A recent comment on one of my posts helped me realize there was something even more important than LifeTools themselves that I hadn’t talked about. What could be more important than these tools?
The fact that it doesn’t matter how many great tools you have if you don’t PRACTICE using them!
There are a couple points I’d like to reinforce:
First, just like you would NOT wait to PRACTICE your new swimming skills until you were on board the Titanic & really needed them… Don’t wait until you find yourself in a crisis situation to PRACTICE your new LifeTools! When the time comes that you need them, you want to be confident and comfortable using them.
There is no better time than now to PRACTICE…..
Second, STOP using this saying: Practice Makes Perfect.
Instead use this saying: Practice Makes Improvement!
Lastly, I’d like to leave you with my Acronym for practice:
~ Take Control Of Stress ~
About Carol Rickard, LCSW
Carol L. Rickard, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience specializing in stress management and wellness program development for healthcare and corporate settings.
Known as "America's Workplace Wellbeing Authority" Carol specializes in creating practical, evidence-based training solutions for high-stress professionals.
As founder and CEO of WellYOUniversity, LLC, Carol has trained thousands of healthcare workers, corporate teams, and organizational leaders. Her evidence-based approach, called SMARTheory™, transforms complex wellness concepts into immediately actionable tools that work during 12-hour shifts, high-pressure meetings, and real-world crises.
A prolific author, Carol has written 25 books on stress and wellness, contributed weekly to Esperanza Magazine, and created "The WELL YOU Show", a nationally syndicated wellness show on Central New Jersey Network. She has been featured expert in national media outlets and speaks regularly at conferences, healthcare systems, and corporate events.
Carol's expertise spans keynote presentations, comprehensive training programs, organizational wellness consulting, and crisis response training. Her clients consistently praise her ability to deliver practical strategies that participants can implement immediately, creating lasting change in both professional and personal settings.
