharing and teaching my way to look at and live a "perfect" life. "Perfect" in quotes because there is no such thing as a perfect, ideal or best life as a destination. Life has ups and downs, and our attention should be in the present, making the most of what is. Not postponing happiness by focusing on a big dream in the future that may never come. Finding joy in the small, maybe seemingly insignificant, everyday things. And that's what makes life perfect or ideal, now! I'm from Greece, a country on so many people's bucket lists! I feel blessed, and I'm constantly inspired by the abundance of this place: the culture, the history, the weather, the Mediterranean temperament and food, the sea and the countryside. I'm vegan, have three cats, and love nature. Going to the beach and swimming all year round is how I recharge and find peace in this hectic, fascinating world. Music and dancing have a special place in my heart. I enjoy very long lunches, that sometimes turn into dinners, with friends. Meditation, yoga and cooking inspire and ground me. Every day, I try to live by my five core spiritual values: authenticity, love, gratitude, acceptance and playfulness. Embracing the present moment, accepting what is, learning and having fun in my life." What is your business name and how do you help your clients? When I rediscovered myself, I decided to drop everything and founded Loving Living to pursue my passion for spiritual awakening. I love helping people going through the process of transforming and awakening. I create a safe space for them to uncover their essence identity and live a more present, harmonious, fun and fulfilling life, by aligning with who they truly are. By balancing the being and the doing. We work together creatively, productively and playfully to find exactly what they need to move forward. Depending on the client's needs, I have an extensive set of tools I can use to help them. What kind of audience do you target your business towards? Never forgetting the "good-girl" in me, I, first of all, want to help women who suffer from their "good-girl" attitude, like I was. So, I've created "The Yes-Girl Toolkit", an online self-paced course, to help other "good girls" discover their voice, stand up for themselves, and confidently ask for what they want. Think of it as a First Aid Kit! Using the same tools I used, I can help them create a new, powerful mindset so they playfully achieve and enjoy their ideal life. What methods do you use to help clients reach their goals? As a Certified Canfield Trainer, my favourite method is using The Success Principles. It's a set of strategies that can help anyone get from where they are today to where they want to go. The Success Principles are a way of living, that, when followed, can completely transform your life. I can testify to this because they’ve changed mine, as well as the lives of thousands of other people who use them. Through my experience, I've developed my own goal-setting method called ROADMAPS. In a nutshell, it's an acronym for what a goal should be: Reasonable, Orderly, Accountable, have a Deadline, Measurable, Actionable, Personal and Specific. You can read more about ROADMAPS in my article "Goal R.O.A.D.M.A.P.S. ‒ 8 Bulletproof Tips To Turn Your Dreams Into Achievable Goals". Goal-setting can be powerful if done right. It can help you achieve anything you set your mind on accomplishing. Goal-setting creates the ROADMAPS you have to use to get to where you want to go. They’re your helping guide to get there. But what I always want to remind a client is to enjoy the trip. The most important thing is the present moment. Not waiting to be happy when you arrive at the destination, but live in the now and enjoy your life today. Find fulfilment and joy in the process. How do you help clients stay motivated and accountable? The best program I can offer is Oola Transform. It's specifically targeted to the person who needs guidance and accountability. Someone who has trouble staying focused and motivated or someone with procrastination issues. This is a fast-track 10-week program to help anyone looking to create a happier, more balanced life in every area of their life. Oola Transform is terrific because it combines two things. A weekly, structured process to keep you motivated with a live coaching session with me, for accountability and support. I can answer any question that may come up every week and help you find solutions to any problem you're facing. This is a program to get someone kick-started. After the 10 weeks, if a client wants further support, we find a plan that works for them together. It can be a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly private coaching session that will provide the help, stability and accountability they need to continue working on their goals. What do you think are the most important qualities for a successful life coach? This may sound strange as an answer, but the most important quality is having no agenda when you go into a coaching session. It's something I learned in my training as a Deep Coach, and it essentially means: don't make it about you and how effective you are as a coach by striving to solve problems during the session. When you're getting paid, it's natural to feel you need to produce results fast. Believe in the process, focus on the client and their needs, deeply listen, leave your personal opinions behind and create a safe environment of spaciousness, acceptance and caring. This will enable them to dig deeper and connect with their inner self and true essence. Trust that the right answers will intuitively come from within. And that's when the magic happens. True transformation. Getting your Ego, personal goals, ideas – or insecurities – out of the way is what builds a long, trusting relationship which will be truly beneficial and effective for your client. Always remembering it's not about you but about them. What would you like to achieve for yourself and your business in the future? My passion is living an awakened life! I believe humanity, now, more than ever, needs more people with an awakened consciousness to help end suffering at all levels worldwide. And by suffering, I not only mean the hate, cruelty, injustice, division, poverty or anything bad that people inflict upon each other, but also what happens on a personal level. People suffer because of what they think about themselves, by living in the past and expecting a better future that never comes, always wanting something more than what they have. I could go on and on about this… My vision is to contribute to the awakening of the personal and collective consciousness through my awakening journey and development. As a certified Deep Coach and a soon-to-be Teacher of Presence, I can provide space, guidance and support to any person going through an awakening transformation. The process is challenging, and it's not a straight line! It can also feel very lonely because people around you may not understand what you're going through. During this ongoing transformation, having someone who gets you and is there for you can be very encouraging and beneficial. Let me be that person for you. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or visit my website for more info! Read more from Myrto!

Electric car manufacturer, Tesla, has cut prices worldwide with some vehicles coming down in price as much as 20 percent. The price cuts come after CEO Elon Musk admitted that prices had been “embarrassingly high”. It also follows warnings from Musk that the world is facing the prospect of a lengthy recession; and after Tesla announced earlier this month that quarterly deliveries fell short of market estimates. “The discounts may make EV cars affordable to people who were previously priced out of the market. US and French buyers could take advantage of both the discounts and federal tax credits available in both countries for certain electric vehicle purchases”, reports Reuters. Last year was a tough one for the manufacturer with a vehicle recall in September; logistics’ issues; Musk’s protracted, and ultimately costly, bid to buy Twitter as well as slow growth in China.

