Dr. Paul Lanthois Articles

Why You Are Kidding Yourself If You Think Smoking Helps You To Relax At Work - Click To Read Article
With a lot of legislation starting to restrict smoking in or around the workplace, smokers are beginning to feel ostracized around the workplace. Many claim that smoking helps them relax at work bringing rise to greater productivity. But if you analyze what goes on during a typical cigarette break you will soon discover that it is not the cigarette that makes smokers feel more relaxed...

Why You Shouldn't Ever Apply Heat To Your Aches And Pains - Click To Read Article
Incorrect management of aches, pains and injuries can also cause severe pain to the balance sheet of many companies through the days at work lost to key individuals. Unfortunately a commonly used and commonly prescribed treatment for aches and pains can aggravate and prolong your pain and time off work...

The Health Impact Of Not Having Enough Sleep - Click To Read Article
Most of us are aware that we are less productive, less attentive and more stressed when we are tired. But when does sleep deprivation become really dangerous? Is there any long-term impact of sleep deprivation? Find out where to draw the line.

How To Get Through Your Work Day When Sleep Deprived - Click To Read Article
In this world of continually wanting to do more and more in less time, rest is still regarded as a luxury or an interruption to the long list of daily to-dos. If you are not burning the midnight oil trying to beat a deadline many other things can conspire against you in your quest for some elusive slumber. Snoring partners, restless children and your own mind that won't switch off generally ensure that you will join the masses of the sleep deprived. Even when you have a poor night's sleep you are often greeted by a full schedule for the following day. So how can you get through a busy day in an efficient and productive manner when you are feeling flat from not having enough sleep? Follow these three tips that can boost energy for anyone at work feeling the effects of sleep deprivation...

Why So Much Business Training And Development Goes To Waste - Click To Read Article
The effectiveness of so many training and business development programs is being limited by the fatigue and poor concentration levels of many of the participants. The fatigue is generally due to the participants being out of shape.Before embarking on business training programs, management should consider programs to boost the health and energy of their workers. The resultant heightened energy levels among the participants will increase their capacity to get more out of the training.

Motivating Your Work Team Without The Hype And The Expense - Click To Read Article
How much more enjoyable would your work be if everyone was really motivated? How much more productive and profitable would it be for the company and its workers if everyone was motivated to do their best? Companies spend lots of time and expense recruiting outside speakers and consultants to motivate their workforce. Learn about a low-key and more low cost approach that ensures long-term motivation...

Why You Are Kidding Yourself If You Think Smoking Helps You To Relax In The Workplace - Click To Read Article
With a lot of legislation starting to restrict smoking in or around the workplace, smokers are beginning to feel ostracized around the workplace. Many claim that smoking helps them relax at work bringing rise to greater productivity. But if you analyze what goes on during a typical cigarette break you will soon discover that it is not the cigarette that makes smokers feel more relaxed...

"Shift Lag" ... Minimizing The Effect Of Nightshifts - Click To Read Article
Our everyday life that we take for granted is underpinned by the tireless efforts of a whole nocturnal society of workers who work the graveyard or nightshift. Having to spend the majority of your waking life under the cover of darkness not only takes its toll mentally and emotionally but also places a heavy physical toll on your body. here are some steps that you can take to minimize the effect of nightshifts...

Fatigue is Costing Business Billions In Health-Related Lost Productivity - Click To Read Article
An Australian study has highlighted how fatigue has a large impact on our quality of life. Now a US study is showing how fatigue is costing billions by affecting the quality of your work...

The Key To Effective Decision Making In Business And In Life - Click To Read Article
It's a common belief in business that emotions and business should not mix. By deliberately ignoring your emotions when making any business decision you are avoiding one of the most effective sources of guidance and advice... your instincts.

Work Stress, Depression and Anxiety Aren't Caused By A Lack Of Prozac In Your Bloodstream - Click To Read Article
Many businesses and workers are being put under even greater strain as they try to cope with the ever-increasing rate of worker absenteeism or poor work performance due to "work-related stress". It is interesting to observe that the discovery of the drug Ritalin prompted a sudden epidemic in children diagnosed with ADHD. Has the development of anti-depressant drugs and anti-anxiety medication triggered the rise in cases of work related stress?...

Adult Onset ADD - The New Silent Culprit Claiming Many Burnt Out Workers - Click To Read Article
Most people think that burnout is only a condition for the over ambitious, type A personalities who go at such a tremendous pace that their body and mind just can't keep up. I also think that there is a different type of burnout that is quickly becoming a lot more common. Feeling burnout can also occur when you don't have any ambition. I call it Adult Onset ADD or Ambition Deficit Disorder...

