How often do you get up from your desk, from behind the computer or out from behind the steering wheel every day?

The reason we ask this is that exercise and movement are SO important for focus and staying productive! AND do you know that sitting is considered the "new smoking"? Exercise not only i...

To understand the difference between happy and unhappy couples, Dr. Gottman and Robert Levenson began doing longitudinal studies of couples in the 1970s. They asked couples to solve a conflict in their relationship in 15 minutes, then sat back and watched. After carefully reviewing the tapes and fol...

How many times have you heard the term "burnout"  or heard  "I'm burned out" ?? 

Burnout is an extremely common ailment in today's world, especially among Entrepreneurs! and is certainly not linked to a specific month or time of year! People who burn both sides of the candle, do so when they either...

"If we accept that sound is vibration and we know that vibration touches every part of our physical being, then we understand that sound is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our bodies. One reason sound heals on a physical level is because it so deeply touches and transforms ...

Personal happiness is a key life goal for most of us. After decades of research on the nature, causes, and effects of personal happiness, most social psychologists agree that such evaluations involve four basic components:

1. Global life satisfaction - Feeling general happy with our lives
2. Satisfact...

Recent research in neuroscience, psychology, and design shows that doodling can help people stay focused, grasp new concepts and retain information. A blank page also can serve as an extended playing field for the brain, allowing people to revise and improve on creative thoughts and ideas.

Doodles ...

The Dore Diary has become our number one productivity and accountability tool for many of our clients, and have often asked about where the idea for the diary has come from. As many things it is a story of evolution, and the Dore Diary has evolved into many shapes and sizes over the years…

Where it...

Being grounded or grounding yourself have many different meanings. If you have ever done any kind of emotional, body, or spiritual work in the last couple of decades you would most certainly have heard of “grounding” or “being grounded”.

Being grounded means being fully conscious and aware of the p...

Thanks a million to Garry and Ernie from Pro Image Signworks for arriving on last night after 9.30pm to put the finishing touches to the Dore Healthy Lifestyle Training Centre 

Garry and I go back years and years. He was the man who actually picked me up from the ground after I fractured my skull b...

Before I dive into my top 5 tips on how to be more productive I would like to say I was not always productive. Yes, I would get loads of things done but when I look back on it, I was busy but not productive. Over the years I started to create my own system and tools so I could get more things done i...

When I think back on my knitting journey… I think of these words… “Now kids, you have to have 30 rows knitted by Monday” this is the voice of Mrs. Swanepoel… My  8-year-old eyes widen… palms sweaty… wondering how the heck will I get 30 rows knitted? I barely managed to get the wool onto the needles ...

Drinking hot water with a slice of lemon in the morning is one of my favorite things to do to support my health and help me to take care of myself and to taking my MEDS! I personally like fresh lemon in a mug of boiling water, which I let to cool down slightly. I also find myself making better choic...