WCO Blog

It’s around the time of the year when people start to talk about seasonal changes to their mood and energy level — most commonly, seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. While SAD is a relatively new condition — it stems from research in the ‘80s — it has become a huge part of how we in […]

With busy schedules often packed full of parties, get-togethers and social events, finding time to eat right and choose healthy food options during the holidays can be a challenge. But with a little planning and some smart thinking, Dawn Rodriguez, RN, BSN, Director of the Medical and Surgical Weight Loss Program at Valley Baptist Medical […]

How dramatically we can change our results is largely a function of imagination. In 1960, it was a technological impossibility for man to travel into outer space. However, within 10 years, the first man stepped out onto the surface of the moon. The miraculous process of converting that dream into reality began when one voice […]

How dramatically we can change our results is largely a function of imagination. In 1960, it was a technological impossibility for man to travel into outer space. However, within 10 years, the first man stepped out onto the surface of the moon. The miraculous process of converting that dream into reality began when one voice […]

Most advice that claims to help elevate your self-esteem eventually falls flat for the same reason that, as Sancho proclaims in Cervantes’ Don Quixote, “Many words will not fill a bushel.” In addition, successfully remedying deficits in your self-image can’t be done linguistically. What works? Pro-active behaviors that function to validate a positive perspective of self. In addition, actions […]

To live a life of high achievement, you must fully believe in yourself and your ability. Find me an extremely successful person who doesn’t greatly believe in themselves. It’s not going to happen. Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Michael Jordan, Elon Musk and Mark Cuban are just a few highly successful individuals who benefited greatly from […]

To live a life of high achievement, you must fully believe in yourself and your ability. Find me an extremely successful person who doesn’t greatly believe in themselves. It’s not going to happen. Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Michael Jordan, Elon Musk and Mark Cuban are just a few highly successful individuals who benefited greatly from […]

I’M A movie buff. Terminator sci-fi films, 007 spy flicks, Flying High comedy spoofs, Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, Hitchcock thrillers, classic swashbuckler adventure films – I love them all. So I was bursting with excitement the day that a new LG 60 inch ultra-high definition Smart TV was delivered to my door. For the next […]

It seems like simple, obvious advice: Eat your vegetables, get some exercise, and — of course — take your vitamins. Or not. Decades of research has failed to find any substantial evidence that vitamins and supplements do any significant good. In fact, recent studies skew in the opposite direction, having found that certain vitamins may […]

Girls are closing one gender gap we don’t want: diagnoses of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Between 2003 and 2011, parents reported an increase of ADHD diagnoses of 55% for girls. Compare this to 40% for boys, according to a 2015 study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. And yet misdiagnosis continues in spades for girls, […]

Our bodies are constantly speaking for us, whether we want them to or not. People who know you well are probably best able to decipher your body language.  You show bodily cues all the time, even (and maybe especially) to the people you work with. You can be nervous about an impending deadline or annoyed at a co-worker who’s […]

CONGRATULATIONS, PAMALA! PAMALA IS OUR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT WINNER FOR OCTOBER! She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next! “Hello!! My name is Pam W. and I am a housekeeper at Vintage Place of Derby. I have worked here for the last 5 years. I have a 28 year old daughter, one grandson […]