HAPPINESS AT WORK - Should you care whether your employees are happy?

As employees are often the face of the organisation, their wellbeing, satisfaction and motivation have a direct impact on customer satisfaction, productivity and overall business performance. This raises the question: should businesses care about the happiness of their employees?

The answer is a resounding yes!

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Diet, Health, Mindset, Wellbeing, Self confidence NICOLA MERCER Diet, Health, Mindset, Wellbeing, Self confidence NICOLA MERCER

IS THE WAY YOU LOOK HOLDING BACK YOUR HAPPINESS?

Worrying about whether you’re thin, slim, attractive, worthy enough to go to your Christmas social event?

What’s finally changed for me over the past few years is that I don’t worry about starving myself to feel good enough and ready to have a good time. I no longer let a social occasion pass by or fill me with dread because I haven’t had time to diet. I also won’t let more valuable minutes of my life be consumed with feeling like I’m failing because I’m not a certain size or shape.

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BE YOUR BIGGEST FAN - Why self-compassion is the final piece of your wellbeing puzzle

How many times have you told yourself you’re useless or not capable? Or that the reason things didn’t go to plan is because you’re not good enough?

The number one self-care habit that makes a positive difference to your life is being kind to yourself, yet it’s the thing we do the least! Here’s how to become your biggest fan by learning how to support yourself with self-compassion so you can finally feel happy and achieve the success you’re striving for.

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Habits, Wellbeing, Change, Planning, Self worth NICOLA MERCER Habits, Wellbeing, Change, Planning, Self worth NICOLA MERCER

CRACKING THE HABIT CODE - The secret to building habits that stick

There is no quick fix to putting a new habit in place, nor is there an easy route to follow. A habit will always take willpower, commitment and consistency. But, when fear sets in about your ability to make the change happen, you fill your head with negativity which quickly spreads and takes hold, making you believe you’re not capable or worthy of doing it. So you don’t even get off the starting block. You tell yourself it’s ok, you are fine to stay put, forget the change and building any new habits.

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Self care, Health, Wellbeing, Wellness, Women, Success NICOLA MERCER Self care, Health, Wellbeing, Wellness, Women, Success NICOLA MERCER

SICK OF BEING TOLD TO DO SELF CARE? - Here’s what self care really is and why nobody but you should be telling you to do it

Why is everyone going on about how important self-care is and making sure you’re having your self-care Sunday?

If you feel like self-care is being thrown around everywhere you look, and wonder why it’s constantly being shoved in your face, you need to take a read here.

It might just be that self-care is the missing piece to the puzzle of the healthy, happy and successful life you’re working so hard to build for yourself.

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YOUR WELLNESS FRAMEWORK - Connecting the dots for health, wealth and happiness

If you want to build successful habits that fit with who you are and align with the way you want your lifestyle to be, you need to nurture your mind and body the right way. By approaching your health and wellbeing as a process, something that needs to come together through many moving parts that when connected, bring the full picture together, you’ll finally achieve the healthy, happy and strong life you’re striving for.

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Sleep, Health, Wellbeing, Habits, Routines NICOLA MERCER Sleep, Health, Wellbeing, Habits, Routines NICOLA MERCER

IT ALL STARTS WITH A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP

Do you wake up feeling ready to start your day each morning? How about waking up feeling like you’ve had such a good sleep you are so energised and focused?

If your mornings are not quite as bright as you’d like them to be, maybe it’s your bedtime routine. Having a consistent bedtime routine isn’t only for babies and kids. If it works for them, why would it not work for adults too? Helping your brain and body to unwind and prepare for sleep every evening is a great way to invest in your overall health and wellbeing. It will improve your health now, but also, and maybe more importantly, as you age.

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IS COACHING WORTH IT?

There are so many different types of coaches and what exactly you would go to a coach for, can be pretty confusing. All coaches want to help you get the transformation you desire. They will work with you to help you get clarity on what it is you want, what’s standing in your way of getting it, and how you’re going to make the changes to get what it is you want. They want to help you find the answers and unlock the potential you already have inside of you. They are there to provide support, collaboration, and accountability.

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LIVING THE LIFE YOU DREAM OF - Fantasy or reality?

Is all this talk of living your best life fantasy or reality? Can you really build the life you dream of and feel you’re living with intention and purpose each day?

I truly believe we are all capable of living the life we dream of. When you connect with the vision of who you want to be and how you want to live, you can begin to walk the path to make it happen. The power you feel knowing you are creating the life you thought was out of reach, is a super one that will propel you to be strong and happy.

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Health, Wellbeing, Happiness, Habits, Making change NICOLA MERCER Health, Wellbeing, Happiness, Habits, Making change NICOLA MERCER

WHY NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST IN YOUR HEALTH

I advocate everyone, of any age, investing in their health and wellbeing right now. I share the message of how important it is to nurture your mind and body at all stages of your life, regardless of how well you might feel right now. I coach that not understanding how your mind and body work independently and in conjunction, can have very damaging consequences to your health and way of living, without you even realising it.

I challenge you to think about your own wellbeing, assess what you’re doing to invest in it right now, to give yourself the life you want.

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Health, Wellbeing, Stress, Christmas NICOLA MERCER Health, Wellbeing, Stress, Christmas NICOLA MERCER

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS CRASH AND BURN - Can you avoid it?

The Christmas season is pitched as the most wonderful time of the year when everything and everyone is merry and nice. But is it really like this? Christmastime often brings with it a huge amount of expectation and pressure. For many, this picture-perfect ideal isn’t their reality, causing stress and pressure to mount. Can you avoid the common burnout this time of year throws so many people by having your own perfect festive time?

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Health, Wellbeing, Habits, Lifestyle, Balance NICOLA MERCER Health, Wellbeing, Habits, Lifestyle, Balance NICOLA MERCER

A HEALTHY LIFE OR A SOCIAL LIFE? - Is it really possible to have them both?

It often feels impossible to be healthy and be social. Society leads you to believe you can’t have one and the other. This results in so many people throwing their usual habits and routines out the window when Christmas comes along. But do you really have to sacrifice good health to have a social life? Is it actually possible to have good health all year round, whilst still being as social as you want to be?

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