Forget performance enhancing drugs. Get better the natural way with performance-enhancing bugs. More and more research has been coming out lately about the human microbiome, and specifically the organisms that populate the human gut. Recent studies have shown that the composition of a person’s microbiome can have a major affect on a person’s brain, their mood, and even whether they are likely to become obese.
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines note that assessment of the drinking water supply system, including understanding its characteristics and sources of hazard and risks, is an essential prerequisite for subsequent steps in which effective strategies for prevention and control of hazards are planned and implemented. A water supply system can be defined as anything from source to endpoint – the components of this system depend on the type of water product or service being delivered, the specific processes involved, the interested parties in the supply chain and the required regulatory and formal requirements. Continue reading
The title is based on a comment: “The quality fear factor is gone.” The assumption behind the comment is that fear often motivates behavioral change. This was certainly true for the quality movement. But, if the movement was driven by fear, what happens when the fear is no longer there? Does anything replace it? This piece looks at these questions. Continue reading
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recently attended a workshop on personal motivation. The recurring message in this workshop was, “if you want to be totally happy you must learn to take 100% responsibility for everything in your life.” While this is a simple concept, how many of us can truly say that we take 100% responsibility for our lives? It is easy to blame others for our circumstances or for our lot in life. It is easier to rationalize why we haven’t done something because of the actions of others, than it is to take 100% responsibility for our own actions. Continue reading
I would find it hard to believe that any successful person achieved that success without having at least one mentor along their journey – someone who was instrumental and influential in the life journey of the person being mentored (the mentee). But what is mentorship? Continue reading