You might say that money isn’t everything, but if you don’t have it, it’s right up there with oxygen. Medical research tells us that financial distress is the number one cause for ill health. This is an alarming fact! Did you know that all major diseases are associated with stress, and that having money problems is the biggest contributor to stress? 

John Gray, Ph.D. is the #1 bestselling relationship author of all time. He is the author of over 20 books, including The New York Times #1 Best-Selling Relationship Book of All Time: MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS. His books have sold over 50 million copies in 50 different languages around the world. His unique focus is assisting men and women in understanding, respecting and appreciating their differences. John’s advice can be easily used to improve relationships at home and in the workplace.

I had the privilege of spending some time with John in Dubai. He shared seven great insights on creating deep relationships at work and in life.

Rasheda Khatun, philanthropist, public speaker and life planner, was not always celebrating her life, but something made her change.

RASHEDA KHATUN’S PASSION FOR celebrating life derives from her experience of facing death. She has experienced first-hand the gift of life and now lives each moment with joy. It is her daily mission to motivate everyone else to do the same.

We all know fresh foods are good for us, and we all want to eat them, but our forever busy lives makes it somewhat challenging. Breaking through the change is the key to making eating well a part of your everyday lifestyle. Fresh foods are an important part of keeping your body healthy. But if you’re not used to eating fresh foods, they can be difficult to incorporate into your diet. Here are six fail-proof tricks that will help you get started:

Becoming ‘health conscious’ is what everybody is talking about. There is so much advice out there today but how do you work out what’s best for you? For one, I think you you need to learn to listen to your body. Two, remember your grandmothers words – “if you don’t know what’s in it, don’t eat it.” And three, apply common sense first.

The fact is we MUST take care of our bodies in order to live a life full of vitality and just to do the things we want to be able to do.

Today I post an interview from Marie Forleo sharing the importance of really checking what is in the foods you are eating. Surprisingly some foods we assume are healthy, are in fact not.

It’s time to take care of yourself.

Wake up with me every morning and join me in my 6 essential steps to having an incredible day!

1) Stretch your body from head to toe. Circulate your head round 10X one way and then the other. Move your shoulders up and down and around 10X. Stretch your arms up and reach for the sky, stretching your rib cage on each side. Move your hips round in a circle, 10X in one direction and then 10X in the other. Join your knees together and make a little circle whilst bending your knees – do it 10X. Keep your legs straight and let your body fall forward. Reach for your toes and keep bouncing forward giving the back of your legs a good old stretch.

A beautiful friend of mine passed away last night. She journeyed with cancer for 5 years. Each year as we donated at the Celebration Of Life Charity ball to help cancer patients with medical care and support, I did so with all those friends battling it out in mind. In hope that somehow I’m contributing to their lives too.

I write this in memory of Kerry Aldridge, always full of smiles, laughter and joy. How we ever got any work done together, I don’t know ;-)

Meet organising expert Shelina Jokhiya. She’s going to teach us how de-cluttering your environment will clean up your space while cleaning up all other areas of your life, too.

Born and raised in Kent, England, Shelina came to Dubai 9 years ago and was working as a lawyer. Today, she has her own business in helping people clean up!