Success is influenced by several factors, including creative thinking, enthusiasm, and belief in your dreams and ideas. It is also impacted by your faith that the things you dream and hope for are possible, that they can come to fruition. But I believe action and effort are the true keys to achieving success. You cannot […]
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Social media is never about getting as many followers as possible. If the follower count is your primary goal, you will soon find yourself feeling frustrated by the low – or lack of – user engagement whenever you post on your social media pages. User engagement and building genuine relationships with the audience must always […]
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Tips for Making Yourself an Indispensable Employee It makes no difference if the economy or the company you work for is doing well, it’s best to always act as if you can lose your job at any moment. Should positions ever be on the chopping block, proving yourself to be a valuable and indispensable […]
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For most folks, it’s not just the “most wonderful time of the year”, it’s also the most stressful. With your days fully-booked with merrymaking, gift-wrapping, working nights, and family engagements, you sometimes wonder when you’ll have time to breathe. Well, holiday stress is common this time of year. That’s why there are others who choose […]
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We all have goals that we are working towards: some are large, others are small. The small ones are easy for us to measure our success against. But the big ones – like starting your own company, writing a book, or becoming a gourmet chef – are goals that take much longer to accomplish. They […]
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After moving 10 times in 11 years, getting rid of clutter became a way of life for our family. Feeling guilty about throwing things away wasn’t an option because we needed to move with less stuff. So, we found ways to cope. Here are some tips to make it easier to purge without feeling guilty. […]
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Financial discipline is hard enough – but even more so during the holidays. From gift shopping, socializing, to food preparations, most (if not all) events and activities will involve some form of expense around this time of year. If you’re not careful, you could be looking at an empty bank account come January. Honestly, that’s […]
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It’s a given that as you go through life, you’re going to come into stress regularly. The question is: how are you going to deal with it? If you’re reading this, you’ve probably built a habit of turning to food and/or TV/streaming shows when you get stressed. But you’ve had enough! You’re ready to change. […]
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“I dreamed a dream in time gone by, when hope was high and life worth living, I dreamed that love would never die, I prayed that God would be forgiving…”, Susan Boyle, a modest, middle-aged woman sang as she touched the stars. She had a dream and her powerful voice echoed throughout the world. “We’ve […]
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“If you don’t prioritize it, you’re not going to manage it right.” – Dr. Oz Recently, I had the honor of meeting Dr. Oz in Lisbon, Portugal at Web Summit 2017 – the largest tech conference of the year. We were invited to Web Summit to cover how companies are using technology to positively impact people’s lives. During […]
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We all have tasks that seem daunting when you think about them. Some are of minor consequence, like learning how to plant a garden. Others have a larger impact on our lives, such as hunting for a better-paying job. How we view and approach tasks is key to how we feel about doing them. It […]
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Every week, there seems to be some new trend within the health and fitness industry. Whether it’s a new diet, a new way of eating, or a new magic pill, you can be guaranteed that it will help you ‘lose 10 pounds without breaking a sweat’. While most of us are quite skeptical of such […]
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Every week, there seems to be some new trend within the health and fitness industry. Whether it’s a new diet, a new way of eating, or a new magic pill, you can be guaranteed that it will help you ‘lose 10 pounds without breaking a sweat’. While most of us are quite skeptical of such […]
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If you haven’t already, you will one day fail. It might be in a professional endeavor or something more personal, but you will experience failure in life. Sorry, let me rephrase that. One day, you will fail if you haven’t already, AND you will remember it. You’ve already failed many times to get to where […]
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Forget trying to be happy all the time. If you’ve been living on this planet for a few decades, you probably recognize that’s not possible. Once you give up that expectation, what is realistic to hope for? The answer is to lead a more satisfying and fulfilling life. Satisfaction and fulfillment aren’t based on the […]
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This is a sponsored post. With so much recent focus on the depressing state of politics and the ever-increasing selfies of social media, I looked to my smartphone for some informational rehab. Although (at the time) I didn’t have much interest in it, I decided to search for a meditation app. After checking out […]
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Are you looking in every direction and feeling confused about what to do next in your life? Are you paralyzed with fear from making a move because change feels scary? Or are you feeling stagnant and going through the motions, daydreaming about how your life could be different? If only I could win the lottery, […]
