Today I revisited my notes from a Compass Australia seminar where Nathan Wallis from XFactor Education in New Zealand was speaking. He is an expert in brain development and I found him extremely interesting. I took pages and pages of notes. In reviewing them, I circled several take-aways: When it comes to human behaviour 30% is […]
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One of the greatest gifts we have in life, is our Grandparents. I don’t have one negative memory about mine. Grandparents have a God-given right to thoroughly spoil their grandkids, break the house rules and have a never-ending supply of chocolate on hand. But so much more than that, they build into our lives in ways we often don’t appreciate until after they’re gone. So much history, wisdom and life resides in their stories and memories.
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Some things are just sacred… and a pregnant woman’s appetite should be one of them: ‘Hey, I’m growing a human being over here people, back off!’
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As the last Grammy after-party wraps up and the world’s biggest music awards are over for another year, it seems fitting to talk about something that’s been on my mind for a while… what on earth are we listening to?
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If it’s in the pantry, you’ll eat it. I know it sounds like common sense, but it’s true! If we shop well, and keep tempting treats out of our reach, it makes it far easier to make healthier choices every day. It’s a fact that one in three cancer cases are preventable through simple lifestyle
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Welcome to 2014! A fresh new year to set some big goals for your health and wellbeing! Many of you may have already kick-started your resolutions with the best of intentions. Alarmingly though, stats show only 12 per cent of us will fulfil our New Year goals! Queensland has the third-highest obesity rate in the
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Thinking about New Year’s resolutions yet? Have you even given this year’s resolutions a second thought since January 1st?
I am! Because, for the first time in my entire life, I actually achieved my New Year’s resolution this year!
Want to know what it was…?
Australian childhood cancer death rates have dropped significantly over a decade, new Cancer Council Queensland research shows. The CCQ study*, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, examined Australian childhood cancer mortality trends between 1998 and 2008. The study found significant decreases in childhood cancer death rates in the 11-year period surveyed, with the largest drops
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Being a Dad and working long hours do not always fit neatly together. You will have to take time to work out how you can balance both in a positive and productive way. Being the family provider and wanting to be a “good” father and do well at work can create a lot of pressure
Imagine a life without pain. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?
I just finished watching a story on 60 Minutes called ‘Pain Free.’ Far from being a utopic experience, it played out more like a horror story.
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