Kathleen Gramzay Blog

How many times have you heard your parents or grandparents say: Count your blessings. or Be grateful for what you have in front of you.? Science is demonstrating health and well-being benefits that go along with the elder wisdom of appreciation. If youre curious about why being grateful is a good idea, Dr. Robert A. Emmons, the worlds leading scientific expert on gratitude, offers the following statistics: Keeping a gratitude diary for two weeks produced a sustained reduction in perceived stress (28 percent) and depression... Read More

Busy The New Norm. The pace of life and business today does not discriminate. Have you noticed that the automatic response to How are you? has become: Busy! or even "Crazy Busy!"? If everyone is experiencing a more hectic-paced environment, what sets successful people apart? Successful people have the ability to remain calmly focused on the objective at hand under compounded stress, change, additional pressures, and demands. They are capable of managing their seas, the mental, emotional and physical states from which they... Read More

Odds are you provide training for your people. You budget for it, you schedule for it you invest in it. You cull providers and products to determine which trainings are going to sell your products faster, provide better service, increase efficiency or enhance soft skills for team members to lead or collaborate more successfully to meet those objectives. You probably know your market, your competition, your industry cycles, and have a pretty good handle on the environmental waters in which your company fishes. The question is: Have... Read More

With over 27 million albums sold and countless tours, Lady Gagas voice has thrilled fans worldwide. Shes now using it to talk about a very personal and widely-shared issue, chronic pain. Lady Gaga is challenged with fibromyalgia and PTSD. Singer Selena Gomez recently revealed her life-saving kidney transplant to increase awareness of lupus, an autoimmune condition shared by Toni Braxton , Nick Cannon , Seal, and Kristen Johnston to name a few. Other celebs deal with chronic back pain as a result of injuries George Clooney,... Read More

The beauty of a new year is that it gives us a psychological boost to a fresh start. Often, great intentions are set to eat healthier, get more exercise, be more fiscally responsible to name a few common choices. Yet, according to a study, only 64% of people are still committed to their resolution after 1 month, and only 46% after 6 months. And, only 14% of adults over 50 achieve their resolution compared to 39% of people in their 20's. So what'sthe huge factor that de-rails good intentions? HABIT! But habit... Read More

The New Year is here. Youve spent months planning, budgeting, and setting your company goals for your most successful year yet. Your team is ready, with each persons contributions an integral piece to the success of the whole.If each member of your team contributes their part, everyone wins your customers, your team, and your stakeholders.So what can derail your plan, disintegrate your momentum, and increase your costs? Your key administrative person needs carpal tunnel surgery and is out three weeks Your top salesperson has... Read More

With fireworks and parades, barbecues and loved ones we commemorate the independence of our country. We pay tribute to those who gave their time and many, their lives, to afford us certain unalienable rights, the freedoms of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It took courage and conviction for our forefathers to stand up and say NO LONGER would they accept the status quo. It then required sustained willful action to change the circumstances that were no longer acceptable. What had long been tolerated became intolerable -to the... Read More

It was heartening to hear local company reports of the favorable trend of increased employee participation in wellness programs at the Phoenix Business Journals Healthiest Employers event. Notwithstanding arguments of hard ROI versus soft returns regarding employee satisfaction and productivity, wellness clearly benefits both the employers and individuals. While nutrition and exercise programs help to improve blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and body mass index, a significant gap in wellness remains for both businesses and their... Read More

Holidays designated to celebrate relationships often have a way of magnifying their absence for those not in one. Valentine's Day, in particular, can be challenging because the implied message is that validation of being lovable comes through someone else's expression of love for you. Whether you're single (or in a relationship) and feeling unloved because someone else isn't demonstrating their love or affection, I invite you to challenge the assumption of what defines "lovable" and free yourself in the process. Being lovable is a... Read More

The third place sitting is a pain is air travel. Between schlepping bags, the mental duress of contending with possible schedule changes, and the actual time stuck in a seat, flying can definitely be a pain. If your job or vacation involves cross-country or international travel, you are already keenly aware that 5 to 15 hours in a cramped seat can definitely cause some discomfort. Hopefully, you get to travel business class which makes flying a lot more comfortable. My recent flight to and from Greece, then from New York to Phoenix had me... Read More