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Life is full of wins and losses, ups and downs, twists and turns. We experience times of euphoria when everything goes according to plan. Our dreams and desires are fulfilled, encouraging us to reach for even higher heights. Obstacles are nowhere in sight and everything we touch turns to gold – or platinum. Every goal […]
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When people think of divorce, they may become overwhelmed with anxiety, fear the bickering and ill will, as well as dread the lawyers who will drag things out or create hostility between a couple. Fact: there are many lawyers out there who make these fears and stereotypes a reality. But there are also lawyers who […]
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It seems we are divided from one another these days more than ever: whether politically, religiously, or in the workplace. If we cannot come together on even the closest of our relationships, how do we expect to find kindness and common ground towards others? We can learn a great deal from the unity we create […]
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While most people consider couples therapy as a tool to work on issues in the relationship (to hopefully fix them and move forward), that’s not its only purpose. While it may seem contrary to many, it’s also an excellent way to have an unbiased third party to help you safely and calmly, negotiate the details […]
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Stemming back to the days of ‘Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus’, we have understood that there are some fundamental differences in how men and women think and feel. This difference could not be more apparent than in our communication styles, and in its goals. By and large, women are wired with one […]
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As someone who lives with a rare disease, people often have a very different perception of how I think, feel, and live each day of my life. While I have an illness, I am NOT my illness. It is merely a part of me. An important part that has defined who I have chosen to […]
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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish – this hasn’t changed my life. However, many things that Dr. Seuss said over his life have. Dr. Seuss had a way of saying something that would resonate with children and adults alike. Having no children of his own, he once said: “You have ‘em, I’ll entertain […]
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Can you imagine a life without watching the news? Every morning, millions of people all over the world prefer to start their day watching, listening, or reading up on the latest news. They believe that it will come in handy at some point throughout the day. However, they don’t realize that sooner or later, their […]
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Bitcoin, a decentralized electronic currency that can be “mined” with high-spec computer hardware, has already made plenty of people incredibly rich. There are countless examples online of people who got into Bitcoin early, and have effortlessly amassed significant fortunes. One particularly endearing story is one of a Norwegian man who spent less than $27 on […]
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Whether you’ve been raised with high levels of discipline, or you’ve grown up completely void of self-restraint, life will always put you in situations that require this exact quality. Strangely enough, people with well-developed self-discipline are in fact happier – at least according to a study conducted by the University of Chicago. For folks who […]
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Not everyone likes to go jogging. Some find it tedious, laborious, and boring. Not to mention the constant discussion that erupts when a friend or neighbor sees you in action. “Trying to get in shape?” “I’m not a jogger, I find it too _________.” “Hey we should go together some time” All those questions you […]
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While giving up seems to be the easy thing to do, it is in fact, easier to continue on the path to your goals. Many people have a tendency to give up because they don’t have direction. It is possible that they lack a plan as well. While there may be a myriad of reasons […]
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Perseverance is the relentless attempt to achieve success and accomplish your desired goals. You achieve not simply by trying, but by persevering. This is characterized by three (3) traits, which are keys to unlocking the door to success: 1.) Never giving up, 2.) Not being limited by time constraints; and 3.) Staying rooted in the […]
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You are responsible for your destiny. Either you can follow someone, or be followed by others. The one who inspires others through their actions and influences others to follow them is a leader. Why do people follow some but not others, and what leadership traits does it take to become one? I would like to […]
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“I would never, ever date a liberal” one client told me after the 2016 national election. Later that day, a woman came to me very troubled that her husband of 30 years voted the Republican ticket. She wondered aloud, “Is it possible I married a bigot and never knew?” Since then, a week doesn’t go […]
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It’s easy to beat yourself up when you fail. This is something that we all do remarkably well – even if it’s only you that knows of your failure and no one else. Sadly, you will hold yourself to the fire and become your own harshest critic. While it’s good to hold ourselves accountable and […]
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The way you carry yourself projects clues to those around you. Whether or not you’re aware of it, we all play the role of leader in many different areas of our daily lives. Leaders share a common mindset of conviction. They have the ability to be decisive while expressing their viewpoints with certainty. This allows […]
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By Kate Taylor
I’ve always liked the idea of a “spiritual toolbox,” a figurative vessel for holding everything that calms, inspires and enlightens.
