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Deri’s blogs and video posts include emerging information, tools, tips, and strategies for living a positive, mentally-healthy life – at work and beyond!
What Are You Thinking?
For this post, I am sending you to a LinkedIn post from Dan Pink, about the highest form of intelligence, metacognition. Thinking about your thinking. I’ve practiced this for over a decade, and share parts of it in my keynotes. Tired of being hijacked by your emotions? Looking for more self-awareness and self-control? Practice a…5 Quick Tips for Psychological ‘Wellness’ at Work
Next week is Mental Health Week; so it seems like a great time to be reflecting on, and talking about, Mental Health in the Workplace. ?The Canadian Mental Health Commission?released a voluntary National Standard for Psychological??Safety and Health in the Workplace in January of this year. ?The work that has been done in the standard,…
Get Groovy!
‘It’s easy for you to be happy at work – you have a great job!” ?Jerry meant what he said. Somehow happiness was out of his reach, he believed. ?And, he seemed to think, the kind of job you have is related to your happiness potential. A month ago, I started really focusing on people…
I Am Grateful For You!
Today is the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness! The pathway to happiness is paved with the practice of gratitude. What are you grateful for today? ?Right now? I am grateful for you!! Thank you for being a part of the Groove Community! Deri Latimer, B Mgt, CSP, is an expert in…
Winning!
I did not know a lot about ‘winning’ when it came to organized sports when I was a kid. Does this sound familiar to anyone else? ?‘Ok, kids, you are going to pick teams. ?Bob and Sally, you are team captains…start choosing your teams.’?Bob picks Jim, Sally picks Candace, Bob picks Mary, Sally picks Bart……
Love Where You Work
This was the theme for my client’s AGM (Annual General Meeting) and Staff Event: Love Where You Work. ?Now, that’s the kind of organization I’d want to work with – one that chooses that sort of a theme. The main keynoter was Jian Ghomeshi, host of Q on CBC Radio. ?Jian shared a humorous glimpse…
Empty Your Inbox and Fill Your Team
I’m not an email expert’, I told my client. ?I was sensing that email management was a concern for the managers in this organization, and I wanted to make sure that I understood their expectations for my keynote at the conference. ?’What I do is help people learn about how their brain works relative to…
Are You Sociable?
I admire my daughter. ?She is a lovely person – who loves people…she is, what I would call, sociable. ?She is also one of the happiest people I know. ?I believe she is the truly flourishing. I am continually curious about what contributes to human flourishing. I’ve certainly read extensively on the topic, and have…
Life is Beautiful
It’s not just another day. Open your eyes. Life is beautiful. TweetShareSharePin
Be A “Game Changer” in 2013
“My name is Logan Taylor and I am a grade 12 student at Mother Teresa High School who wants to make a change for the better.” ?That is how the email began. I was intrigued. ?Not just because this email stood out from those I typically receive from businesses or associations seeking a professional speaker,…