Pressure Points That Can Help You Manage Stress and Boost Your Energy - Click To Read Article
Most people under stress acknowledge that they need to rest but circumstances at work or at home can often lead us to believe that the opportunity to really rest is just not practical for the immediate future. So in these situations is there anything is there anything else that you can do to help you manage the stress a bit better.As a stop gap measure during times of stress you can rub some of these pressure points...

How Much Can Your Staff Handle?...The Limiting Factor Behind Sustainable Productivity Gains - Click To Read Article
Most companies are now trying to boost flagging profits with a smaller workforce. What that means is that each member of your staff will be required to work with greater speed , efficiency and productivity than ever before. But what if your remaining staff can't physically, mentally or emotionally handle this increased workload? What will it cost your company in terms of absenteeism, workers compensation and skyrocketing health premiums if your company just wears out your employees to the point of illness, injury or burn out? What can you do to prevent employee burnout?

A Healthier Approach To Work Life Balance - Click To Read Article
Why is it that so many people in there thirties and forties are so stretched to the limit that their bodies and minds are stretched close to breaking point? It just seems that we have got the whole work life balance out of sync. For some reason we have designed it so that your career obligations (and time required at work) peak during the most important time of your young families life. Then when your children are grown up and have left the house you are then encouraged to reduce your workload and retire. It's time for a new approach to a healthy Work Life Balance... A truly healthy work life balance isn't just an allocation of time. A healthy work life balance also involves an allocation of your energy to devote to your work and to other interests outside of work.

How Progressive Companies Can Instil Work Life Balance Within Their Organisation - Click To Read Article
It just seems that companies have got the whole work life balance out of sync. For some reason you have designed it so that your career obligations (and time required at work) peak during the most important time of your young families life. Then when your children are grown up and have left the house you are then encouraged to reduce your workload and retire.Creating a healthier work life balance in the future,a fundamental shift in how you employ and assign roles and responsibilities in your organization will be required.

If You Walk For Exercise Then You're Probably Wasting Your Time - Click To Read Article
Time is important for any entrepreneur wanting a healthy work life balance. So you do not want to waste your time on time-consuming exercise programs that produce very little in terms of results. Many activities promoted by companies as part of their corporate health and wellness programs like encouraging employees to walk for exercise produce little health benefits to their employees. Quite simply, if you are not huffing and puffing, then it's not exercise...

Goal Setting With Work Life Balance And Purpose - Click To Read Article
Do you sometimes live by the catchphrase, "I don't know what I want but I know that it's not this"? Sometimes the "thrill of the deal" just isn't enough to inspire you. Follow these steps to regain some passion, purpose and work life balance in your life.

Why Diet Drinks And Sugar Free Products Make You Fat And Stressed - Click To Read Article
So many of us are opting for various diet products and artificial sweeteners thinking that they are a healthier alternative for a snack or treat. It definitely is beneficial to reduce the amount of processed sugar in your diet, however concern is mounting over the side effects from these artificial sweeteners. They may be doing you more harm than good.

Reducing Workplace Stress And Conflict And Boosting Profits At The Same Time - Click To Read Article
Follow these three steps and you will stop a lot of client dissatisfaction. It will not only help your customers stress levels but will help you and your family if you apply these same principles away from work.

How To Dramatically Boost Your Chances Of Having A Successful Career - Click To Read Article
Many people have had their theories about what attributes are required to have a successful and rewarding career. Some say you need to have a high IQ. Others say that great communication and leadership skills are the keys while others think that coming from a wealthy family gives you a significant advantage in the business world. However a study that followed 268 Harvard students over a 70 year showed that the most significant factor to positively influence your career actually had little to do with what you did at work...

How Your Stress Management Skills Affects Your Earning Potential - Click To Read Article
Do you rant and rave to get your point across? Do you find yourself blaming others or consistently complaining about your business woes? You may dismiss it as 'just letting off steam' but research is now showing that such poor stress management skills can affect your earning potential by as much as 233%...

If You Want To Be Happy and Successful Don't Become A Lawyer - Click To Read Article
No wonder lawyers have the highest incidence of depression among professions and are the most inclined to resort to drugs and alcohol to manage stress. According to this survey, the majority of lawyers have a warped view as to what makes you successful...

Work Stress Now The Major Cause Of Heart Disease - Click To Read Article
Stress at work is often dismissed as an inevitable part of the job. New research is now showing that heart disease now may become an inevitable part of work stress...

