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The New Resolution
The New Year is here, and already the first month of 2016 is over. Do we want to talk about our resolutions? Or have we already hidden them under a rock somewhere, with a resolve never to think about them again? Perhaps you’ve chosen something completely doable, and are currently riding the high tide of success. Or, perhaps you didn’t even bother to think of a resolution at all, since, really, what’s the point? It’s all hype anyway, right? Why do we make resolutions? A better question, why do we make resolutions on the first day of a new year? What if I told you that the Gregorian calendar, the…
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Imagining the Possibilities
We’re already a month into 2016 and it’s getting difficult to stay motivated. A vision board (also called a dream board) is a way to keep your dreams fresh in your mind and alive in your heart. It’s a great exercise for supercharging all the things you’d like to have happen in the year ahead. First, grab some magazines you don’t mind cutting up or hop on to Pinterest and get ready to do some printing. Find pictures that capture dreams you have. They could be anything from a new home, to a romantic relationship, to expressing your creativity on a daily basis, or that trip to Paris you’ve always wanted…
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8 Ways to Set Goals and Stay Motivated
Every new year, we use our resolutions to admit to the world ways in which we want to better ourselves. For a lot of us, it’s about being healthier, wealthier, and wiser. But, by the time we’ve gotten all of the turkey and wine out of our system, our resolutions have begun to waver and fade. Here are some tips to bolster your determination without burning yourself out: 1. Think of it as a Challenge A “goal” is an ideal image that floats above our heads, nice and neat like a finished painting. For all its positive connotations, thinking of a resolution as a goal can disconnect it from the…
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Tips for Sticking to your 2016 Fitness Goals
Let’s face it: working out consistently is hard. We all start off with good intentions, but life gets in the way. Work, school, kids, hobbies, or just unexpected social gatherings impede your daily routine and eat up that workout time. For years, I struggled with working out consistently. Having been a very active child, I always got my exercise through sports. But when that was no longer the case, it was hard to motivate myself to go to the gym because I was so conscious that I was exercising and I didn’t particularly enjoy it. My goal would always be to lose weight and when I didn’t see results right…
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The Work Initiative Network Focus on Mental Health
Serving over 37 thousand people across East Toronto, Woodgreen Community Services has a variety of programs, such as child care assistance, immigration services, and employment resources. The programs fall into a few different sections: Children and Youth, Health and Wellness, Homeward Bound, Seniors, Employment, Housing, and Immigrant Settlement. The Work Initiative Network (WIN) falls into the Health and Wellness section. This program helps people who have dealt with long-term mental health challenges return to the workforce by focusing on employment training. It works on a referral basis, as it is a partnership program with the Michael Garron Hospital, CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Alternatives, Woodgreen, and Reconnect. WIN works closely…
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Stick To It!
Tips to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions By Jessica Herrington It’s January… and you know what that means. It means you dig out that old gym bag from the back of your closet; it means you dust off those running shoes and rescue your bike from being used as a clothes hanger; it means you Google “healthy eating” and you resolve to plan out a nutritious meal plan for each week; it means you stock up on fruits, vegetables, lean meats, low-fat dairy products, and a stack of fitness magazines. And although you start off your quest for a “new” you with as much vigour as an Olympic sprinter, towards the end…
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Resolution Time!
This year, don't set yourself up for failure. How to make the right resolutions and feel good about your commitments.
