How is your New Year’s resolution going? Statistically, around 48% of people make a resolution to lose weight or begin exercising at the beginning of the year, but more than half have broken their resolution by March; most get discouraged
Author: Paula Hargis
Communication in Relationships
Relationships is January’s value of the month at Functional Pathways and it is a vital part of our lives. A normal day will involve numerous interactions between us, our co-workers, residents, customers, friends, and our loved ones. This interaction takes
Go to Work With Someone Contagious?
Working in the healthcare industry, we are constantly hearing about multiple health issues we can catch from one another and tips to avoid being contagious. However, did you know that everyone has something that is always contagious? WHAT!?! Yes, smiling
The Importance of Morale
When one loses morale, his or her professional life is negatively impacted. The excitement and zeal we once had for our job just isn’t there any more, rendering our need to stay fresh, null. This diminishes our effectiveness at our
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
In last month’s blog, I shared with you a story from a personal experience by one of our office employees regarding “Making a Difference.” This prompted me to ask other employees to send me personal experiences or motivational quotes, that
Making A Difference
A few weeks ago during an office employee meeting, Sharon Winton, Executive Assistant shared the following story: The quote “Making A Difference” really resonated with me a couple of weeks ago, so much I couldn’t wait to share my experience
Stress Can Be Good…But How?
Although stress is often viewed as a negative, it is actually a natural and normal physical response. A stress response is simply your body’s ability to defend and protect itself. This fight-or-flight reaction can help a person stay energetic, alert
An Inspiring Story…Susan Boyle
I am sure you have probably heard of the inspiring life story of Susan Boyle. A 47-year old, unemployed woman who had never been married, or even kissed! From Scotland, Susan elicited lots of praise and compliments not just from
Slow Down, Calm Down, Trust the Process
Have you ever been sitting in traffic and looked in your rearview mirror to see a car fast approaching in the median or on the shoulder? What was your first reaction? Was it to pull over and block them, after
The 10% Savings Goal
Saving more for retirement may not top your to-do list these days. The problem is most people need to save more, often a lot more, to build a nest egg that can meet their needs. Here’s a relatively painless way