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How to be present

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                                                                                                                                  https://i0.wp.com/www.additudemag.com/  Do you ever drift off while having a conversation, studying, attending a meeting, or training session? Well, I do. There is just too much going on and we are very distracted, We miss out on so many moments that we can never get back. We add no value to the conversations we partake in because we are too busy elsewhere. Here's a few things you can try:      1. Improve your listening skills Listen to a song or podcast an...

Our part in decreasing overdose and suicide rates

 Michael K Williams was an award winning actor. Moving from being a temp at Pfizer, to the the fame we knew him for. Unfortunately, he overdosed on fentanyl. Fentanyl is a very powerful opiod. It is used to relieve excruciating pain, and is common in overdose cases in America. This was a guy who, on TV, seemed to be happy. Seemed to have had life figured out. But what happened shows that life is life. There are struggles that even fame, money and a new path can’t solve. If you look deeper into his past, you will see that he had troubles in his earlier years. He tried to walk a different path, to leave the baggage behind. But it is never that easy. He needed help. And we will never know if anyone ever tried hard enough. So imagine your friend who has been struggling with issues - maybe money related. A friend of mine once said that “famous people have a tough life, they always die of overdoses or something horrible”. And it’s true: even the rich and famous have issues. So why do we ...