Written by: Katie Scott, business reporter Brandalism - a Swiss environmental activist organisation - has taken control of 400 advertising billboards and bus stops in Belgium, France, Germany and England. The group is targeting the automotive industry for greenwashing as the European Motor Show opens in Brussels. “The ads were designed by artists including Lindsay Grime, Michelle Tylicki, Merny Wernz, Fokawolf, Matt Bonner and Darren Cullen and feature images of Toyota and BMW vehicles, such as the Toyota Land Cruiser and the BMW X5 and X7 SUVs,” writes The Drum. The campaign centres upon the message that advertising for the highest polluting vehicles should be banned. This is supported by other environmental action groups including Greenpeace International. Tona Merrimen, a spokesperson for Brandalism, told the press: “Toyota and BMW use slick marketing campaigns to promote oversized SUV models that clog up urban neighbourhoods. Electric SUVs are no solution – they’re too big for most parking spaces and their tall bumper size and excessive weight present an increased risk to pedestrians, especially children, involved in road collisions.” The activist group has launched campaigns against the banking and aviation sectors in the past.

Abuse and neglect in nursing homes occur at alarming rates. Death is one of the major outcomes of poor medical treatment in nursing homes. You may take precautions against nursing home abuse to safeguard your loved ones and keep them safe. However, there have been several complaints of nursing home abuse, so not all patients in these facilities get the care they need. Older adults may not be aware that they are being mistreated or ignored, or they may not feel comfortable sharing their bad experiences with family members. Learn what to do if you believe a care facility is being abused. The care and attention these institutions offer to older people and their families can cost a lot of money. Signs That Point To A Serious Issue Patients in nursing homes could report mistreatment and warning signs to their loved ones and relatives. However, other patients might not disclose their level of abuse or specific instances of it. Aggression or agitation, physical constraints, seclusion from friends and family, abrupt weight loss or malnutrition, unhygienic living conditions, and other symptoms are all signs of nursing home abuse. 1. Inconsistency In Emotional And Behavioral State When a nursing home resident's emotional or behavioral state changes suddenly, it is important to notify the proper authorities. This can be done by calling local emergency services or contacting the nursing home administrator or staff. In some instances, a behavior change may indicate a more serious problem than an oversight by the staff. In other cases, a sudden behavior change may be caused by medical issues that require immediate attention. If you notice any of the following signs or symptoms, contact your local police department or fire department immediately: Changes in personality or behavior. Loss of appetite or not eating at all. Not sleeping well due to disturbed sleep patterns (nightmares). Difficulty moving around and/or difficulty getting out of bed. Bruises and cuts on the body that have not been listed as an injury by the nursing home staff. Changes in urine color 2. Sudden Weight Loss Or Malnutrition Malnutrition or weight loss are frequent indicators of nursing home mistreatment. When a person loses weight abruptly and there is no apparent cause, it might very well signify and be a clear sign that they were mistreated in the nursing home environment. It could also be a sign of a health issue brought on by abuse or neglect in a nursing home. Due to inadequate nourishment the institution provides, weight loss among nursing home patients is common. They could also be malnourished due to a poor diet and careless handling. Lack of appetite, dry lips and skin, sunken eyes and nails, thinning hair, and fewer bowel movements are other indicators of malnutrition. 3. Physical Abuse Always take care to ensure residents may walk about and exercise their bodily liberty without worrying about being confined or having things used against them, advises carers. It is simple to hold onto and confine the resident at the wrists, ankles, and upper arms. Therefore pay particular attention to the physical and nutritional areas. Additionally, residents should be allowed to express themselves without worrying about negative physical or psychological repercussions. A nursing home resident may frequently have grievances regarding the establishment they are residing. A minor issue, such as poor staff reaction times, might become deadly if a staff member's carelessness leads your loved one to get out of bed unsupervised and suffer an injury. Therefore, always give staff, employees and management a chance to hear your issues. 4. Infections Your loved one is being mistreated if you spot any new illnesses, sores or infections. These wounds are uncomfortable; they may be risky for the individual to recover from. It is crucial to act and speak out against any maltreatment. Bed sores may result in swelling in your loved one's feet or legs. When pressure is applied to the skin, open sores develop. Staff members of nursing homes should be on the lookout for any bedsores since they can lead to major problems if improperly handled. How to Deal With Nursing Home Abuse Abuse is a serious problem in nursing homes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that every year, close to one-third of all nursing home residents are victims of abuse or neglect. By comprehending the many forms of abuse, patients may contribute to the fight against nursing home abuse. Residents and their families should be aware of the policies of a nursing home before deciding to live there. Your loved one at a nursing home will have a safe and secure place to live in, both physically and psychologically, with the right measures.

Written by: Bruno Vanherberghen , Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. You have tried to quit on our own. Maybe that has worked to some degree. But somehow procrastination kicks in, something throws us off and we find ourselves right back where we started. An addiction recovery coach provides you with support, encouragement, and accountability as you work to overcome your addiction and build a sober life. What does the science say? Many people look for an accountability partners to help keep them on track. Maybe that is somebody that is going through the same struggle as themselves, a family member, a friend, an intimate partner, or somebody else. So, how effective is that? Turns out, not so effective at all according to this study , especially compared to using a professional coach. People using a professional coach were more engaged, had the greater commitment, made more progress, and showed greater well-being compared to those using a peer such as a friend or family member. An additional study found individual coaching significantly more effective in attaining goals and reducing procrastination compared to doing it on your own (self-coaching) or group coaching. Overall, addiction recovery coaching is linked to increased success, motivation, and self-esteem. What are 9 ways that an addiction recovery coach can help you? Setting goals and working towards them – We set realistic and achievable goals to build up your own belief and self-confidence. We continually track and evaluate your progress. Setting deadlines – This helps to stay focused and motivated to complete tasks. Strategies to deal with triggers and urges – How to manage urges is one of the biggest keys to successfully overcome any addiction. Provide support – Provide the encouragement and belief to help you overcome challenges and maintain motivation. Lifestyle planning – Quitting a bad habit frees up a significant amount of time in many cases. How can we spend that time? What feelings do we want to experience more of ? New hobbies, interest, and healthier, enjoyable activities. Provide emotional support – Addiction recovery can be a difficult and emotional process and a recovery coach can provide a safe and supportive space. They will also help you navigate personal and professional relationships in your recovery. Provide accountability – We keep you accountable to the goals we set together through regular check-ins. Encourage self-care – Recovery is about more than just abstaining from a certain habit. We need to learn to build new, healthier systems and ways of managing, coping, and spending our time. Receiving feedback – Feedback helps us to identify additional areas for improvement and fine tune the recovery approach. The best time to make that change you have been thinking about is now . Don’t delay. Surround yourself with the right people to help you achieve your goals and live that life you want. Give yourself that freedom, it is an even bigger gift than you can imagine. Follow me on Facebook, and visit my website for more info! Read more from Bruno! Bruno Vanherberghen, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Bruno is a life coach, specialized in helping people overcome their addictions and compulsive patterns. He knows how to step out of old patterns and emerge on the other side with a newfound freedom and drive for life. The ability to delay instant gratification to pursue longer term goals, follow and realize dreams and aspiration. We need to do things differently and Bruno is an expert at helping to manage personal change. He suffered from heavy depression during his 20's at which point many of his compulsive behaviors spiraled out of control. Alcohol, drugs, porn, caffeine, sugar, gaming, food issues were some of his personal struggles. He can proudly say that the compulsion is a thing of the past. He has coached over 700 individuals, has over 120 customer verified testimonials, an approval rating of 95% and more than 98% improve. He has a deep personal understanding of addiction and is empathic, encouraging, caring with an occasional gentle firmness to help people realize the goals they set for themselves. His mission: to support people to realize their full potential.

