Mindfulness. When do we need it? Now!
A couple of weeks ago, I had no inkling the world would completely change, and everything would be turned upside down. Things I took for granted, like popping downstairs for a quick coffee, going to yoga, or the movies, were suddenly swiped off my table. In a flash,...
My cultural cringe! 9 things to avoid when presenting to Kiwis…
Recently I had one of those cultural cringe moments while attending an all-day event. Instead of being warmly greeted by the organiser, I was ordered (rather loudly and without a smile) to “show my virtual ticket”, before being tagged with a yellow...
‘Crazy Busy’ – How to switch off, show up for what really matters and still get sh*t done!
“The busier you are the unhappier you get!” A short excerpt from the book ‘Crazy Busy” planned to be available November 2019. As a busy career woman in the nineties, I thought I could do and have it all. And I did, to a point, holding down a demanding full-time job as...
How love overcomes hatred
Like many people, I found it hard to come to terms with what happened in Christchurch recently. I sat on the couch in tears all that afternoon and evening. To make it worse, I was on my own. It’s times like this that you really need people around you. Facebook...
10 Tips for Surviving The Christmas Office Party (Mindfully Of Course)
1. Don’t go if you don’t want to. I’m serious. Check in with yourself. You’ve been around these people all-year-long. Do you really want to spend more time with them? Ask yourself how you’re feeling. If everything points to wishing you could just go home and put your...About Kerene Strochnetter
Kerene is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work – a business that delivers workplace programmes across New Zealand – to build resilience, lift engagement and create healthier work cultures. She’s also the author of ‘Crazy Busy – If busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smart’.