Ernst & Haas Management Co Blog

[caption id="attachment_1608" align="aligncenter" width="288" caption="Spending an hour a day technology-free can help improve anyone's quality of life!"][/caption] It's been a couple of weeks since we've made our New Year's resolutions and while some of us are still going strong, the majority of us have probably already caved in. Good news is everyday can be given a new resolution, and even if the resolution isn't life-altering, it can still make your quality of life better. Here are some simple ways to make your life - and 2012 - a little sweeter: • Walk just 1/2 mile extra per day and log more than 180 miles extra a year. Mark it off and do it at the same time each day. Bring your dog along if you have one. • Trim 100 calories per day. Cut down, don't eliminate, a favorite snack. It will end up saving you 36,500 calories and more than 10 pounds each year. • Go technology-free for one hour each day. Spend that 60 minutes relaxing and rejuvenating. By the end of the year, you'll have spent more than 15 days in your calm place. • Volunteer two hours weekly. Commit to the schedule - no more, no less. You'll give more than four days of time in a year. • Practice a new balance or stretching exercise for five minutes each day and get in 30 hours of extra activity a year. Try it when you get up or before you go to bed.