Work Life Balance: The Key To A Sustainable Business and A Sustainable Life - Click To Read Article
During these times of unprecedented economic turmoil the pressure on businesses to survive is immense. The real question to ask is how sustainable is your business? Or another way of saying it is, "Does your business/work environment have a healthy work life balance?" A healthy work life balance is a lifestyle where your habits and actions result in the sustainable growth and development of your health, wealth, business/career, family relationships, social relationships and fulfilment and enjoyment of your life. When your habits and actions at work or at home do not have a work life balance then something in your life will give and will break down.

Why Entrepreneurs Need To Exercise Differently Than Other People - Click To Read Article
Most entrepreneurs are aware of the importance to stay in shape, but the challenge is that entrepreneurs typically adopt the same approach to exercise as they do to business. To support your fast paced and intense working life the temptation is to do a high intensity workout at full pace. This is a mistake. Adding high intensity, fast-paced exercise to a high intensity, fast-paced life only serves to amplify the imbalance in your life leading to an increased risk of illness, injury or burnout. I call this being an "Exhaustedpreneur". Exhaustedpreneurs are entrepreneurs whose bodies can't physically keep up with the demands of their work and life. The solution is about exercising in balance. I call it Exercising Right For Your Engine Type...

Why Most Vitamin Supplements Give You Expensive Urine - Click To Read Article
Time is of the essence for most business executives and entrepreneurs.As a result you often don't get the time to eat as well as you would like to. To compensate for your less than ideal diet, many executives pop a handful of vitamin pills each day in the belief that this will help a bit. Find out how most supplements are a complete waste of time and money and learn how you can find the small number of supplements that do actually help...

What Part of Your Health Has the Biggest Impact On Your Quality Of Life - Click To Read Article
We all hear debates about the relevance of a healthy work life balance. What we are really calling out for is how we can improve our quality of life both at work and at home.But to address this we first need to understand what actually has the greatest impact to our quality of life. An Australian survey shows that a common ailment that we seldom seek professional help for has the biggest adverse influence on our quality of life...

The Key To Happiness In The Workplace: A Lesson From The Happiest Person In The World - Click To Read Article
Happiness can be a real deal clincher. With very little often separating competing bids and tenders, the deciding factor often comes down to how pleasurable it has been in dealing with the people involved. But are people naturally happy or is it a skill that can be learnt? I learnt the answer from who I regard as the "happiest person in the world" and the answer might have you reassess how and who you hire.

The Key to Health and Happiness Lies Far From The Workplace - Click To Read Article
Many entrepreneurial types work themselves to the bone often sacrficing relationships with friends and family along the way in their nun-like devotion to their holy career.They often do this under the hallucination that "I'll be happy when I become successful." But a 70 year study follwing the lives of Harvard graduates revealed thatthe key to health and happiness lies far from the workplace...

The Breathing Technique To Boost Your Energy In The Workplace - Click To Read Article
Remember back to times when you’ve been tired…Well, the chances are that you slumped into a chair and let out a big sigh. But little did you realize that you this tired sigh is actually your body telling you how you can overcome your tiredness…

Put Life Into Your Work And Put Work Into Your Life - Click To Read Article
We've all heard different work life balance experts and commentators regurgitate the same old clichéd advice, "You should work to live and not live to work." But when you think about it would have to be one of the more ridiculous statements bandied about the public arena. Do these supposed work life balance experts that parrot this idealistic mantra belief that the occupation that you choose should be a sidelight in your life? Is your work really some evil dastardly villain that steals all your time and the possibility of any joy or fulfillment outside its walls? Tt's time to bring some balance to the whole work life balance debate...

Reduce Stress In The Workplace By Changing Your Rules - Click To Read Article
If you find that you are regularly getting stressed at work chances are that it may have little to do with your work surroundings. It may be due to the fact you have rules that make it easy for you to get stressed...

Physical Affection Can Help You Manage Work Stress - Click To Read Article
We have always joked about how uptight work colleagues are in desperate need of a good roll in the hay but now Swiss research is proving that physical intimacy at home can drastically reduce your stress levels at work...

Is Your Boss Making You Sick?...Study Shows How Leadership Affects Employee Health - Click To Read Article
How can corporate departments and business owners address the impending health issues during a time when most businesses are considering cutting back on various corporate training or corporate health programs? You may be surprised that the answer lies outside the realm of most corporate training or stress management programs. If you manage a small or large team in the corporate arena you can significantly improve your team's health and wellbeing without getting them to change anything. New research suggests that you can boost the health of your team by simply being a good leader.