That’s why several years ago I decided to create a physical spiritual toolbox. I found a funky wooden thrift store box and — in a flurry of paint, glue, material scraps and glitter — turned it into a nifty container for my favorite meditations, soothing stones, Buddha and White Tara statuettes and wisdom quotes (quotes from great spiritual thinkers).
The toolbox is now a permanent fixture on my alter, and has saved me from countless foul moods and nasty vibes.
Every item in it is essential, but the wisdom quotes are especially powerful medicine for blue moods.
They help me make decisions. They remind me to slow down, breathe and witness the beauty around me. They show me that this world has produced truly enlightened people who made the world a much better place.
If you could use a little extra comfort or inspiration in your life, read on to find 26 of the most universally-loved wisdom quotes from luminaries ranging from Buddha to Socrates. They’ll help to guide your thinking and decisions in life, work and love.
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Have you ever wondered why you are the way that you are? It’s a seemingly simple question, but one that’s full of depth. Often, we find ourselves going through life on autopilot. This usually contributes to us feeling stuck in a rut as an end result. On the road to self-improvement, we need to have […]
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Have you ever wondered why you are the way that you are? It’s a seemingly simple question, but one that’s full of depth. Often, we find ourselves going through life on autopilot. This usually contributes to us feeling stuck in a rut as an end result. On the road to self-improvement, we need to have […]
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Have you ever wondered why you are the way that you are? It’s a seemingly simple question, but one that’s full of depth. Often, we find ourselves going through life on autopilot. This usually contributes to us feeling stuck in a rut as an end result. On the road to self-improvement, we need to have […]
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It’s human nature to want to believe. In fact, people have several beliefs on every area of their life – from money, education, family life, to career. Some beliefs are ingrained early on. For instance, families teach their kids about the values of honesty and integrity. There are beliefs we pick up as we get […]
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Janet Damita Jo Jackson, more commonly known as Janet Jackson, is one of music’s most popular figures. As the youngest child of the Jackson family, she showed great talent and potential in the industry early on. In fact, she signed her first recording contract when she was only 16. Aside from her multi-million dollar success […]
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Born as Chloe Ardelia Wofford, Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist famous for her rich use of language and unforgettable African-American characters. From her first novel, “The Bluest Eye”, she continued penning great works such as “Sula”, “Song of Solomon”, and the critically-acclaimed “Beloved”. She also taught at Princeton University and […]
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Whether you’re six or 60 years old, there’s something fascinating about living like royalty. Quite a good number of folks have wondered what it’s like to live in palaces, dine with the Queen, and be on the adoring end of the public. Sadly, being royal is not always glamorous. Aside from royal duties, you need […]
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By Kate Taylor
The yackaholic who hogs every conversation. The co-worker who gossips and tells lies about us. The in-law who comments on our every weight fluctuation.
Most of us have at least a few difficult, annoying or unreasonable people in our lives. People who jack up our blood pressure and set our teeth on edge. People we’d absolutely love to mute. Or better yet, delete.
Sadly, we’re not omnipotent. But we can be the next best thing: unflappable.
With the right arsenal of coping skills, we can prepare ourselves to handle any and all of those who would otherwise destroy our peace of mind.
Those gremlins include:
The following 20 tried-and-true coping skills can help us avoid fruitless confrontations and survive all kinds of personal and professional situations with our happiness intact.
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Confidence is the cornerstone of success. It is the crux, linchpin, and bedrock of achieving the goals we set. Without confidence, success will crumble like a building without a solid foundation. Self-confidence is an attribute that every leader knows is essential to winning. Whether your confidence is overtly demonstrated, or presented with a quiet, but […]
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Always dreamed about starting your own business? You need to be able to trust yourself to be smart enough to figure out tricky situations when they come. You also need to be resourceful enough to find money or help when you need it, to be experienced enough to make the right decisions as they arrive, […]
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What is an effective leader to you? Have you worked with or under an inspiring person before? What made you say that your boss was great at managing people? Becoming a leader and reaching your full potential requires working every day on these four foundational pillars of leadership. The 4 Pillars of Leadership 1.) […]
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By Kate Taylor
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.”
