misconceptions

The Right Mindset for a Job Interview

November 22, 2011

Job hunting with chronic illness or episodic disability. Thinking about what value you bring to an organization, rather than what the organization can do for you, will help you land that job – even if you are sick.

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10 Secrets to Success #5 – Allow yourself to give and receive help

November 4, 2011

Allowing yourself to give and receive help is important to happiness success. For those with a chronic illness or episodic disability, help can sometimes seem an affront to our independence.

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10 secrets to success #3 – forgive others

September 12, 2011

Ten secrets to achieving success, even if you are sick. Forgiving others is one of the most important elements to moving on with your life and becoming successful.

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Chronic Illness and lost productivity – video

July 26, 2011

Productivity loss due to chronic illness in the workplace is more than a trillion dollars a year in the U.S. alone. That about 7% of Gross Domestic Product. Imagine 7% of all the goods and services your organization produces in a year – gone! That is a lot of money being lost by each and every business every day. Yet few organizations have a strategy to better engage the one-third of their workforce who have a chronic health condition.

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Workplace flexibility better than benefit cuts

June 2, 2011

Building a foundation where people with unpredictable and long term illness can work and be productive should be a higher priority than simply slashing disability benefits.

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What advantages do you have?

April 29, 2011

Dr. Milton Erickson was perhaps the most effective therapist in history and laid the groundwork for much of the current self-improvement field. He was also wheelchair bound, color-blind and had to deal with great amounts of chronic pain.

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Spotlight on Hypertension/High Blood Pressure

February 2, 2011

Blood pressure is the force of blood that is pushing up against the walls of the blood vessels. If the pressure is too high, the heart has to work harder to pump, and this could lead to heart attack, stroke, heart failure, aneurysm, or renal failure.

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Spotlight on Lupus

January 3, 2011

Lupus is a challenging disease for many people. Being aware of what is most important to you (your values) while developing realistic goals and the strategies to achieve them is important.

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