Written by: Jennifer Byrne, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. To be, or not to be. That is the question. This is arguably one of the most famous lines from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Although written in the 17th century, this phrase of Hamlet’s soliloquy translates to our existing world. How you may ask? It directly correlates to a growth mindset. As we begin our journey into 2023, it provides us the opportunity to reflect and reevaluate our own capabilities and potential. It is giving ourselves permission to stop living through a lens from how others see or define us to how we see through our own. If we all lived by how we see our own potential and abilities, what might change for us? What opportunities may we explore? How might this transform the idea of success leading to happiness to happiness leading to success? These are all questions to ponder as we rethink how we approach work, life, and relationships. Igniting the flame of our true potential will lead to unexpected outcomes. We often ask ourselves “What if I fail?” As we shift our mindset to one that points out the potential to fail to one that has the potential to learn from our mistakes, it makes us more mentally agile and gives us the gift to learn from our mistakes. If we consistently avoid failure, we remain status quo. Status quo, although in and of itself is not negative, it may inhibit innovation, limit potential, and impede progress. “To be or not to be, that is the question?” Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or visit my website for more info! Read more from Jennifer! Jennifer Byrne, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Jennifer Byrne is a certified life and career coach. She helps her clients overcome the fears that are holding them back, increase confidence levels, discover their life’s purpose, and achieve greater levels of energy to reach their full potential. Jennifer’s message to her clients is “Follow Your Inner Compass.” With more than a decade of experience in organizational development, coaching, and mentoring in both corporate and non-profit environments, Jennifer brings a wealth of practical knowledge to her coaching work. Jennifer earned her B.S. from Monmouth University and pursued advanced degrees, including her MBA and M.Ed. She is certified as an Energy Leadership Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) from the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and holds an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation. Despite the demands of her career, Jennifer makes time to be involved with community and professional organizations. She is a member of ICF Global and local ICF NYC chapter in which she actively participates on the Member Engagement and Social Outreach committees. Jennifer lives in Ocean County, NJ, with her husband of 14 years and two dogs. When not working, she loves to explore the outdoors.

Written by: Shreesha Khare, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. "It's a new year; I'll be a completely different person." I'm sure you've been reading all over the place. But I'm curious if it's just an ego boost or if you're truly in the "N You" zone. Please don’t mind; I have one more question for you: Was the 1st of January 2023 completely new to you? Is tomorrow different from today? Is today really a new day? Our paradigm has been created in such a deep way that whenever the new year comes, we need to make resolutions, make a new year checklist, and start something or other new. Nevertheless, I want to ask: What is the truth in that? What kind of newness are you trying to achieve out of all this? You will wake up on that same bed, wearing the same pyjamas, and your mornings will not be different from seeing the same people around you. Maybe you celebrated the New Year with the same kind of ritual of going on vacation with the same people. Perhaps your destination this time was Europe rather than America. I am sure you must have gone before as well. If not, then you might get drunk at home and celebrate with the same people, which you have done many times. It will be the same ritual in your house to wish everyone a "happy new year"; you will receive the same old forwarded New Year's wishes. You will be seeing the same old neighbours and their dog walking at 7:00 a.m. in the park. You will be crossing the road from that same path, where the signpost will be tilted. There will be daytime and nighttime chaos in the house. You will again go through those posts on social media and articles in the newspaper that talk about New Year's resolutions, how you can make 2023 your best year, and other comparisons with all other years. What was new in your life? What has occurred in your life that has never occurred before? Clearing the slate: evolve rather than stay the same. You grow new plants in your garden when you completely wipe out all the dead ones. You evolve new things in your garden as per the natural rhythm of that soil and moisture, not on the basis of other gardens. You've been on a voice loop of heartbreak, negative thinking, and mindset for ten years, carrying the same self-image. Don’t you think you need a "clean slate" structure at the foundational level? It is time that you turn all your days into something you have never done before. Okay, I know you're going to say it's not easy! I got it. Nevertheless, everything is in your hands to either do something you have never done or listen to the same voice recordings that have impacted your life for 10 years. I'm sure you want another ten years of your life to be at the next level. The year 2023 will serve as a starting point for you to take a step back and look at your life objectively. It will give you space to think about things and decisions you made ten years ago and how they are affecting you today. It is showing that old traditions will fall and nature will play its own course in its own way. You have time to rework the things you avoided and allow divine timing to play its natural tune. If you are stubborn, then you will be stuck in the vicious cycle of "Why is this happening to me?" Why is my life not changing? Why am I going through these mental disturbances? You will be stuck in the shallowness of this world; despite being educated, there is a conditioning of mediocrity. It is up to you how long you want to keep falling into the false time cycle created by society for their own needs. Listen to your body's rhythm. Your body is the vessel that transports the action output following your feeding, whether through deep conditioning or negative thoughts on a daily basis. This time, clean the vessel from the inside out. Hold no shame or guilt; simply listen to your natural biorhythms. Look at yourself. There's a feeling of anxiety, depression, voidness, and fullness of questions on your face, leaving you restless day and night. Repeat, rest, rethink, re-evaluate, and then evolve yourself quantumly. It is entirely up to you whether you begin the new year on January 1 or another date. In your own body, you are made up of a collective consciousness that holds the power to walk on its own natural guidance. For example, if my body calls for rest for 2 months and I reflect on my life, what patterns and behaviours will I exhibit over the next ten years? There is no need to make or break resolutions because there is nothing like that. Traditions or rituals are like mango trees: until they are juicy, people feel good. When it becomes sour, it is bitter. It also rots over time, making those who consume it sick. It becomes of no use to people. There is no harm in adhering to traditions, but if it leaves you forced, burned out, or under pressure, it is not worth it. I don’t think so, but is somewhere making you fulfilled and excited? You're following the resolutions or any other tradition because you believe you "should" not feel left behind. Start your next 10 years with more authenticity, with more listening to your "own" consciousness of heart and head. If you feel like being in hibernation mode, just be it. Follow the natural life cycle. Take a break if your body says so; don’t push it. Divert your extra energy into sports, creativity, or any kind of exercise. Evolve in your own river of truth, not in the river of truth that other people make resolutions to push you towards, which you are not. The sun's new path with each soloistic, bringing a completely new slate in the cosmic world, means that old traditions and thought processes no longer exist. The cosmos is full of repetition, rest, and re-evaluation before accelerating higher with something never done before. Then what stops you?... Namaste! Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and visit my website for more info! Read more from Shreesha! Shreesha Khare, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Shreesha Khare is an author and an inspirational thought leader, aka a leading luminary. She is walking on the path of "Self-Illumination" to be more of her true self, share more of her personal experiences, and change the lives of others through her own journey of personal transformation. There is a deep internal desire in her to take all of what she has learned and help others along their path. She believes that suffering is the key to unlocking our greatest gifts. She is the Founder and Chief humanitarian Being at S&S Co-Space for Humanity, a boutique where you will be served with coaching and guidance of self-love and self-actualization, is like taking a journey into the inner cosmic world.

