WISH VIP Fortnightly Bulletin – Edition 1 Introduction: Thanks for being part of WISH VIP. Together, we can work toward a Global employment landscape where people find their work rewarding, enriching, and empowering. My aim here is to help you to help your people get the most from their lives, whilst making their very […]
In this modern world, the term resilience has become almost a throw away line. People talk about it in relation to workers, teenagers, and kids at school. But what does it really mean? Over the past few weeks, I have been contemplating resilience. There is so much going on in the world where people seem […]
The Power of Service One of the great secrets to happiness and contentment lies in the understanding of Balance. Knowing that everything in the Universe continually strives to achieve a state of Balance, we can accept that whatever hardships we may be enduring, there are good times just around the corner. Many people seek to […]
It may seem strange to you that I would start out discussing health and not go straight for a topic like blood pressure, vegetarian diets or exercise. But, I start here because frankly, if you don’t know where you are going in life and what you really want to create, why bother with good health. […]
Note: Creating and building romantic relationships is a significant part of a person’s wellbeing. In modern times, and accentuated by the pandemic lockdowns, more and more people are turning to online dating. Multiple Apps are being used as a platform for meeting people, and for most, it is about finding “the one”. I wrote this […]
Imagine for a moment, a landscape, perhaps once volcanic, a picturesque combination of rocks, grass, trees and shrubs, encasing pools and gentle streams of warm and hot geothermal water, steam rising into the air, birds flying about, a playful breeze blowing in off the ocean, all bathed in gentle sunshine. And further imagine, at this […]
What does Wellbeing Mean? Wellness and Wellbeing are two terms that have been thrown around for years now. For a long time, it was considered that a person with a high level of physical fitness must be an incredibly healthy person. But over time, we have seen many very fit people succumb to degenerative diseases, […]
When speaking at a workplace conference a few years ago, I sat in on a session by respected workplace mental health and wellbeing consultant, Dr Peter Cotton, who stated that the most significant risk factor for workers compensation claims was incivility. I nearly fell out of my chair. What is this? Simply, it is people […]
The Push-up Challenge is an annual event that seeks to raise funds for Mental Health causes. It started out as a challenge among mates and has grown to be a bit of a juggernaut. It is amazing. This year, I saw a post on LinkedIn and thought, “Why not? I can use a bit of […]
Work Cover claims for Mental Health are skyrocketing. Over the past couple of years, the Victorian state Government has been forced to tip hundreds of millions of dollars into WorkSafe to prevent it from collapsing under the burden of so many claims. It is not wise to act helpless, as it seems so many are. […]