Healthy Routines Lead to Productive Lives

Let me ask you a question: Do you think nutrition affects productivity and good relationships in the workplace? The correct answer is, yes. Big Time.

We all know that our state of health affects our sharpness of mind and our attitudes. Therefore, if our bodies are not getting a regular supply of nutritious food and healthy energy, we will suffer at work. Poor nutrition can affect our sense of good reasoning, our positive feelings, our attentiveness, and most importantly our creativity.

To ensure that you don’t go through too many drastic peaks and valleys in your energy levels at work, you need to get a good supply of high quality nourishment on a regular, scheduled basis. This includes the almighty breakfast, which is the most commonly skipped meal.

Try working on your nutrition this week, and consider these 2 simple health tips:

1) In addition to eating a substantial breakfast, schedule small, healthy snack breaks to avoid the distraction of hunger and the temptation to visit the snack machine.

2) Do not make any major decisions right before lunch, and avoid beginning any taxing work at that time. You will either feel hungry and rushed, or you will skip lunch entirely.

Although I am not a health or nutrition coach per se, I have strong personal convictions about the body-mind connection. I enjoy sharing how nutrition and exercise can help this valuable connection, affecting many areas of life for the better.

Turn Over That Frown! Find and Keep the Right Employees

Let’s talk about turnover. For those who are not aware, this refers to the rate at which employees leave their jobs and are replaced.

Do you ever wonder why people leave their jobs or get fired? Aside from obvious disciplinary reasons or just having a lousy boss, the primary reason is this: many people are in the wrong job.

In many ways, the cost of turnover is huge for businesses. Many of the individuals who are left behind in these situations find themselves wishing they were somewhere else. When employees are in the wrong job, they will experience a lower level of engagement and consequently, low productivity.

The question is, how and when do I come into the picture as a personal and business coach? When you hear a fellow business owner groaning about their employees, using phrases such as “those people…I can’t ever get them to do their jobs right!”, it is a silent call for help. One which I am happy to answer.

On the other hand, if you are the business leader who is daily witnessing long or unhappy faces in your office or work site, it might be time to give me a call. It is my goal as a coach to boost employee productivity and happiness in the workplace.

Hardy Hasenfuss,  Personal and Business Success Coach

Keep the Creative Urge Alive

During the winter holiday season, I often speak on the subjects of Joy and Happiness. Both are similar concepts, and are very important ingredients in a bright and productive life. 

For now, I’d like to talk about joy. Although this past years’ joyous Christmas season has come and gone, you should not give up on finding joy in your daily life!

The greatest joy and satisfaction in my work as a coach is to support my clients. It brings me happiness to help them as they pursue their creative urge. I find satisfaction in my life when I see them striving and succeeding in building better lives for themselves, for their families, and for their careers and businesses.

The creative urge I speak of is an in-born desire to create a better life within the sphere of our passions and interests. Although I believe this urge is within each one of us, it is unfortunate that so many of us suppress our creative urges because of petty fears and a self-defeating lack of courage. This is where my support as a personal coach comes into play. It is my job to professionally encourage and challenge my clients to succeed.

Maybe you or someone you know needs to find this joy. If you have a friend, associate, or client who wants to be encouraged and challenged as they pursue the creative urge in their life or business, please give them my card. I am always here to serve you.

Hardy Hasenfuss, Your Joy and Happiness Coach

All Good Things: Happiness and Positivity In the Workplace

Before you begin to think that happiness and positivity are too sappy to waste your time, think about them for a minute.

Happiness is contagious, and it benefits the entire workplace.

1) Happiness encourages peaceful relations and interactions at work.

2) Happy employees are more productive, because their work becomes an outlet of creative enjoyment.

3) Happiness causes the work to flow more naturally, because stress is not present and communication is easy.

Now let’s talk about positivity. This is defined as “The quality or state of being positive”. So what’s so great about being positive?

A positive mindset is one of invincibility. Rather than a “glass-half-full” thought process, positivity thrives on the good and compartmentalizes the bad. The energy gained from our successes sets a fire to the minor letdowns of our failures, giving us the energy to address them without stress.

1) Just as with happiness, a positive mindset boosts our productivity at work by giving us clarity and focus.

2) Positivity helps us get along with people in our private lives, not just our co-workers. It is a winning attitude towards life.

3) At work, positivity eliminates the discouragement of failure. We achieve more sales and growth (who doesn’t like to buy from a positive person?).

4) Our minds are engaged, giving us more creativity to solve problems.

The benefits of happiness and positivity are endless, and you will notice the results very rapidly. 

The question that remains is this: Do you want these examples to be a picture of your work environment? The most enjoyable part of my job is helping you enjoy your job. As a business and personal coach, I employ time-tested strategies and techniques that create and instill happiness in your workplace. Call anytime for a free consultation.