Written by: Laura J. Wellington, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. It might not be as exciting a topic as the Twitter Files or the classified document fiasco the sitting President is now embroiled in. And maybe it isn’t as sexy a conversation as the next pandemic or the concerns raised at Davos. But loneliness and its sister epidemic “social isolation” are plaguing our nation and doing so silently, stealthily and irregardless of age. The United States is drowning in it and the cost of this reality to our society can be equated with the increased consumption of Fentanyl, food and fantasy. If we aren’t drugging ourselves to cope, we are eating and drinking our feelings away, hence, the soaring obesity and suicide rates presently. Or we are trading them for the illusion offered by social media and large corporations honed in the creation of all types of products and entertainment designed to provide escapism. This is where we are at, folks, and it is quite sad. At the heart of this issue, in my opinion, is people’s innate “loss of social significance.” In the elderly that means “no longer playing productive roles in society.” In the middle-aged that means “coping with life transitions that no one could ever truly prepare you for.” In our youth it means “suddenly realizing that you aren’t that important after all. You are just one of the many and will become your parents.” We all think we won’t but we do. Feeling significant plays a key part in one’s overriding happiness, health, and welfare. It occupies that same part on a larger scale too as we see just by looking around us. The state of our nation speaks to insignificance masking itself as mental illness, pervasive anger, and chronic discourse. People feel insignificant so it is showing up significantly. The results of this have become our daily news but the root? That’s something you hear nothing about as it’s not show-stopping enough to highlight. And yet, the need for in-person, human contact is undeniable and imperative to the health and welfare of human beings. Try as some in society might to convince us otherwise, in-person communing is irreplaceable. We know (and feel) the difference no matter how close technology gets to creating a “likeness” or alternate way of gathering. The total experience of “in-person” connecting can’t be duplicated. The “self” knows the distinction and won’t be fooled or satiated by anything less because it is made of God and, just like dirt, is undiscoverable by man in manner, process, and function. It is a primary reason why we continue to feel the need to come together in churches; walk in parks among others; and sit in lobbies or coffee shops while Zooming with co-workers. In-person, human contact is special and has the power to add years to people’s lives, providing needed social significance no matter how brief. Simple in construct, it just needs “to be,” taking first place to the complementary “virtual-relating” technology offers and not the other way around. This “no touch, electively isolating, selectively easy but unhealthy” way of living that’s going on right now is against human nature and is making us all sick, depressed, lonely and steps closer to dying early deaths. We are a species fascinated by advancement yet trapped within it too, the implications compromising our basic health and wellness, including that of our youngest. Is it any wonder that they are showing such enormous signs of chaos, confusion and stress, well beyond earlier generations? “I was surprised at the degree of loneliness among young people,” said Richard Weissbourd, a psychologist and senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). “If you look at studies on the elderly, their rates of loneliness are high, but they don’t seem to be as high as they are for young people.” With one-third of adults 45 and older feeling lonely, one-fourth of adults aged 65 and older considered socially isolated, and youth who are suffering equally so, viable solutions to both silent epidemics need to be found. And not of the “bandaid” kind but those that create social connections in the way people truly benefit from and require. The WHO knows it. The CDC confirms it and the NIH agrees and in this, none of these three institutions can be argued. It is a phenomenon being recognized globally. Ask me why I care? The intense loneliness and social isolation that I felt following the tragic death of my husband when I was only thirty-five years-old, well…that was the beginning of my caring. It gut me. It also woke me up to the pain of others who were undoubtedly experiencing the same thing, specifically the elderly but not limited to this group. Plenty of marginalized groups suffer this plight too. Loneliness and social isolation do not discriminate, especially in a nation whose DNA celebrates “independence, separateness, and leaving” at its core. With each new stage of life that has passed for me since as well as everything this nation has been through over the last few years, I’ve grown to care even more. Division and fear are the food in which loneliness and social isolation feed upon and it's feeding alright...big time. Frankly we need to get ahead of this harsh reality before there is no doing so. The cost in dollars is big but the price in moral virtue and unnecessary suffering, even bigger. As I said, hardly as sexy and colorful a topic as so many of the others occupying the current media stage, but none more important amid the quietness it rides in on. Suffice it to say, the other more seductive topics will come and go. They will drive up ratings for sure. But this one? This will leak into every societal crack and crevice it finds, and root itself there. It already is and that IS is coming to a town near you. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and visit my website for more info! Read more from Laura! Laura J. Wellington, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Laura J. Wellington is the Founder of Celebrity-Lifestyle blog THREAD MB. A Media-Tech Entrepreneur, Wellington is also an Award-Winning Children's Entertainment creator and Author. Critics have called her most recent book "Be Careful What You Wish For" a 'magnum opus. A TEDx Speaker, Wellington's newest venture is called ZNEEX, an app that combines fitness and socializing for users and their dogs in a fun, new way that has partners saying "it's the best idea that they've heard in a very long time" (coming to you May 2022). A mother of five, Wellington was widowed at thirty-five years old. She has won The Forbes Enterprise Award, Multiple Telly Awards, The Buzz Award, and many more.

