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How to Ensure Your Family Stays Healthy this New Year

January 6, 2022 By Anne

Many people are already feeling the adverse effects of the holiday season, and it’s only just begun. From overeating to stress to lack of sleep, there are many factors that can cause your immune system to weaken. This is for families with children (or even those without) who need to take precautions in order to avoid getting sick this year.

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#1 Go for the yearly checkup

The first step is to ensure that everyone in your family is up-to-date on their vaccinations and checkups. This will help protect you from many common illnesses going around, and it’s also an excellent way to catch any potential health problems before they become too serious. During a checkup, your medical professional will be able to pick if anyone may have some underlying issue that needs addressing – whether it be testorone replacement therapy for your partner or just an immune booster for one of the kids!

If anyone in your family has allergies or asthma, be sure to stock up on medication and allergy relief remedies. It’s also important to keep an eye on the weather forecast so you can prepare for any extreme changes in temperature that might occur. It’s also a good idea to create a ‘health plan’ for your family – this could include things like exercise routines, stress management techniques, and diet tips. By setting some general guidelines, you’ll make it much easier to maintain your health at its peak.

#2 Focus on nutritious meals

It’s no secret that eating healthy is vital for maintaining your overall health, but it can be challenging to do this when you’re constantly on the go. One way to make sure your family is getting the nutrients they need is by preparing nutritious meals at home. There are many recipes online that are both easy and healthy, so there’s no excuse not to eat well. In addition, try to avoid processed foods as much as possible – these tend to be high in sugar and unhealthy fats.

Instead, focus on whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and lean protein sources. Another way to improve the nutritional value of your family’s diet is by including probiotics in their daily routine. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that help keep your gut healthy, and they can be found in yogurt, kefir, and other fermented foods.

#3 Take an immune booster each day

For those times when your immune system is already weakened, taking an immune booster each day can be a great way to help keep you healthy. These are also known as vitamin supplements or ‘multivitamins .’ They provide essential nutrients that might otherwise be lacking in your diet.

Some of the most popular ingredients found in these supplements include Vitamin C, zinc, echinacea extract, garlic powder, turmeric root extract (curcumin), elderberry juice concentrate, olive leaf extract, oregano oil – amongst others! Of course, it’s important not to rely on them too much – especially if you’re eating well – but for those days where it feels like something is coming on, they can be a great way to help boost your immune system.

In conclusion, there are many things families can do to stay healthy this year. By following these simple tips, you’ll make it easier for everyone in your household to remain healthy and enjoy the New Year!

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

How To Make Business Cybersecurity Simple

January 6, 2022 By Anne

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Protecting your company from cybercriminals doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t have to remember 40 different complex passwords or spend ages screening each email for signs of phishing. In fact, it can be quite simple if you invest in the right tools and resources. Below are three simple ‘hacks’ for protecting your company from hackers.

Invest in decent cybersecurity software

Don’t settle for basic cybersecurity software. By investing in decent cybersecurity software, you can make sure that your devices are truly secure. The best cybersecurity software solutions allow you to secure multiple devices and will have features such as website screening and email screening tools that can help you to avoid clicking on potentially malicious websites and attachments.

This guide compares some of the most robust cybersecurity software solutions – consider investing in one of these software options to keep your company secure.

Outsource your IT

Being able to react fast to threats is important. Having to call up an IT company to come to the rescue could be too slow. As a result, some companies hire their own in-house IT staff so that they can react to cyberattacks there and then. However, there is another option, which is to outsource a managed service provider.

What is a managed service provider in IT? Basically, this is a third-party company that constantly monitors your company for threats (as well as helping with various other IT tasks such as fixing bugs and suggesting tech improvements). Outsourcing a managed service provider is a lot more affordable than hiring in-house staff. It’s also a lot less work for you – you don’t have to worry about managing extra employees and can simply allow another company to take control for you.

Use a password manager

Hackers can easily crack a weak password using tactics such as brute force attacks (this often involves using malicious software to feed thousands of different password combinations into an account until it stumbles across the right one). This is why complex passwords are recommended – this typically involves a minimum of 12 characters including lower case letters, upper case letters and numbers (and possibly a symbol).

Unfortunately, such passwords are typically hard to remember. Many of us will resort to writing them down, which can increase the risk of them being leaked. Alternatively, we may allow out browser to automatically remember passwords, similarly making them easy to hack. Either that, or we’ll stick with simple passwords out of convenience.

None of these options are ideal. So what is the true solution when it comes to using passwords? The best option is to use a password manager which can store information on all of your passwords. You only have to remember one password to access this password manager, which is a lot easier than remembering multiple passwords. These password managers can also help you automatically come up with complex passwords and notify you when it’s worth changing them. This post offers more information on password managers.

Anne

Tips To Help Your Business Secure Rave Reviews In 2022

January 6, 2022 By Anne

More than 90% of us read online reviews. As a business owner, it has never been more important to impress customers and encourage them to recommend your brand to others. If you are looking to reach the dizzy heights in 2022, here are some tips and tricks to help you secure rave reviews.

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Learn from previous reviews

One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your customer rating is to learn from previous reviews. Read comments and take feedback on board. You can learn from both negative and positive reviews. Listen to suggestions from customers, consider ideas and address problems promptly. Contact people who have complained or highlighted issues and respond to positive comments. Feedback can help you iron out imperfections and improve the service you provide by implementing changes or adjustments linked to suggestions from loyal clients. You might find that your clients would love you to extend your opening hours or offer a more varied range of delivery options, for example, or customers may feel that your business would benefit from more staff on duty at peak periods.

