From Surviving to Thriving: 3 Essential Questions to Ask About Your Personal Brand Author: Ellen Kocher Every health coach reaches a point where they ask themselves, “Am I thriving or merely surviving?” A robust personal brand can make all the difference. Here are three critical questions to guide you in evaluating and refining your brand: What Makes You Unique? Reflect on what differentiates you…
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Sept 24th, 2024)
Cultural shift: Lululemon’s Global Wellness Report finds widespread “wellbeing burnout”–SGB Media Lululemon’s new, annual Global Wellbeing Report (surveying 16,000 adults in 15 different countries) found a “counterproductive cycle where the relentless pursuit of wellbeing is making us less well.” While 89% of consumers have found more ways to improve overall health and wellness, so has the pressure to maintain the momentum. Nearly two-thirds surveyed struggle…
Workplace Wellness Is Unwell—Companies Must Refocus on Fair Pay and Livable Hours
Workplace Wellness Is Unwell—Companies Must Refocus on Fair Pay and Livable Hours By Thierry Malleret, economist In 2022, $51 billion was spent globally on workplace wellness programs (according to the GWI, in measures ranging from apps to counseling). Yet, the global workforce seems never to have been so unhappy, unhealthy, and unwell. According to a recent Gallup report, employees’ stress has reached unprecedented levels, with…
Research Dive: Per Capita Spending on Wellness Around the World
Research Dive: Per Capita Spending on Wellness Around the World GWI’s 2024 report, The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings (2019-2022), provides two different sets of country rankings. When we look at overall wellness economy size, the countries that come out on top tend to be countries with very large overall economies and populations: the United States, China, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. However, when we…
Why ‘doing nothing, intentionally’ is good for us: The rise of the slow living movement
Why ‘doing nothing, intentionally’ is good for us: The rise of the slow living movement Is a slower, more mindful pace of life the answer to stress – or is it just another privileged lifestyle brag? Meet the author who battled burnout with “a year of nothing”. Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World
To be visited during the summer of “overtourism” in 2024 means traffic jams, water problems and high housing prices.
Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of ‘overtourism’ in the summer of 2024 To be visited during the summer of “overtourism” in 2024 means traffic jams, water problems and high housing prices. Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World
