May Spotlight: Personal & Professional Development Workshops

Moms are so busy taking care of the rest of the family that they have little or no time left over to think about their wants and needs.

Help the moms in your workplace feel empowered by scheduling an on-site personal and professional workshop. At The Back Rub Company we offer the following on-site workshops:

• Creativity as a path to your goals



• Harness the hidden power within you



• Increase your self esteem in 10-minutes a day



• Life by design - The art of positive thinking



• Life is too short not to live your passion



• Positive end to negative thought



• Redefining your stress



• Stress less

For more information on the above workshops visit us at The Back Rub Company or contact us at 480-330-2066.

Happiness @ Work - Tips for a Well Workplace...

If the 9-to-5 grind is getting you down, try these ideas to make your day more satisfying and productive.

1 Your environment affects how you feel. Turn your tired, cold, gray office/cubicle into a personalized space that energizes you! Hang fun photos, add a plant or fresh flowers, use bright colored fabric to cover bulletin boards - anything that inspires creativity!

2 Find something in common with coworkers. Start a company softball team or bowling league, organize a Friday afternoon happy hour, bring a post-work yoga class into the office. You may end up developing friendships that would have gone untapped.

3 Take Five! Everyone needs to take a break once in a while. Stop for a few minutes to breathe deeply, get some fresh air and stretch. Create structure by knowing when to call it quits for the day.

4 Are you involved in the office 'gossip tree'? This could be dragging you down. A recent study shows that positive chatter can increase cooperation. So say anything you want, as long as you'd repeat it word fro word to the person you're talking about.

5 Maximize every second. Create a focused to-do-list for the day on a 3x5 index card. Place the top priorities at the top of the list and put the card in your line of sight on your desk.

6 Get in the habit of checking your e-mail only after the project at hand is completed. Set four to six times to check and answer e-mails throughout the day. You'd be surprised at how much you can get done by eliminating this distraction!