Are you participating in Steptember? Or do you follow already how many steps you take each day? There's definitely a growing awareness around the benefits of 10,000. It seems to be becoming a valuable reminder of the importance of movement within busy and sometimes sedentary 21st Century lives. But when it comes to wellbeing initiatives within our spheres of influence, what's driving the action? “It’s not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?” — Henry David Thoreau, in a letter to H.G.O. Blake What got me thinking about this recently was two workplace initiatives I was told about. Both were crafted with the seemingly same intention, but appeared to elicit
We love what we do. And I think if a particular conversation the other week is anything to go by that oozes out into how we do it as well. An organising teacher and I were chatting during the first break when she shared an interaction she'd had with one of the participants during the morning session. One of her students had sidled up and whispered at one stage, 'Have you noticed how many times he's said the word love?' The teacher whispered back, 'You can tell he loves what he does can't you?' "If your presence doesn't make an impact, your absence won't make a difference." - Trey Smith How can you create lasting impact if you're not there all the time though? This is something we're very min