Provide an enjoyable customer experience

Customers today want more than great products at affordable prices. They want to enjoy the experience of shopping online, visiting stores, going out to eat, having a pampering session or booking a weekend away or a vacation. The experience you provide has a major influence on reviews and ratings. Try to ensure that the user experience is seamless, stress-free and memorable for all the right reasons. If you run an online store, for example, it should be easy to browse products, add them to a cart, choose a delivery option and make a payment. Simplify and speed up processes for added convenience and enhance the experience by adding features, such as personalized recommendations and live chat options. Work with trusted agencies to ship and deliver products quickly and get shipments cleared faster and keep your customers in the loop. Provide accurate estimates in terms of time frames, and communicate with your customers if there are any problems.

Make your customers feel special

Making your customers feel special is important for two reasons. Firstly, customers who enjoy their experience will leave positive reviews and recommend you to others. Secondly, you can turn a first-time client into a repeat customer. Look after your clients, make them feel like VIPs and encourage them to come back. Reward loyalty, keep in touch and urge customers to spread the word.

Offer support and engage in communication

One of the main reasons people leave negative reviews and abandon shopping carts is a lack of customer support. If you have buyers who want to make a purchase, but they have questions, you could lose out on sales if you don’t have the relevant lines of communication open. Provide detailed product descriptions and information about delivery charges and times, add live chat to your website, provide contact details and check your email and social media accounts regularly to respond to queries swiftly. It’s also helpful to add customer reviews and an FAQ section.

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Five-star ratings can persuade customers to choose your business over others and improve client retention rates. Take these tips on board to ensure your company attracts rave reviews in 2022.

Anne

6 Ways To Train Millennial Leaders

January 4, 2022 By Anne

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There are a number of different steps that you can take in order to train Millenials into leaders more effectively. This includes the following:

Match them up with a mentor – The first step you should consider is matching up a millennial with a mentor. Millennials want to be teamed up with mentors. The correct mentor can be the key to unlocking the most development within the next big leader in your business. If you short-cut the matching process, though, this is only going to hurt you in the long run. You should allow employees to try out a few different mentors before they are matched up or, at the very least, make sure that there is a grace period.

Strengthen emotional intelligence – When managing and leading other employees, a strong emotional regulation is pivotal. This is one of the main types of skills needed by non-profit leaders and profit leaders. Even prior to stepping into a role of leader, having a solid emotional base is going to enable your workforce to be more productive.

Help employees to have greater self-awareness – Aside from providing mentors, it is also important to plant self-awareness. Self-awareness is one of the main indicators when it comes to future success. You must make sure that all workers have the ability to have self-awareness. Having the ability to acknowledge weaknesses and strengths is the foundation of being a great leader. You should ensure that all of your employees are empowered with self-awareness, especially those who are the future leaders of your business.

Embed company DNA – In addition to the tips that have already been mentioned, it is important to embed company DNA. Most businesses teach purposes, mission, and values during the onboarding period. However, you need to go deeper than this. So that future leaders understand the DNA of your company, you need to teach them about expected culture. Training and teaching in numerous ways on plans, goals, expectations, language, and everything else in between will make this happen.

Exercise failure – Millennials need to learn how to fail because leadership is not always going to be successful. There are always going to be hurdles along the way; it is not going to plain sailing all of the time. Failure is something that teams are going to encounter all of the time. The leader’s ability to handle failure and work through it is going to enable them to lead effectively. If you help future leaders to learn how to work through failure properly, you will play a huge role in just how successful they are in the future.

Capitalize on strengths – Last but not least, there has been a lot of information said on how playing towards the strengths of your employees will be beneficial. It is important that you teach your employees the value of this. Great leaders do not need to be good at everything. They need to recognize what they are good at in order to make sure that they know how to use these strengths to an optimal level.

Anne

You Should Listen To More Podcasts – Here’s Why

December 30, 2021 By Anne

Have you fallen down the podcast rabbit hole yet? Some people haven’t and it’s these people that are being left behind! Podcasts are a wonderful way to spend your time, especially if you are out there going for walks or want company while you travel. Podcasts are the newest way that you can receive your information and they are a fun, exciting way to engage and learn.

You can listen to podcasts of all types, all subjects and all lengths. You just have to find the one that appeals to you the most. From fitness podcasts that talk about the science of fitness to those like the Just Living Blog and Podcast, you can take in so much information when you decide that podcasts are the best thing that you can listen to to learn more about a subject. They’re always there for you when you want them and we’ve got a few great reasons that you should join the movement and start listening to podcasts today.

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You can multitask. When you are watching a video to take in information, you have to concentrate on it and actually watch it. When you listen to a podcast, you can pay attention to it while you’re doing other things. You can listen while you wash dishes, vacuum the house, study, do housework – there are so many things that you can do while you are listening to podcasts and there’s one for every mood!
You can learn. Podcasts literally do cover every single topic. So many podcasts were born from the side hustle culture caused by the pandemic. No matter what you want to learn, podcasts will have the topic available for you to listen to. You can listen on your way to work, while you study a topic and when you need inspiration for an assignment. They are a great learning tool no matter what.
You don’t have to stare at a screen. While you’re doing your next yoga session, listen to a podcast. You’ll see pretty fast how you can benefit from listening rather than watching a screen. Your eyes deserve a break, and a podcast can help!
You get to use your imagination. When you listen to a podcast, much like when you listen to an audiobook, you imagine the scenario in your head. It’s a good way to exercise your brain and use your imagination and it’s going to be a nice change from all the video content you’ve been devouring over the past couple of years.
It’s free! Podcasts are free to listen to so you get all the information that you need from experts without the extra cost. You get so much valuable information without spending your hard-earned cash to listen to it. This makes them a super valuable option for you to learn more for less.

Podcasts could be a gamechanger for you if you are looking for content that isn’t visual for a change. You can search what you need online and find a list of the best out there.