By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator Professional Desk Companion: Your Journal Section 3: THE TASK LOG The goal of this section is to keep a list of your completed tasks and the tasks set up for the next day. The purpose of this “listicle” is so that by the end of the day or…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator As a kid, I loved to watch monster movies on Saturday mornings. I can’t explain this attachment, which has followed me well into adulthood. So much so that every Saturday morning, if I’m at home, you can find me enjoying one of my old favorite black and white…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator Professional Desk Companion: Your Journal Section 2: WHAT’S HAPPENING? SELF DIALOGUEThis section of your journal is your haven to talk about, privately, the day-to-day events,difficulties, unsavory feelings, and brick walls that sometimes occur on the job. The people that youInteract with people who aren’t going to go away,…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines one of the meanings of the state of suspense as “mentaluncertainty; anxiety.” Just the way any of us with old injuries or chronic illness can feel at any timewhen we are in an environment that is unknown. These various conditions can make it difficult…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator Professional Desk Companion: Your Journal Section 1: Reconnecting With Your Job’s Benefits And Blessings This section may be the most difficult to work on because if you are particularly stressed out or in an angry period, it may be hard for you to see past that horizon. But…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator I’ve seen this movie dozens of times, but it wasn’t until Quick-Seat Chairs came into my life that I paid such close attention to things other than the star, Humphrey Bogart, who never won any awards for his portrayal of Rick Blaine. I mean, it isn’t his fault…
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Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator We’ve made it this far. Here’s our special Shangri La “On the Spot Stress Management Chart. “We know that it works because we not only developed it, we use it ourselves and we are so happy to have been able to share it with US Navy Fleet & Family…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator “We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz.” People have been singing this catchy little tune ever since The Wizard of Oz first made it onto the silver screen in 1939. “We hear he is a whiz of a Wiz, if ever a Wiz there…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator It’s time to put the final touch on our 12 steps to Shangri-La. All of these steps have been geared for the person who works in an environment where there may be industrial noise, chatter from other employees, phones ringing incessantly, bright lights, incompatible seating for your particular…
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By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator Back in the days when radio was king of the entertainment world, it was still appropriate for radio actors to dress up when rehearsing and during performances, which were often performed in front of live audiences. Rehearsals, too, were sometimes given to media managers, show sponsors, and the…
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