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Here are two things that happened within a half an hour of each other: first, I was in a book store looking for a gift when I spied a rack of books that, for lack of a better description, can only be said to be books of lists meant to help people live better lives. Titles like: 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, 1001 Ways to be Romantic, and 1001 Ways to Market Your Book. This last one shot me into some weird parallel universe where a Zippy-like feedback loop of confusion reined king. Can you buy a book called 1001 Ways to Market Your Book in a bookstore where authors have written books and marketed them to you? My head spinning, I found a book, got to my car and drove home. In San Francisco, at a stoplight near South Beach, I could see a kickball game in full swing. A cadre of men and women with intense looks on their faces were running the bases and flinging a big-textured red bouncy ball at each other with such fervor that I was transported back to 5th grade elementary school. The plastic-and-stale-air smell of the ball during recess; the dull-rubber-timpani-reverb sound of that perfect kick; the post-kickball challenges of a wall ball tournament where champions slammed or spun their fist-driven hits against a brick wall like it was the Olympics (no waterfalls or babies or you're automatically out). As I was pulled back to reality by the sound of the horn blaring behind me I had a minor epiphany: our lives are crazed - there are a 1001 ways to do everything and 1001 people writing 1001 books about how to do it. No wonder there is nostalgia for the "old days" where kickball games were the meaning of life.
As usual, you can explore your office crate here. Enjoy and be fruitful! chris@fruitguys.com Walk-On to the Workplace Wellness Team!
If your company is a regular customer, The FruitGuys can supply you with a helpful walking program outline, promotional material to get the word out and even FREE pedometers for members to keep track of their progress. All you need is a leader. You! Email us for details.
Here are some boot strap ideas to get a Workplace Wellness initiative going at your place of work: If you are the Human Resources contact, there are professional organizations that can help you set up a Workplace Wellness program by providing assistance with: • surveys of employees on health needs The Wellness Councils of America (WELCO) and National Corporate Wellness (NCW) can help you get started with links and a list of free resources plus aid in bolstering wellness presentations. There are many non-profit and government organizations with free resources for implementing wellness programs. Free kits to boost awareness about diabetes are available from The American Diabetes Association. The American Heart Association has a tool chest of online health assessment options. The Center for Disease Control and Preventions website on the Healthier Workplace Initiative even lists possible grant and funding avenues. Just getting a Wellness committee started? Wellness Junction has "been tracking trends in the wellness and health promotion industry since the mid-1980s." They have a publishing arm with such titles as Wellness Committees: Best Practices and Proven Strategies for Success; and a 90 minute audio CD-ROM with content about the "nuts and bolts" of forming a group. We hope you’ll appreciate access to these resources and information as much as we appreciate the opportunity to share it with you. The FruitGuys is committed, as always, to making changes - one step at a time. The FruitGuys provides clients full access to the Berkeley Wellness Letter.
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The FruitGuys are ready and waiting to kick-start your Workplace Wellness program—for free! With the sunny summer weather, why not take advantage of these great days and get a Walking Club going? Ladies and gentlemen, lace your sneakers… 
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