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Creative Healthy Habits
A healthy lifestyle happens one healthy habit at a time. And the kickoff to summer is as good a time as any to start a new goal. discover some ideas for healthy habits that help establish and reinforce the core pillars of healthy living: nutrition, sleep, fitness, and hydration.
Read MoreBreaking the Chain Through Education Update
Although people all over the globe face the same threat, the US media has not covered the impact of Covid-19 on Sub Saharan Africa. Many of you have have asked how our children are faring in Ghana. We have asked our Director/Social Worker in Ghana, Bernice Akromah, to update you.
Read MoreRevising Business Compensation Models During the Pandemic
Because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, businesses across a variety of industries are revising their sales compensation models. Nonprofit workforce researchers WorldatWork released a report in late April indicating that 36% of organizations had begun addressing sales compensation in light of the crisis, and another 49% were developing plans to do so. If your company is considering changes to how it compensates sales staff in a drastically changed economy, here are three of the most common actions being implemented according to the survey,
Read MoreGrowing Up in Newark in the ’60s
In the 1960’s we witnessed much violence in our country – the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, his brother, the attorney general Robert Kennedy, and the prominent civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, all struck down by assassins bullets for all the public to see. At the end of the decade, with racial tensions high in many American cities, the flood gates burst open.
Read MoreCARES Act Legislation Summary
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. A portion of the Act is intended to loosen access to retirement plan funds and provide relief for individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a summary of the retirement-related provisions of the Act.
Read MoreProfessional Maintenance of an Elite Player
By Kayode McKinnon. In any profession, input equals output. Constantly honing your skills drives peak performance.
Read MoreHandling Day-to-Day Stress During the COVID-19 Crisis
As we all too painfully know, the Coronavirus pandemic has dominated the news and has altered our lives for more than two months now. This ubiquitous problem has been all encompassing with worry, fear, and anxiety at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts and feelings.
Read MoreBusiness Growth in the Pandemic
The foundational activities and tools that you use to start and grow your business, and the tools that we’ve used to help thousands of companies start and grow have not changed. You still have to make sure, and maybe you need to revisit your mission, values, vision, your core messaging, those are things that now is a great time to revisit those. So here is my multi-step “how-to” guide so you can achieve business growth during this pandemic.
Read MoreReality to the Road to Your Goals
There is no understating the total human impact of coronavirus, recent market volatility and the economic pause that we are currently experiencing. Cognitive biases may be holding you back from achieving goals.
Read MoreFinancial Balance and Creating a Real-Life Budget
By taking these steps to organize and optimize our finances anyone can make a big difference in how we feel and behave around our money.
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