Written by: Jeff Altman, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. I worked in recruiting for many years before transitioning to becoming a global coach for individuals and firms trying to improve. I worked with a number of firms that did extraordinary work to become a magnet for talent. Then, there were the others. They were the firms that hired the leftovers from the others and had to work hard and spend more money than they wanted to hire the talent they needed. The key difference I saw was in their employer branding and the effort they put into an employer brand strategy and delivery on that strategy. Employer branding is a must-have for any successful business. It’s the practice of creating a positive image of your company and its culture, to attract and retain the best talent. An effective employer branding strategy can help you stand out from the competition and make your company an employer of choice. It also helps you to attract top talent who are looking for an environment that is stimulating and rewarding. Creating an employer branding strategy isn’t easy, but with the right planning, it can make all the difference in helping you achieve your goals. Think of it like how firms create an image for their product. When I say generic brand, most people associate it with cheaper. When I say Mercedes-Benz, The New York Yankees, Apple, or “Three Guys in a Garage” startup, each carries an impression that you associate with that business. Creating an employer brand strategy is like for you as an employer. It is the launch point for attracting and keeping the people you want. What is employer branding? Employer branding is the process of building a compelling and consistent message around your company’s culture, mission, and hiring practices. It’s a way of representing your company tailored to potential employees and their unique wants and needs. An effective employer branding strategy will help you attract talent to your company and retain your best people. It should be seen and accepted as a critical part of your recruitment strategy. When you take the time to develop a strategy that is authentic to your business, you’ll be sending a strong message to the marketplace about the type of company you are and the people you employ and want to hire. Why is employer branding important? Employer branding will help you differentiate your company from other employers in your industry or market area and make your company an employer of choice, attracting new talent that might not otherwise be familiar with your firm. Employer branding is all about creating an honest and positive image of your company and the culture that exists within it. It’s about communicating to both existing employees and new hires that they are valued and essential to your organization. It can help increase recruitment fill rates, reduce time-to-hire, reduce turnover and help you to create a competitive edge. When you create an employer brand, you’re not just selling your company or department— you’re selling the experience that comes with being part of it. This translates into cost savings for your firm. For example, in working with one firm and helping them reduce the time to hire from 4 months to 7 weeks, there are real cost savings. In helping another firm look at its culture and reducing turnover from 37% per annum to 23%, there is real money involved! Identifying Your Target Audience One of the first steps in creating an effective employer branding strategy is to identify the target audience you hope will be interested in what you have to offer. To do this, you’ll need to do research and get acquainted with the job market in your locale and industry, as well as the commonalities of your current staff. Start by taking a close look at your industry and the types of jobs you currently have open. This will help you to identify the types of candidates you need and the types of skill sets they’ll need to possess. Although some may suggest considering age range, and gender, as well as the location, and level of experience of the candidates you are hoping to attract, I want to discourage you from considering age and gender for much the same reason as race. It is illegal in the US and many other nations to use these attributes as part of your decision-making process, plus it results in homogenized thinking that misses blind spots and lacks a diversity of thought and experience. Like politicians and senior leadership that only hears one opinion, you will wind up with a homogeneous environment that loses the benefit of different eyes and voices. Crafting Your Employer Value Proposition Your value proposition is the reason why a potential employee should work for your company. It’s a clear and concise message that spells out the advantages a potential employee would receive by working at your business. When developing your employer value proposition, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, you don’t want to focus on what your company needs — you want to take into account what the employee receives, too. After all, you don’t have any control over what they take away from the experience. Second, you’ll want to keep it short and simple. A good rule of thumb is to keep your employer value proposition to 10 words or less. Doing this ensures you keep the focus on the advantages that come from working for your company and its people. Seth Godin states it simply, “People like us do things like that.” Then, if you are running ads to attract people or having leadership talk about the firm and the environment, you want there to be unified messaging that tells people what’s in it for them to join and then back that up with how they are treated, managed, and led once on board. Developing Your Employer Branding Strategy Once you have a better idea of the type of person you want to attract, it’s time to put together a strategy for how you will introduce your company to this audience. This is where your employer branding strategy comes in. There are a number of things you’ll want to consider when developing your strategy. Start by identifying the type of employees you want to hire. What hard and soft skills do you want them to have? What type of attitude and culture do you want them to possess or come from? How do you want them to feel about working for your company and this department? These are all questions that you’ll need to answer when putting together your employer branding strategy. Keep in mind that you don’t want to be a misleading or outright lie to people. You want to provide a clear and honest representation of your company. This is going to come through in the content you create to promote your employer brand and the experience you create for people when interviewed and onboarded. Creating Your Employer Branding Content Now that you’ve put together a strategy for how you will introduce your company to potential employees, it’s time to start creating the content that will be the foundation of your employer branding strategy. The content that you create to promote your employer brand will vary in terms of what format it takes. It could include everything from your firm’s mission statement (you do know what the mission statement is) to a video showcasing your company culture, to a podcast interviewing employees who work for your firm. The key is to find different ways to introduce your company to potential employees and show them why they should work for your firm. When creating content, there are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind. Get to know your audience ‒ Who are they? What do they care about? What do they want from their career? This will allow you to create content that is tailored to their needs and interests. Share your company’s story ‒ What is the history of your business? Why did it start? What is your mission? This will help you create content that truly represents your organization and the culture that surrounds it. Find your company’s voice ‒ Now that you’ve gotten to know your company’s story or become reacquainted with it, and have created content that reflects it, you’ll want to find your company’s voice. This is the tone and style that will come across in all of your content. When companies find their voice, it will differentiate you from the competition and will keep you from sounding like everyone else. No one wants to work for a company that is the same as any other. What makes yours unique? Amplify Your Employer Branding Efforts Once you’ve created a robust employer branding strategy, you’ll want to make sure you’re amplifying your efforts. This will help to ensure that you are reaching the largest audience possible and that you are effectively communicating your employer brand. Some ways to amplify your employer branding efforts include: