Tag: Building Resilience

Time is your ultimate currency. Once spent, it’s gone forever. Use it wisely: invest it in the people you love and in moments you’ll never regret. Ask yourself: how many meaningful moments remain with the ones who matter most?

The sooner we understand the five types of wealth, the better our lives will be. Time is our most valuable resource, and we must be mindful of how and where we direct our attention, emphasizes Sahil Bloom, creator and writer of The Curiosity Chronicle newsletter, in his bestselling book ‘The 5 Types of Wealth’.

We spend approximately a third of our lives asleep. Sleep is essential for overall health, just as important as diet and exercise.

Hearing loss is a common issue faced by seafarers, particularly those working in the engine room. In 2023, the UK Club reported that hearing defects accounted for 11% of the Club’s PEME unfitness statistics.

Kindness involves making a conscious choice to assist others or yourself, driven by sincere and warm-hearted intentions. It often means prioritizing the needs of others over our own.

A stressful incident can make the heart pound, breathing quicken, muscles tense, and beads of sweat appear—signs that the body has activated its fight-or-flight response.

At work, risks to mental health, also called psychosocial risks, may be related to job content or work schedules, specific characteristics of the workplace, or opportunities for career development, among other factors, the World Health Organization notes.

Mental health is a key aspect of wellness; thus, it is important to build an effective strategy that provides policies for creating an ideal environment on board, ensuring that seafarers' mental health does not suffer. Among many issues to consider, every vessel needs to have established measures to address harassment and bullying.

We are all impacted by traumatic events in unique ways. Providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) involves applying a set of principles that encompass compassionate, supportive, and practical assistance to those experiencing serious crisis events.

Detoxifying your system goes beyond just juice cleanses and workout routines. In our contemporary digital landscape, it's equally important to give your mental health a respite from its daily stressors.