The Balanced Lifestyle Self-Assessment Quiz

Posted on September 24th, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  No Comments »

If trying to maintain balance in your life makes you feel like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone.  Most of us have so many demands on our time and energy, life can feel like a three-ring circus.  Take this quiz to see how well you are meeting responsibilities, while also recognizing and fulfilling personal needs [...]

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M&M’s and Me

Posted on June 29th, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  No Comments »

If I had a dollar for every package of M&M’s I ate during my lifetime, I would not be sitting here blogging.  I would be blogging from my yacht moored off the Bahamas.  Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but only a little.  I’ll admit it took me a while to get used to the blue ones, [...]

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Understanding Stress

Posted on May 25th, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  Comments Off

Dr. Esther Sternberg of the National Institute on Mental Health gives a brief but information-packed discription of how stress affects us and what doctors are learning from the latest research on stress.   Watch it now:   Understanding Stress

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Meal Diary: The Brutal Reality of What You’re Really Eating.

Posted on April 1st, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  1 Comment »

(I am grateful to Personal Trainer, Doug Murphy, for this outstanding “blog” in which he shares his expert advice and guidance on successful, healthy dieting.)  Are you putting in 110% effort in the gym but still not seeing the results you had hoped for? The problem might not be in your workout routine. Although you [...]

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The 8 Irresistible Principles of FUN!

Posted on March 14th, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  No Comments »

Watch this short yet truly terrific video by internationally known and highly respected coach Michael Bungay Sayer, and see if you’re not smiling by the time it’s over!   http://www.eightprinciples.com

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Working In the Workout

Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  3 Comments »

We just started the third month of the New Year and it is time to see how your commitment to starting a regular workout in 2010 is actually working out. Now, if just reading the word “exercise” made you cringe – even just a little – I think it’s safe to say that you have [...]

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Caution: Stress Can Be Habit Forming

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  Comments Off

Did you ever think of stress as being habit-forming?  Well, it is.  In fact, the habitual qualities of stress are why some people thrive on stress to the point of abusing it while others find it difficult to prevent it or eliminate it from their lives.  However, whether you misuse it or can’t seem to [...]

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Pulling Your Own Strings

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  Comments Off

by Wayne W. Dyer (Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, 1978). PBS aficionados are, no doubt, familiar with Dr. Dyer’s teleseminars and lectures on health, healing and spiritualism.  However, this is one of his earlier works (reprinted several times), that discusses issues such as self-esteem, owning one’s emotions, and building confidence.  The book also offers advice and [...]

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Fear of Change

Posted on January 31st, 2010 by Patricia Ferrone  |  Comments Off

            A young woman moves to another city where she plans to attend law school.  A 35-year old man learns that the firm he works for is downsizing. A middle-aged woman becomes a widow after being married for 27 years.  What do all these people have in common? If you answered that all three people [...]

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The New Year’s Resolution Revolution

Posted on December 29th, 2009 by Patricia Ferrone  |  Comments Off

Goodness knows I’ve made many changes in my life over the past several years but none was the result of any New Year’s resolution. I gave up making New Year’s Resolutions a long time ago because, although they always seemed like a good idea at the time, most of my resolutions never took flight. Moreover, [...]

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