The Chief Morale Officer And You
johndabell M is for Morale. Morale matters. It drives the fight and shapes your story. But summoning up morale is far from easy because it drops, dips and sometimes disappears. The…
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Cancer – What Do You See?
On the last lesson of the day, a teacher announced a surprise test to his class. They all replied with a chorus of groans as this wasn’t the sort of…
Cancer And Arugamama
There is only so much of our lives we can actually control. Why is it then we waste so much time and effort trying to control what actually can’t be…
Optimism As A Prophylactic
Prophylactic, or preventive, healthcare has an important role in helping us stay healthy. In medicine, the term prophylactic is used to describe procedures and treatments that prevent something from happening.…
Cancer And Being A Resistance Fighter
We all navigate and manage the reality of cancer in our own way. I choose to manage my day-to-day brushes with the cancer experience as a resistance fighter. In other…
Cancer And Being Vital
Vitality is having physical and mental energy. It is a core construct of our health and well-being that encompasses self-care, self-awareness and self-compassion. The word vitality itself is derived from…
Keeping The Positive Pipeline Going
Don’t let anyone or anything sabotage your pipeline of positives. It has to be kept pumping! Your pipeline has to be kept in active service because it’s keeping all the…
Cancer And Self-Praise
Self-praise might not be wired into our DNA but there is nothing wrong with giving yourself a pat on the back. In fact, telling yourself just how damn good you…
Cancer And Being Playful
Probably the last thing you feel like when going through cancer and treatments is ‘playing’. But being playful is so important for our wellbeing and this is definitely not ‘just…
Teaching And The Angry Letter
Education gets people angry. Working in a school means you are inevitably going to get hot under the collar about something. And some people get worked up at just about…