That’s what Eleanor Roosevelt had to say about aging.
Her words are famous. Celebrated. Loved by so many over the years that it’s possible to buy posters, t-shirts and even underwear inscribed with them.
And yet, few of us seem to view our own aging with the pride and open-mindedness expressed in that quote. Instead, many of us behave as if we’re ashamed of our age.
For example: I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone denigrating their middle-aged muffin top, beer belly or arm “wings.”
Conversely, I’ve never seen someone lean toward a mirror, notice a new line or white hair and exclaim “Awesome! Now I’m even hotter!”
When it comes to our own faces, figures and hair, many of us fight like street cats to stop time in its tracks.
We shell out big bucks for cosmetic procedures, steam it up in spa treatments, slather on expensive anti-aging lotions, sunscreens and make-up. We divorce entire food groups and blend strange ingredients into gray-green smoothies. And we dress to flaunt our most attractive (read: youthful) assets.
For most people, the former lady’s beloved quote might as well be “…but beautiful old people (other than me) are works of art.”
Yet there’s a terrible price that comes with all that striving, psychology experts say. Our efforts to stay young are often accompanied by feelings of “age shame,” says Harriet Lerner, psychologist and author of many books including “The Dance of Anger.” This shame, she adds, is especially acute in women.
As an example, Lerner points to the old “don’t ask, don’t tell” social policy regarding women’s ages. That policy, she says, is alive and well in many social circles.
“Women have long been shamed for growing older—which is, after all, everyone’s wish,” she says. “Women have actually been taught to conceal their age, to joke and even lie about it, to treat it as a shameful little secret.”
And that little secret can be toxic to our souls.
“By hiding our age, we perpetuate the notion that there is something shameful or lesser about growing older,” Lerner says. “We further shame and disempower ourselves and all women by agreeing that it is best to conceal the number of years we have been alive.”
One way to start breaking free from age-shame is to be straight-forward about your age, she insists.
“To invite joy and happiness in, we can break the vicious circle of shame, silence, stigma and secrecy that surrounds who we truly are. And that includes how old we are.”
Though society’s youth-obsession continues to rage, voices like Lerner’s are slowly helping to shift our negative views on aging.
“We’re beginning to see hints that people are recognizing that there’s beauty at any age,” said Pamela Mayberry, associate director of the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute in Ithaca, New York.
She points to the Dove “Real Beauty” advertising campaign – which features photos of women of all ages, skin tones and body types — as an example of this trend.
To explore this idea, I Googled “Gorgeous Oldsters” and was heartened by the images that popped up. There, as expected, were the glamorous, gravity-defying faces of Jane Fonda, Helen Mirren and Denzel Washington. But there also were the weathered, spirit-filled faces of everyday strangers from around the world.
Elderly Ukrainian women with twinkly eyes and color-soaked headscarves. Elderly Indian men with coffee-dark skin and heart-melting smiles. People who look their age but are being presented as indisputably beautiful.
If you’re feeling shame, guilt or stress about your own aging, it may be time for some self-exploration.
The following five questions can help you start identifying where your aging-negativity is coming from, and start to release it. Then you’ll be able to re-focus on what you love most in life.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/all-grown/201502/obsessing-over-wrinkles-depressed-about-aging
Maybe your mother thought that growing older was terrible, and shared her thoughts with you. Over and over.
But do you really believe that?
You might be following a script delivered to you from society, the media, cosmetics companies, or even your parents. A script that tells you how you are “supposed” to feel about aging.
Question that script. Ask yourself, “What do I really believe?”
Don’t let other people’s negative scripts become your own.
Do whatever it is, if you can. Don’t let your age stop you. Age is a privilege, not a disability.
Doing what makes you feel energized and alive is a form of self-care—and when you take extra-special-good care of yourself, it’s much easier to let go of negative feelings when they arise.