Hiring a branding or marketing firm ‒ You may want to hire a branding or marketing firm to help elevate your efforts. They can provide you with valuable insights and expertise while helping you get your branding efforts off the ground. Invest in a social media marketing strategy ‒ Social media is a great way to increase the reach of your employer branding efforts. When done correctly, it can help you connect with new employees and can help to reach a broader audience. Create or re-engineer a robust website that emphasizes working for your firm ‒ An employer branding website or a significant section of your existing site is a fantastic way to introduce your business to potential employees. It can also be a great way to keep current employees engaged and motivated. You can also use a section of your current site to communicate with people. Remember: Focus on what they need and want, not your needs and wants. Focus on making them fall in love with your firm and thinking to themselves, “I hope I can interview with them.” Measuring the Impact of Your Employer Branding Strategy Now that you’ve put together a robust employer branding strategy, it’s time to see the results and tweak your efforts if you need to. The best way to do this is by tracking the progress of your efforts to help you to better understand how your employer branding efforts are impacting your business and allow you to make adjustments if necessary. There are a few ways to track the progress of your employer branding strategy. Track candidate source ‒ Track the source of your candidates and new hires to see how many are coming from your employer branding efforts. This will give you a better idea of how effective your work has been. Measure social media traffic ‒ Track the number of contacts you receive from different social media platforms and efforts and how many new interviews and new hires occur. Remember, you probably won’t get instantaneous results from your branding efforts. They will occur over time. Recessions come and go. Boom times come and go. Spending too much time finding new people to fill seats at your firm is very expensive. An employer branding strategy can provide immense benefits to your organization, department, team, etc. while creating a work culture that yields huge results. The final point I want to make is that it often takes a year or more to create a branding strategy and a moment to harm or destroy it. Monitor places in the firm where turnover is reoccurring to see what remedial efforts can be made to correct it and get it in sync with your climate and culture. Follow Jeff on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or visit his website for more info! Read more from Jeff! Jeff Altman, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is a career and leadership coach who helps people with their careers, including job search, hiring more effectively, managing and leading, and resolving workplace-related issues while being the person they want to be in life. He has written 9 books and guides to job search and hiring, including "The Ultimate Job Interview Framework" and "The Right Answers to Tough Interview Questions." He is the host of No BS Job Search Advice Radio, the 1 podcast in Apple Podcasts for job search with more than 2100 episodes, as well as JobSearchTV.com on YouTube, Amazon, Roku, Apple TV, and 90+ smart sets. Jeff works with clients worldwide and is a popular speaker.

Yvette Durazo, MA, PCC is the author of the book Conflict Intelligence (Conflict-IQ™) The Missing Piece to Turbocharge Leaders’ and Organizations’ Emotional Intelligence, and is the founder of Unitive Consulting, a workplace organizational effectiveness, strategic conflict management, and leadership development firm. Yvette brings innovative techniques to promote a positive workplace culture in organizations to encourage trust, productive human capital engagement, and inclusion. Clients benefit from her wealth of knowledge and professional experience in the art of building a trusting workplace relationship. Yvette Durazo, Unitive Consulting What do you do? Yvette is a specialist workplace conflict management consultant, and organizations hire her as an external Chief Civility Officer (CCO) or Ombuds. Yvette is the expert companies need to help maintain a harmonious workplace by solving issues among employees so that they focus on the goals of the organization and increase performance. What are the services and training that you offer? Some of her services included training, mediating conflicts in the workplace, anti-bullying prevention, settlement negotiations, developing dispute system design, leading people through change, and bringing unique strategies to address the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) workplace. What is your background? Personal story? Yvette was born in San Diego County and raised between the USA and Mexico border; she calls herself “a border child”. As the youngest of 7 children, Yvette has been a negotiator from the cradle. And as a first-generation Latina university graduate and single mother attaining an advanced degree, Yvette also knows what it takes to overcome a challenge. She’s proof that it’s possible to achieve anything with great determination and loves sharing this concept with her clients. Yvette can empathize with the issues of cultural diversity because she’s experienced them firsthand. Raised in two cultures, Yvette speaks English and Spanish with equal ease and can conduct training sessions in both languages. Yvette has an intimate understanding of Latino culture and knows how different cultures can bring their assumptions into the workplace. Who inspires you? Although her father was an orphan at a very young age, with no formal education, he raised Yvette to be an intellectual. A great man of faith who became a successful businessman, Yvette’s father demonstrated that he cared more about his employees than profit. Growing up in the family business young Yvette aspired to have her own business one day and to be a great leader like her father. His leadership inspired Yvette to help organizations build good leaders and how to recognize them. What are you passionate about? Yvette is passionate about optimizing professionals and teams to engage in constructive problem-solving communication toward instilling respect, civility, and collaboration. She believes that human conflict is one of the most important things organizations must learn to work with and harness to overcome any derailing of employees’ performance and engagement. Her methodologies are like a vitamin shot to the immunity of organizations. Yvette’s passion is to work with leaders to develop more conflict intelligent employees who can lead their companies, communities, and families. Name some roadblocks you overcame. Yvette has not had an easy life, she become a mother at a very young age, her father passed away right after, and she had no family support. Although her circumstances, she enrolled herself in school and continue her education until she achieved a master’s degree although along her path, she discovered she had Dyslexia. Nothing stopped Yvette and now she is an author. Having dealt with debilitating anxiety and invisible health issues for over 15 years, she continued her journey of success. Yvette has found natural ways to deal with her affliction and uses her acquired skills and healthy lifestyle management to cope and thrive despite her anxiety. What I am currently doing. Presently, Yvette is the Advisory Committee Co-Chair and an instructor for the Human Resource Management Certification program at the University of California, Santa Clara Extension, in Silicon Valley. She also is an instructor for the University of California Davis for the Conflict Resolution Program. She also teaches for Portland State University Conflict Resolution and Mediation program, courses for undergraduate and master’s degree students. She holds a PCC coaching credential from the International Coach Federation, a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Peace-building from California State University Dominguez Hills, and an undergraduate degree in International Business from San Diego State University. She is a former Core Adjunct Professor at National University, where she taught courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, and Communication for over six years. A former Instructor for the Leon Guanajuato Mexico Institution Power of Justice. She has authored many publications on these subjects. Yvette’s key message is not to be afraid of conflict and difficult conversations but to lean in and embrace it. You can become a conflict intelligent leader! Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and visit my website for more info! Read more from Yvette!

