Strategic Advantages of Optimism at Work: Finding Happiness, Keeping It
Discover the benefits of optimism in the workplace through key insights shared at the FCCC New Clerk Academy. Explore strategies to increase happiness, retrain your brain for positivity, and manage stress effectively for improved morale and productivity.
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STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES OF OPTIMISM AT WORK Finding Happiness. Keeping it. FCCC New Clerk Academy March 11, 2014 Presented by Tippy Amick, Ph.D.
A Road Map for Talking About Optimism Stats Wireless Communication The Myth Why Bother Feeding High Morale Strategies to increase happiness Retraining our brain: the tetris effect Stress and the dueling brain: the two paths Ph.D. in happiness the short course things to do and some don t s
Startling Statistics Depression rising Age of onset 14.5 4 of 7 job hunting Huge numbers reporting unhappiness
Wirelessly Connections: Happiness Advantage The Airport Study Mirror Neurons Body Language
Big Myth: PPTTHHHH! Do you suffer from If could just thenI d be happy syndrome?
Why Bother? Health Intelligence Productivity Creativity Memory
What Feeds High Morale? Don t throw your hands up Make some buddies Stress management
Choosing Stress Reaction Life s Greatest Hits Your Dueling Brains Post-Traumatic Stress Post-Traumatic Growth
But My Brain Is Stuck Thinking about what we are thinking
Brain Re-training 101 Find your fun mojo Commit conscious acts of kindness Create positive in your surroundings Gratitude attitude Journaling Exercise Stress adaptation
Things to Give Up Become Less Controlling Eliminate rat race mentality Avoid bragging about how hard you work Stop anticipating tiredness
Conclusion There is a direct correlation between the level of happiness in one s life and the amount of silliness they allow into it she said. I know, I ve done studies . Curly Girl Designs