(Think: the difference between zipping down the highway with a full tank of gas, versus crawling through gridlock, running on empty.)
Soothe that part of you that feels depressed about aging with a hug, a walk, or a few words of reassurance.
In order to comfort yourself, you may first need to release some of the negative emotions that are getting in the way. One way to do this is by thwacking a pillow with a hand towel that’s been knotted on one end, safely, in private—while simultaneously expressing (aloud) all the things you’re angry about.
Imagine all those negative feelings leaving your body. Feel yourself growing lighter and less burdened with every thwack.
Perhaps you’re constantly allowing your inner critic to run rampant, filling your mind with thoughts like, “Ugh, my wrinkles are gross!”
are those kinds of thoughts helpful to you—or anyone else, for that matter?
Remember that you have the power to change your thoughts.
Choose thoughts that are helpful, not undermining.
Focus on your inner light—the Love that’s inside you—and let that light radiate out into the world.
Don’t let perceptions about aging dim your brilliance.
Share yourself with the world, right now.
Remember, too, that you don’t have to do anything “big” to make the world a better place.
You can write a letter to a friend. You can be present and attentive when someone is speaking. You can smile. You can remain calm in a crisis. You can be a good parent or grandparent, loving a child unconditionally.
The best antidote to feeling “invisible” or “unimportant” is to treat yourself with love and respect.
When you do this, your inner light grows even brighter. You feel naturally inspired to give love to others, to help, and to serve. You don’t have to “try.” It just happens.
Love has no age limit. So don’t let age limit your Love.
QUESTION: Do you worry a lot about lines and wrinkles or other perceived “flaws?”
What helps you to chuck the negativity and re-focus on what really matters?
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“This sucks!” As soon as the door closes and Susan is alone again in her office, she’s filled with a sense of disappointment. Susan has just completed a performance review with one of her direct reports, and the conversation was a tough one. The entire week has been dreadful; Susan had many difficult meetings, and […]
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Saving that extra 20, 50 or 100 dollars every month is a great first step when beginning to build your savings. But don’t stop there. It’s important to save smart: put your hard-earned savings to work and make sure you are growing it to its full potential. Here are some tips to make your money […]
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Always dreamed about starting your own business? You need to be able to trust yourself to be smart enough to figure out tricky situations when they come. You also need to be resourceful enough to find money or help when you need it, to be experienced enough to make the right decisions as they arrive, […]
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You have heard it all before, and I know this subject has been talked about to death. “Why people don’t succeed” has been translated by many successful people over the decades. Everyone has their own interpretation of what success is, and many more have answers to why they have succeeded. Through every quote you see, […]
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When you’re thinking about your goals and priorities, how do you make order of them? When you have thoughts, concerns and worries circling in your head, how do you regain emotional control? When was the last time you documented your thoughts, progress and feelings about your life? In this article, we explore the […]
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When you’re thinking about your goals and priorities, how do you make order of them? When you have thoughts, concerns and worries circling in your head, how do you regain emotional control? When was the last time you documented your thoughts, progress and feelings about your life? In this article, we explore the […]
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Have you ever woken up one day and wondered what has happened to you? Have you ever felt lost or confused? Have you ever considered looking within yourself to rebuild everything your soul wants you to be? Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, also known more popularly simply as Rumi, has been an inspiration to many. His […]
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Frida Kahlo de Rivera Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) Frida Kahlo has been a long-time icon of mine. She inspires the art I create, the woman I am, and the boundaries I know I can push, because she blazed a trail. Frida was SO far ahead […]
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Do you remember when you left school and were excited to start a new job, thinking you had left exams behind you? You may never have to write another exam, however you can be tested on your job every day. Your peers and boss will judge you. How you react to various situations at work […]
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By Kate Taylor
In the corner office, a woman scans her email, talks on the phone and intermittently sips from a giant coffee cup. In a nearby cubicle, a man listens to hold music while stapling paper stacks and squinting across the room at a wall clock. Up at the reception desk, another man plays online Solitaire while eating soup and preparing office supply orders.
