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Optima-life specialises in optimising health, wellbeing and performance in work, sport and everyday life.
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Time to Talk

February 4, 2021/in Optima-life Blog, Optima-life News /by Simon Shepard

Over the first five weeks of this year, I have delivered numerous workshops to a range of organisations. From medical teams working on the front line to those working at home, people are finding things tough. The conversations are imbued with frustration, anger, fear, and fatigue. Tears are not uncommon, and I have had to […]

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What is your purpose?

Festival of Us – February focus on Purpose

February 1, 2021/in Optima-life Blog, Optima-life News /by Optima-life

This month on the Festival of Us, we’re focusing on Purpose – looking at the benefits of knowing your ‘why’ and how to identify it. Watch the trailer for more…

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Creating a sense of purpose

January 20, 2021/in Optima-life Blog, Optima-life News /by Simon Shepard

‘What is your purpose?’ can be quite an intimidating question but one, that at some point, is a useful one to answer. The word purpose is almost regal, conjuring images of selfless quests and profound revelations, and maybe better suited to religious books or grand histories than everyday life. However, for each of us, a […]

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Training provider Optima-life has created a new balance programme to help organisations support staff during covid-19

The Balance Programme – new webinars to help organisations support their staff

November 6, 2020/in Optima-life Blog, Optima-life News /by Optima-life

We are delighted to launch The Balance Programme – a new series of interactive webinars aimed at organisations who are committed to helping their people be energised, engaged and purposeful. During these challenging times, the programme is relevant and suitable for businesses and organisations in all sectors, with any number of employees. The Balance Programme […]

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Burning bright or burning out? The demands of working in times of COVID-19

October 21, 2020/in Optima-life Blog, Optima-life News /by Simon Shepard

Corporate burnout seems to be on the up. With research from NordPVN suggesting that, since the start of COVID-19, people in the UK are adding an extra two hours to their working day, and the BMJ reporting that a third of UK doctors have experienced burnout, it seems that the demands of work are becoming […]

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Training company Optima-life has launched a new programme called Beating Burnout aimed at leaders and managers

Beating Burnout – new programme for leaders and managers

October 6, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

We have launched a new online programme specifically designed to beat burnout among leaders and managers. At a time when COVID-19 has created so many new changes and challenges, Optima-life has specifically created Beating Burnout to help build resilience, enable energy and create a greater sense of balance among leaders and managers. The programme has […]

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What is good exercise?

September 24, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

‘Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical activity save and preserve it’ – Plato The positive correlation between physical activity and improvements to blood pressure, quality of sleep, mental health and creativity is undisputed, the research far reaching and, as Plato’s words were uttered circa 400 […]

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Collecting numbers is just the starting point

September 8, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

Over the past 10 years I have been collecting a mass of physiological data through my work at Optima-life. I have information on stress, sleep, exercise, resilience, energy – the list goes on; and as for numbers, I have over 3 billion digits at my disposal, that provide information on what is going on in […]

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Conversations – Back to School

September 7, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

The events of the past six months have highlighted that people can be fragile, indeed for many the vulnerability has been devastating. Life has changed significantly. As teachers and support staff move towards a new school year, one that is likely to feature new working practices, disruption, and uncertainty, their leaders will need to provide […]

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The Festival Of Us

September 1, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

Work should be stimulating, energising and above all create a sense of community, however with a turbulent world and a dispersed workforce ‘togetherness’ can be tough. With attrition, absence, and the challenge of dealing with accelerated change becoming increasingly prevalent, people and organisations need support. This is why we have created The Festival of Us, […]

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Optima-life Appoints Ian Iceton As Non-Executive Director

August 6, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Optima-life

Ian is a highly experienced commercial HR Director, who has a track record of influence at both organisational and c-suite level. He is a qualified accountant (FCMA) and Chartered HR professional (FCIPD) and has extensive HR experience with national and multi-national organisations. Ian is currently managing director of The Cambridge Code for Moloney Search, an […]

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‘Everything you do, you’ll do better with a good nights sleep’

July 15, 2020/in Optima-life Blog /by Simon Shepard

‘Everything you do, you’ll do better with a good nights sleep’  Ariana Huffington They say that life is a balancing act; and this is so true when thinking about how we can counter the mental and physical demands of everyday life with effective recharge and the most important recharge mechanism we have is sleep.  It is something […]

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