Dr. Amber Johnston graduated with a Doctorate of Professional Psychology degree from George Washington University (USA) in 2009, later achieving a Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology from the University of Bristol. She is a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Practitioner Psychologist and a Chartered Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology at the British Psychological Society. She founded Healthy Mind Psychology in 2019 and has established a unique practice for her team of associates to develop holistic treatment and therapy plans for patients focused on the powerful connections between the mind and body. Dr. Amber Johnston, Director, Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist Introduce yourself! Please tell us about you and your life, so we can get to know you better. Hi there! My name is Dr. Amber Johnston, and I am a psychologist on a mission to re-write some of the old medical narratives to instead prioritise holistic health and well-being! I am a practising clinician (with a heavy active caseload!) specialising in Clinical, Health, Pain Management, and Neuropsychology. I work with those suffering from a wide array of challenges, including those with mild stress looking to explore themselves and build healthier emotional tools, to those with more significant clinical diagnoses needing more formal specialised treatment with greater severity of symptoms. I additionally work with individuals who do not meet clear psychological or medical diagnosis, those requiring cognitive assessment or emotional support following a neurological injury or stroke, those with complex chronic medical conditions and those with medically unexplained symptoms/FND, including health anxiety. Psychology is one of the few fields that impact every single individual and therefore is completely relevant to everyone. I am passionate about enhancing the general public’s knowledge of psychological principles and the roles of both the brain and mind on overall wellbeing. My messages aim to provide a greater understanding of the components of psychology not often talked about, or to break the stigma around individuals who seek guidance to support their mental wellbeing. I find it particularly important to share the research on how the neurophysiology of our brain means that our thoughts and emotions have a significant impact across our physical body, and that this is a two-way street. What is your business name and how do you help your clients? Healthy Mind Psychology was founded in 2019 and aims to be a trusted, safe home for support and information regarding the holistic well-being of our clients and colleagues. We are a practice of over 12 doctoral-level Psychologists and a team of associated partners who are professionals in other fields that are relevant to emotional and physical well-being. We focus on offering high-quality education and emotional skill-development to both normalise and empower all people struggling in a world filled with stress and challenge. The Psychologists support clients through online or face-to-face therapy in four main areas of clinical specialty: Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Pain Management, and Health Psychology. Moving beyond traditional medical models, the Psychologists aim to help people understand the often-misunderstood links between emotion state, thought content, previous experiences, and physical body responses. This helps clients make sense and take control of their emotional functioning, as well as any physical conditions and medical symptoms (including those without formal diagnoses) that may be impacted. But we do not work in silo. By linking Psychologists and other practitioners in healthcare or the well-being sector, we can help curate personalised approaches for full mind-body programs towards greater well-being! What are your current goals for your business? The mission of Healthy Mind Psychology is to offer the highest standard of psychological therapy and treatment while offering a safe and connected space accessible anywhere throughout the country. The mission goes further, though, to highlight modern understandings within the scientific literature of a newer model of healthcare highlighting the psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (PNI) system. This model, though a mouthful, recognises the role of the entire body system in well-being; and that each piece of this system is connected to all others (where traditional medical models prefer to isolate the systems or treat diseases in isolation). The PNI theory explains how our thoughts/emotions, the neurophysiology of the brain connections with the body, the immune system functioning, and the hormone system all are constantly communicating and interacting with each other in a dance where influence in one area impacts all of the others. Our Psychologists work with clients to pull apart the understanding of the psychological contributions to the neurophysiological systems (especially the role of the Stress Response), and how that influences all systems further creating a host of symptoms/dysfunction including mood, energy levels, pain, sleep, weight, and even disease processes! With new understanding of these complex processes, work can then begin to offer strategies or support developing a personalised understanding of how to optimise these functions or interrupt negative feedback cycles. And this is where many traditional therapy techniques can be inserted, everything from CBT therapies to trauma-informed treatment, to relational work or therapies addressing deeper defences or attachment issues from childhood influencing current adult functioning. Our aim is to be partners with our clients to make our clients the experts of their own well-being. By providing a safe environment for both sharing and learning, we encourage our clients on a journey of discovering and optimising their own interactions between their mental and physical. The client then can feel empowered to make optimal lifestyle changes or choices that focuses on value-driven existences with greater well-being. Tell us about your greatest career achievement so far. This service has been a particularly fast-growing practice within the last 12 months and is now on the road to engaging a greater audience to pass on information and awareness of our mission. We have grown from a team of 4 to 12 doctoral-level psychologists this year and have formed a network of other professionals to link with so that clients have access to trusted colleagues in many disciplines of support with which they can explore. We have now just entered social media to further the cause, which is a daunting but exciting prospect for a lady with a tech-phobia! We are also always looking for more partnerships, connection is the name of our game. If our mission and the ideas reviewed here align with your interests or values, get in touch! We are available to work with you as a therapist, a mentor, a colleague, or a partner, and we always look forward to making another valuable connection. If you could change one thing about your industry, what would it be and why? We are aiming to increase awareness of the basic tenets of our philosophy in the upcoming year. We want people to understand that the stress response is real and impacts everyone, the traditional medical model of disease is changing, and that psychology tools for emotion regulation should have been taught to everyone in school (yet never were)! These messages will hopefully turn the tide to help people feel validated in their struggles to gain support within healthcare but also not to shy away from the value of engaging in psychological therapy - to maximise emotional functioning without fear of negative labels, as it will have an impact across all of the body and lifespan also! To overcome the challenges of outdated medical narratives and public scepticism, we aim to push our communications across six specific messages: The current medical narrative – why it’s outdated at best, harmful at worst! The physiology of thoughts and emotions – the physically measurable response of the body to intangible thoughts and feelings (and how to make sense of this mind/body nexus) The stress response – how our subconscious protective system both saves us and derails us, and the consequences of a system gone awry Psychology for everybody – why there is no hierarchy of deserving access to information and tools from a science everyone should benefit from Finding well-being in a world with warts – accepting what we have, warts and all, is a secret to getting more of what we want, and clarity of what we can change The shape of our past – our past experiences give us the lenses with which we view our current world, which is why we often need to go back to move forward We will be focusing on expanding upon these six themes over the course of the next year across our website and social media platforms. Watch this space! Visit my website for more info! Read more from Dr. Amber!