This is a snapshot of an office where I once worked. Indeed, it’s what most of my past workplaces looked like. And according to social psychologists, it’s what most American workplaces (those with cubicles, desks and chairs, anyway) look like.
Everybody multi-tasking. Nobody giving their full attention to a single task.
“The bottom line is we are all constantly self-distracting,” says Larry Rosen, Ph.D., author and research psychologist.
Rarely, he says, do we “focus and attend” any task for more than three to five minutes. We’re perpetually distracted — primarily by emails, texts and other social media.
No wonder it’s so hard to be mindful at work.
But don’t give up just yet!
Above all, mindfulness requires practice, and the following expert tips are all you need to keep off autopilot and stay mindful throughout your work day.
https://www.mindful.org/10-ways-mindful-work/
Mindfulness is about being aware and awake rather than operating unconsciously. When you’re consciously present at work, you’re aware of two aspects of your moment-to-moment experience — what’s going on around you and what’s going on within you.
If you’re mindfully writing a report, for example, you give it your full attention. You choose the words you type with care. You remain aware of how your chair supports you and how the keyboard keys feel beneath your fingertips.
Sounds easy, right?
Perhaps, if you’ve spent the last five months on a silent retreat. Most people, however, are used to giving far less than 100 percent of their attention to work. As they write a report, a third or even half of their attention drifts with music coming through their earphones. Or wanders to last night’s Game of Thrones episode. Or rumbles about needing some fries.
If you’re trying to boost your mindfulness at work, don’t let your undisciplined thoughts discourage you. Staying present requires practice. Lots of practice. ‘When you catch your thoughts slipping away to global warming or Kim Kardashian-land, just acknowledge what’s happening and usher them back to the task at hand. Here are some extra mindfulness tips to boost your chances of success:
Mindful exercises train your brain to be more present. The more you do, the easier your brain finds it to drop into a mindful state, thus optimizing your brain function.
In a busy workplace, it might seem impossible to find time for mindful exercises. No worries — they can be as short as you want them to be. In fact, just a minute of consciously connecting with one of your senses qualifies as a mindful exercise. You don’t need to make is obvious to others by assuming a lotus position or closing your eyes. You don’t even need to be sitting down. So be creative! Find the time for several mindful exercises every day.
Quick way to fall in love with mindfulness:
Try a mindful exercise when work-stress is driving you to your limit. Just closing your eyes and tuning everything out for two minutes can help rebalance your nervous system, tone down the fight-or-flight response and engage the wisest part of your brain. Once relaxed, you’ll be far less reactive and better equipped to make smart decisions.
Single-tasking means doing one thing at a time. Multi-tasking means trying to do two or more tasks at the same time or switching back and forth between tasks.
Multi-tasking is a myth, scientists say. We may think we’re multi-tasking, but in reality, our brains are madly switching from one thing to the next, often losing data in the process.
So why do we keep trying to do it? Multi-tasking makes us feel more productive. And that false feeling of productivity, experts say, is addictive.
Here are a few ways to kick the multi-tasking habit for good and become a paragon of single-tasking:
Remembering to be mindful is challenging, even for veteran meditators and mindfulness students.
Here’s why: the brain’s normal (default) mode is to be lost in thought while running internal narratives. As we go through our routine daily activities, our brains automatically switch into this unmindful state.
One Harvard study showed that people spend nearly half of each day lost in thought, performing many actions automatically. And though we often think of day-dreaming as pleasant, this study also showed that unmindful thoughts frequently take us into negative or unproductive ruts and sabotage our well-being.
Operating on auto-pilot means that you’re not fully present and awake to the opportunities and choices around you. You’re unable to be creative or thoughtful, you can’t come up with new ideas or solutions – some of the best parts of owning a mind are simply unavailable to you.
Reminders can help bring you back to mindfulness. Here are some effective reminders to try:
Set an alarm on your phone – a vibrating alarm that doesn’t disturb others can work well.
By slowing down, you can become more efficient, productive, happy, resilient and healthy at work.
Chronic rushing is a misuse of energy and leads to bad decisions. Instead, pause, focus on listening, stroll rather than run, and generally take your time at work.
