Jan 2015
Blog | Feb 2015

The Costs of Not Being Able to "Turn Off"

January 26, 2015
A Bloomberg article detailed a new study linking prolonged difficulty falling asleep with as much as a quadrupled risk in high blood pressure. Think of difficulty falling asleep as hyper vigilance, or a difficulty letting down your guard and winding down. Unfortunately, in today’s seemingly non-stop world many people experience hyper vigilance in their day to day lives, Chronically worrying about work responsibilities and pressures, family issues and dynamics, and trying to balance the many directions in which they can feel pulled. Learning how to “turn off” is a critical skill that is worth developing for your sleep, for your heart and for you and your loved ones in so many essential ways.
Check out the article here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-26/difficulty-falling-asleep-may-raise-blood-pressure-study-finds.html

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How Unique Are We According to LinkedIn?

January 21, 2015
“How much do LinkedIn users rely on buzzwords? Over the past three years, the company’s annual lists of the 10 most overused words have included a total of just 15 different terms.” - Alison Griswold, MoneyBox.

Wow. This captures the herd mentality that often influences our self presentation in career moments. Vantage knows we are all so much more unique than that. Check out the full article here:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/01/21/linkedin_overused_buzzwords_2014_motivated_passionate_creative.html



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