Improve Your Work Life Balance By Improving Your Work Wife Balance - Click To Read Article
Too many people with thriving business careers are often faced with the choice of career or relationships.If you have a time-consuming job, how can you maintain a successful career and maintain close loving relationships with your partner and family? Follow these two small steps that make giant leaps towards a better work wife balance. As they say, " Happy wife. Happy life."

How To Stop Workplace Bullying...And It Has Nothing To Do With The Bully - Click To Read Article
Efforts to curb workplace bullying have focussed on changing the behaviour of the bullies in the workplace. A more effective way would be to modify the behaviour of the victims in the workplace...

How To Attract Miracles Into Your Business And Personal Life - Click To Read Article
I admit, the concept of actually attracting miracles seems riduclous to the the savvy business executive. But the truth is that miracles do happen and they can happen to you. It is not positive-thinking hype.Its about using your brain a different way. And there is a simple neurological explanation why expecting miracles helps you to find and experience miracles.

Have More Energy At Work With These Tips To A Better Nights Sleep - Click To Read Article
US and Australian studies highlight how fatigue is impacting our quality of life and the quality of work. It is costing relationships and it's costing companies billions in lost productivity. One of the most common causes for fatigue is due to poor or inadequate sleep.Follow these hints on how to overcome the three most common sleeping problems and to get more energy back into your work and your life...

Having The Flu Doesn't Mean You Are Sick - Click To Read Article
I'm tired of the fear and hysteria surrounding colds and flus. To me getting a cold or flu is a completely natural process that helps your body to clean and detoxify...

Get Injured Workers Back To Work Quicker By Avoiding This Mistake - Click To Read Article
If you want injured workers to get back to work quicker you must ensure that they DO NOT APPLY HEAT to the injured area...

Feeling Overloaded At Work?...Learn How To Say "No" By Saying "Yes" - Click To Read Article
Despite knowing that it is impossible to please others all the time, so great is the desire to be liked and accepted by our peers, many of us burn ourselves out trying to help others at work. The biggest problem is that many of us just don't know how to say, "No". Here is how to reply to persistent requests for help when you are busy without appearing rude or creating unwanted disharmony in the workplace...

Does Your Metabolism Slow Down As You Age? - Click To Read Article
Expanding waistlines are making a serious dent in business bottom lines in terms of time lost due to increased levels of illness and injury. As many executives move into their 40s and beyond, they attribute their bulging waistlines to be an inevitable part of ageing.But is age responsible for our declining energy and expanding waistlines or is it just a convenient excuse that hides a decline in our lifestyle habits? Find out what the research says...

Does Your Metabolism Slow As You Age? - Click To Read Article
After years of focussing on improving your company's bottom line many entrepreneurs can find that their waistlines are beginning to grow as well.Is age responsible for our declining energy and expanding waistlines or is it just a convenient excuse that hides a decline in our lifestyle habits? Find out what the research says...

Create A Healthier Work Environment and A Unique Customer Experience - Click To Read Article
Statistics on bigger companies indicate that the savings can be almost $5 for every dollar spent on making workers healthier. And while larger businesses can afford more formalized health and wellness programs in the workplace, even smaller companies are can get in on the act.Whether you are an employer or manager of a hundreds of employees or just a few there are plenty of low cost and time effective ideas that can improve the health, morale and productivity within your business but this would have to be my favourite way of creating a healthier work environment. What started out as a way to create a healthier work environment eventually became a unique selling point in our business...

Creating The Perfect Work Day Where Stress Is Virtually Impossible - Click To Read Article
You can't get rid of stress and it's impossible to have a PERFECT work day... or is it? Having a perfect work day where stress virtually impossible and sounds like idealistic, Pollyanna rhetoric I know. But how would your work day go if you believed that EVERYTHING that happened was perfect?...

Are Your Friends A Health Risk? Are You A Health Risk To Your Friends? - Click To Read Article
When we let ourselves indulge in unhealthy habits we often think "It is nobody else's business. I am not doing anyone else any harm." But this study shows that your actions have the potential to influence the health of those you hold dearest. I suppose that it really depends upon what kind of influence you want to be to your friends. So what kind of friend do you want to be? An inspiration or a health risk?

A Natural Way To Reduce Stress In The Workplace - Click To Read Article
New research shows that nothing beats nature for stress relief.So before investing in stress management programs, try this subtle, natural strategy to help your employees relax as they go about their day.


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