Effective leaders, workers, and entrepreneurs slow down and reflect to make the best decisions—they slow down to speed up. That’s a mindful way of working.
Human beings have what psychologists call a “negativity bias.” That’s a tendency to react more intensely to negative stimuli than equally strong positive stimuli.
We owe this tendency to our primitive ancestors, who made life and death decisions all the time.
Makes sense, right? Back then, it was far more important to remember the poisonous striped snake by the river than the tree with super-sweet plums on the hill.
In modern times, however, that negativity bias is basically a useless buzzkill. It dampens our happiness and pre-disposes up to fear and anxiety.
Having a negativity bias “is a great way to pass on gene copies, but a lousy way to promote quality of life,” says Dr. Rick Hanson, psychologist and senior fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Our work places are full of things to worry about, from possible future layoffs to perceived bad vibes from the boss. That’s why it’s so important to fight our faulty programming.
“Be mindful of the degree to which your brain is wired to make you afraid, wired so that you walk around with an ongoing trickle of anxiety (a flood for some) to keep you on alert,” Hanson says.
Remember that we tend “to tune out or de-emphasize reassuring good news, and keep thinking about the one thing that was negative in a day in which a hundred small things happened, ninety-nine of which were neutral or positive.”
The antidote to all this predisposed negativity?
Gratitude!
Being grateful helps us realize how many blessings we truly have. It helps us step away from fear and anxiety and feel better. It helps us stay positive and put problems in perspective. It boosts our creativity, health, working relationships and quality of work.
Of course, this brings up another problem with our troublesome minds: we’re not hardwired to be grateful. For the same reason we focus on negative stimuli, most of us don’t spend enough time reflecting on how lucky we are.
Not to worry – we can recover from gratitude-deficit. Try these tricks to bring more gratitude into your life:
http://www.dailygood.org/story/1166/10-ways-to-become-more-grateful-robert-emmons/
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By Kate Taylor
In the corner office, a woman scans her email, talks on the phone and intermittently sips from a giant coffee cup. In a nearby cubicle, a man listens to hold music while stapling paper stacks and squinting across the room at a wall clock. Up at the reception desk, another man plays online Solitaire while eating soup and preparing office supply orders.
This is a snapshot of an office where I once worked. Indeed, it’s what most of my past workplaces looked like. And according to social psychologists, it’s what most American workplaces (those with cubicles, desks and chairs, anyway) look like.
Everybody multi-tasking. Nobody giving their full attention to a single task.
“The bottom line is we are all constantly self-distracting,” says Larry Rosen, Ph.D., author and research psychologist.
Rarely, he says, do we “focus and attend” any task for more than three to five minutes. We’re perpetually distracted — primarily by emails, texts and other social media.
No wonder it’s so hard to be mindful at work.
But don’t give up just yet!
Above all, mindfulness requires practice, and the following expert tips are all you need to keep off autopilot and stay mindful throughout your work day.
https://www.mindful.org/10-ways-mindful-work/
Mindfulness is about being aware and awake rather than operating unconsciously. When you’re consciously present at work, you’re aware of two aspects of your moment-to-moment experience — what’s going on around you and what’s going on within you.
If you’re mindfully writing a report, for example, you give it your full attention. You choose the words you type with care. You remain aware of how your chair supports you and how the keyboard keys feel beneath your fingertips.
Sounds easy, right?
Perhaps, if you’ve spent the last five months on a silent retreat. Most people, however, are used to giving far less than 100 percent of their attention to work. As they write a report, a third or even half of their attention drifts with music coming through their earphones. Or wanders to last night’s Game of Thrones episode. Or rumbles about needing some fries.
If you’re trying to boost your mindfulness at work, don’t let your undisciplined thoughts discourage you. Staying present requires practice. Lots of practice. ‘When you catch your thoughts slipping away to global warming or Kim Kardashian-land, just acknowledge what’s happening and usher them back to the task at hand. Here are some extra mindfulness tips to boost your chances of success:
Mindful exercises train your brain to be more present. The more you do, the easier your brain finds it to drop into a mindful state, thus optimizing your brain function.
