Author: Jo Allison

6 Steps to Help Overcome Occupational Burnout

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Karen Doll

Karen Doll, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist, professional coach, and the author of the forthcoming book, Building Psychological Fitness: How High Performers Achieve With Ease.

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Burnout:

According to the World Health Organization, occupational burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic work-related stress, with symptoms characterized by “feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and reduced professional efficacy.”

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Grief and Loss: How We Can Help Others During a Pandemic

Interview with Dr. Colleen Cira:

Dr. Colleen Cira is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Women and Trauma, and has worked with hundreds of people struggling with mental health issues.

 

Talking Points from Dr. Cira
On How to Help Others Cope with Grief & Loss:

We are all experiencing a collective trauma, which means to some extent, we are all experiencing some amount of grief and loss. Here are a few things to consider when trying to cope or help others cope.

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4 Dangers of Using USB Thumb Drives and How to Secure Data

Available for Interviews:  Paul Tracey

Paul Tracey is the Founder & CEO of Innovative Technologies, a Managed Security Service Provider in New York, and is a national speaker, cyber security educator, small business advocate, and author of Delete The Hacker Playbook and Cyber Storm. 

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Thumb Drives:

 1. Malware potential. USB drives are a great way to make malware portable without breaking in through your internet access.  If USB access is open on your computers anyone can slip one in and in less time than you can make a single cup of coffee, have all of your data on the cloud.  Unfortunately, we are finding that this not only comes from bad actors adding malware on a regular drive but also from the supply chain. This is where the drive comes infected from the factory. Some attackers have also targeted electronic devices directly, and have infected items such as electronic picture frames and USB devices during production. When users buy the infected products and plug them into their computers, malware is installed on their computers.

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19-Year-Old on a Mission to Make Higher Education More Affordable

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

Mat Jacobson is the Founder & CEO of the Ducere Global Business School, and as a thought leader on innovation within education, is creating some of the industry’s most innovative educational platforms and projects. He is a regular media contributor on topics of business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in articles including Wealth Creator, Marketing Magazine, Business First, Smart Magazine, Start-Up Smart, and Business Builders.

What Mat Jacobson can say in an interview on Making Higher Education More Affordable and Accessible:

    • Meet Benji, an 19-year-old Aussie, who has already graduated with a British University bachelor honors degree, from one of the UK’s oldest and finest public universities. 
    • Now Benji has launched the Global Game Changers program in the US this month and is on a mission to support young entrepreneurial students to get a world-class degree, focusing on the real skills they need to get a job and build a career.

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Stop Treating Your Finances Like a Junk Drawer in 2022

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow clients’ wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine.

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Money Tips for 2022:

    • Doing a seasonal health & wellness checkup of your financial holdings and preparing for the future is a great idea.
    • 401 (k) accounts, IRA’s, investment accounts, various savings, bank accounts, insurance policies, Wills and legal documents, auto, and home insurance policies are scattered all over the place.

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What Is a Budget and How to Draft One?

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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Budgets:

    • With the rise of online banking, we’ve seen budgeting and balancing checkbooks go out the window. Paired with a lack of financial education in our schools, families aren’t prepared financially. The best first step is a budget.

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4 Tips for Having a Positive Mindset When Everything Is NOT Working Out

Available for Interviews: Dr. Alice Fong

Alice Fong, ND, is an integrative naturopathic doctor specializing in stress, integrative medicine, diet & weight loss, and is a business growth consultant for holistic healthcare providers.

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How to Have a Positive Mindset:

I think it’s important that we first establish what is meant by a positive mindset. A positive mindset is one that focuses on all things that are good. And when I say focus on all good things, it doesn’t mean avoiding negative things in life because truly, you can never predict when bad things will happen. A positive mindset means that even in the worst possible situation in life, you will still be able to see good things. It means making the most out of a bad situation and turning it into something positive.

So how can you stay positive even in the most unlikely situation?
Here are 4 tips for you to maintain a positive mindset.

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How Antibiotics Impact Gut Health 

Available for Interviews: Dr. Michael Evangel

Dr. Michael S. Evangel, Chiropractic Physician, is the owner of the Chiropractic Wellness Center in Paramus, NJ. For over 30 years, his mission is to provide state-of-the-art, high-quality care to people of all ages. 

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Antibiotics & Gut Health:

    • Antibiotics have not only been overused in treating people, but also with livestock.
    • Humans exist in a symbiotic relationship with several pounds of bacteria totaling about 40 trillion that live in us and on us.
    • We harbor several pounds of microbes in total.

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Exercising Before Bed and Getting the Sleep You Need

Available for Interviews: Dr. Mimi Secor

Dr. Mimi Secor DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women’s Health for over 40 years. She is a sought-after national speaker and consultant has been featured in numerous local and national media outlets. Dr. Mimi is also a fitness and health advocate, and is passionate about helping women to lose weight and feel great, and is the author of the newest book,  Healthy & Fit at Any Age: A Guide to Creating Mindset, Nutrition, and Exercise Habits for Busy Women.

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Exercise & Sleep:

    • A recent 2019 systematic study examined the effects of evening exercise on sleep in healthy participants.*
    • This study highlights surprising conclusions!
    • They concluded that evening exercise did not negatively affect sleep.
    • In fact, they found the opposite, that it can enhance sleep.
    • However, sleep onset may be impaired after vigorous exercise ending within 1 hour or less before bedtime.
    • These findings fly in the face of the long-standing concept that vigorous exercise in the evening interferes with sleep onset.

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3 Tips Young Investors Can Apply Now to Retire at the Incredible Age of 45

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

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Retiring 20 Years Sooner:

Retirement by 45 seems incredible and is no small task. To take 20 years off the saving years and add them to the spending years, takes incredible discipline and planning.  Understanding exactly what you want to live like and how much that costs is crucial in creating the plan to get there.

Of course, a big part of this picture is assessing the kind of lifestyle you wish to have in the future and all of the costs associated with it. Once you come to that conclusion, you can start to take the following tips into consideration:

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