We can do much by just being kind.  And so our quote for the kick off of heart month is similar to putting the air mask on yourself before assisting others.  We must be kind to ourselves first – physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally.

February is Heart Month… a time to take care of the health of our hearts.  Declared by the American Heart Association to raise awareness of facts like these:

• Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer for Americans.
• One in three deaths is caused by heart attack or stroke, amounting to about 800,000 fatalities each year.
• Even if one survives a heart attack or stroke, the condition often leads to disabilities and loads of expenses.
• Heart disease kills more women than men, at an average rate of one death per minute.

Declared as a reminder to take care of the health of our hearts with diet, exercise, regular medical check ups and stress management, they urge us to:

• Make our workplace aware of heart disease, its deadly impact and how we can fight back.
• Walk the talk by being physically active, eating a heart-healthy diet and learning about heart disease and its risk factors.

What about the stress management element of the equation?

Life comes loaded with stress and leaders can unknowingly inject even more of it into an organization just by walking down the hall.  For the health of individual team members and the organization as a whole, we must work proactively to reduce and relieve stress and stressors.

We can do this:

• with the help of s baseball player named Babe Ruth.*
• using wisdom passed down from Presidents.*
• with a more mundane, practical exercise like cleaning out our computers.*
• with help from the warmth of polar bears, a bowl of chili and from each other.*

And we can even choose to do it with a silly hoodie-hoo.*

And most important – we can do it with kindness.*

We can do much by just being kind.  And so our quote for the kick off of heart month is similar to putting the air mask on yourself before assisting others.  We must be kind to ourselves first – physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally.

Best wishes for a fabulous February doing business with heart.

*See  February Celebration Calendar for details.

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