In a busy workplace, it might seem impossible to find time for mindful exercises. No worries — they can be as short as you want them to be. In fact, just a minute of consciously connecting with one of your senses qualifies as a mindful exercise. You don’t need to make is obvious to others by assuming a lotus position or closing your eyes. You don’t even need to be sitting down. So be creative! Find the time for several mindful exercises every day.
Quick way to fall in love with mindfulness:
Try a mindful exercise when work-stress is driving you to your limit. Just closing your eyes and tuning everything out for two minutes can help rebalance your nervous system, tone down the fight-or-flight response and engage the wisest part of your brain. Once relaxed, you’ll be far less reactive and better equipped to make smart decisions.
Single-tasking means doing one thing at a time. Multi-tasking means trying to do two or more tasks at the same time or switching back and forth between tasks.
Multi-tasking is a myth, scientists say. We may think we’re multi-tasking, but in reality, our brains are madly switching from one thing to the next, often losing data in the process.
So why do we keep trying to do it? Multi-tasking makes us feel more productive. And that false feeling of productivity, experts say, is addictive.
Here are a few ways to kick the multi-tasking habit for good and become a paragon of single-tasking:
Remembering to be mindful is challenging, even for veteran meditators and mindfulness students.
Here’s why: the brain’s normal (default) mode is to be lost in thought while running internal narratives. As we go through our routine daily activities, our brains automatically switch into this unmindful state.
One Harvard study showed that people spend nearly half of each day lost in thought, performing many actions automatically. And though we often think of day-dreaming as pleasant, this study also showed that unmindful thoughts frequently take us into negative or unproductive ruts and sabotage our well-being.
Operating on auto-pilot means that you’re not fully present and awake to the opportunities and choices around you. You’re unable to be creative or thoughtful, you can’t come up with new ideas or solutions – some of the best parts of owning a mind are simply unavailable to you.
Reminders can help bring you back to mindfulness. Here are some effective reminders to try:
Set an alarm on your phone – a vibrating alarm that doesn’t disturb others can work well.
By slowing down, you can become more efficient, productive, happy, resilient and healthy at work.
Chronic rushing is a misuse of energy and leads to bad decisions. Instead, pause, focus on listening, stroll rather than run, and generally take your time at work.
Effective leaders, workers, and entrepreneurs slow down and reflect to make the best decisions—they slow down to speed up. That’s a mindful way of working.
Human beings have what psychologists call a “negativity bias.” That’s a tendency to react more intensely to negative stimuli than equally strong positive stimuli.
We owe this tendency to our primitive ancestors, who made life and death decisions all the time.
Makes sense, right? Back then, it was far more important to remember the poisonous striped snake by the river than the tree with super-sweet plums on the hill.
In modern times, however, that negativity bias is basically a useless buzzkill. It dampens our happiness and pre-disposes up to fear and anxiety.
Having a negativity bias “is a great way to pass on gene copies, but a lousy way to promote quality of life,” says Dr. Rick Hanson, psychologist and senior fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Our work places are full of things to worry about, from possible future layoffs to perceived bad vibes from the boss. That’s why it’s so important to fight our faulty programming.
“Be mindful of the degree to which your brain is wired to make you afraid, wired so that you walk around with an ongoing trickle of anxiety (a flood for some) to keep you on alert,” Hanson says.
Remember that we tend “to tune out or de-emphasize reassuring good news, and keep thinking about the one thing that was negative in a day in which a hundred small things happened, ninety-nine of which were neutral or positive.”
The antidote to all this predisposed negativity?
Gratitude!
Being grateful helps us realize how many blessings we truly have. It helps us step away from fear and anxiety and feel better. It helps us stay positive and put problems in perspective. It boosts our creativity, health, working relationships and quality of work.
Of course, this brings up another problem with our troublesome minds: we’re not hardwired to be grateful. For the same reason we focus on negative stimuli, most of us don’t spend enough time reflecting on how lucky we are.
Not to worry – we can recover from gratitude-deficit. Try these tricks to bring more gratitude into your life:
http://www.dailygood.org/story/1166/10-ways-to-become-more-grateful-robert-emmons/
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