Written by: Lidia Kuleshnyk , Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. Welcome to my column “Burnout and Stress: How to Create More Energy, Time and Health”, where I explore powerful foundations and solutions that support you in creating your legacy of health and wealth. In Part Three, I discuss how to create more energy by aligning your energy. Part Three. How to Create More Energy: Align Your Energy Self-Responsibility A willingness to take responsibility for your inner state of being is the first step to managing your energy and stress, mastering your inner power and creating your highest state of health. Creating inner balance of body, mind and spirit helps you feel Centered, Connected and Conscious ™ so you can live with strength, purpose and fulfillment and avoid burnout and crippling stress . There are ancient universal principles that govern all of life. As a high performer, CEO and leader , you have great intellect and powerful intuition. But you cannot outsmart the Universe, even if your ego or mind thinks it can. If your body, mind and emotions, and your vision and mission, are not aligned with your essence, you often live beyond your energetic capacity. Your essence can be described as your core energy, your fundamental life force and your unique personal frequency. Living beyond your capacity can lead to frustration, overwhelm, burnout and chronic illness. It is when your energy is dragging, when your energy is being used for survival, that you end up using your mind and willpower to “get through”. Overthinking , and using the mind to try to control outcomes, can be exhausting. You gain in some areas of your life. You lose in other areas of your life. You begin to live a life that is out of balance. You no longer live in alignment. When you are out of alignment, life is always a struggle as you “catch up” in areas of neglect and loss, sometimes after great success in areas of focus and gain. As a high-achiever, you have high standards for yourself, in every area of your life. You want to “have it all” and rightly so. I do too. If you want to “perform”, aka live your daily life, in flow with efficiency, productivity and inner ease, you need to continuously create more energy. How? By strengthening , clearing and aligning your energy. Aligning Your Energy What does it mean to “align” your energy? Alignment is a natural extension of balance in your life and in your energy systems. Balance has many meanings and applications, but at the most fundamental level, it refers to the strength and distribution, the activation and connection, of the energy of all organs and systems in your body, in a mutually supportive and sustainable way. Balance also includes the integration of your body, mind and spirit performing as a fine-tuned symphony that is in unity and harmony. In this state of alignment, there is a continuous movement of energy, an open flow of receptivity and responsiveness that is not hindered or stagnated. It then becomes easy to discern and deflect external stressors. When you are in alignment, you create abundant, stable energy and a strong center from which you connect with your essence. “Divine Alignment, Is Diving Timing” When you are in alignment, you begin to master your inner power and manifest your best life in a flow and inner ease which releases resistance and stress. You create more space. You expand your essence, your power. With more space, aka “the nothingness from which all is created”, you can “breathe”, “center” and “receive”. In so doing, you allow opportunities to appear in perfect timing, opportunities that are aligned with who you are and what you want. By aligning your energy, you manifest in divine timing. Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling light and grounded, mentally clear, emotionally balanced, physically vital and completely positive and optimistic about your day and your life? I have experienced these moments even in the midst of major turmoil, loss and crisis. It always strikes me how truly amazing it is to feel so fully alive, connected and empowered, to not carry the experiences of life as a heavy weight, as a burden of resistance and drain, and to feel completely satisfied and fulfilled about how I am living and the choices I am making. When I am aligned, I have no doubt and regrets; I am fully present, clear and strong in my vision. When I am aligned, I create abundance in every aspect of my life; I live from my essence, my truth, the center of my power. 6 Ways To Align Your Energy Here are six ways to align your energy: Yoga: Yoga is an ancient healing art that most often uses the physical body to align internal energy, creating an integrated flow of energy that unites body, mind and spirit. There are many styles of yoga practice. Choose one that is best for you. Breathing: Breathing is the great unifier and balancer. You have to breathe to survive. When you begin to breathe consciously, you activate and align your energy. Meditation: Meditation is an approach to focusing the mind to help release stress and calm and unify the mind and body. There are many approaches to meditation. All meditation helps to align your energy. Lifestyle: Create a healthy rhythm and balance between your professional and personal activities. Bring your essence, truth, power to everything you do. This full engagement of living creates a flow of energy that strengthens throughout the day and aligns your energy, so you don’t need “recovery” time “after work”. In living your passion in everything you do, you live in alignment and will create more energy throughout the day, every day. When you have more energy, your entire life becomes easier and more productive and you live in a permanent state of high-performance wellness. Holistic Coaching : Align Your Vision With Your Truth Strengthen your power by cultivating a deeper connection with your inner knowing and wisdom. Release your intellect. Expand your awareness. Align your vision with who you truly are. Some questions to ask yourself: Do my beliefs, actions and mission align with the truth of who I am? Am I able to let go of mental control and feel safe in a flow of energy and intuition? What is the feeling within me that is still not satisfied? What do I really want and value the most? What are my priorities? Are they creating the life I want? What am I truly seeking? Am I being honest with myself, in all areas of my life? Learn My Capacity Principle ™ Of Conscious Leadership and Success : “Know Your Limit and Live Within It” is a powerful mantra that I have shared with high achieving clients for 25 years. When you align your energy, you create more energy and minimize the risk of living beyond your capacity and getting burned out, exhausted and sick. Aligning your energy is “next level” high performance. It is High Performance Wellness that elevates you above drama, distraction and drain. It grounds you in the power of your essence with the inner knowing of who you are. Aligning your energy supports you in creating true freedom and security, in becoming a great conscious leader of your life and a great conscious leader of the world. When you align your energy, you live with abundance, ease and confidence in every area of your life. By creating more energy, with strength, clarity and alignment, you can manage your energy and stress and no longer battle against burnout. By creating more energy, you evolve into living a Centered, Connected and Conscious™ Life. Join me for my next column where I offer more valuable advice on “ Burnout and Stress: How to Create More Energy, Time and Health”™ To learn how to avoid burnout, and manage your energy and stress, get my Free EBook “ 10 Tools To Survive and Thrive In Uncertain Times ” Connect with Lidia Kuleshnyk here. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin , or visit my websi te . Read more from Lidia! Lidia Kuleshnyk, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Lidia Kuleshnyk is a High-Performance Wellness Coach, 3X Best Selling Author, and Founder of AponaHealing.com. Lidia helps overworked, stressed-out, high-achieving men and women master their inner power, manage their energy and stress, and create their highest state of health. As a Renaissance Woman and Thought Leader, Lidia offers pathways for every stage of personal development to help you reclaim your sovereignty and live a Centered, Connected, Conscious™ Life. To Learn More and Connect with Lidia: www.AponaHealing.com