Promoting Positivity

Slide taken from Shawn Achor talk:
The happy secret to better work

I have been working on making my employment a more positive force in my life for some time (that’s much easier to do here at Questar than some places I’ve worked) which is why I was listening to this talk but I would really like to capture these

1. Think of three new things to be grateful for each day
   • teaches your brain to scan for the positive rather than the negative
2. Write about one postive experience from the last 24 hours
   • allows you to relive that positive experience
3. Exercise
   • teaches your brain that your behavior matters
4. Meditation
   • allows the brain to shed the cultural pace of hyperactivity
   • strengthens the ability to focus
5. Random Act of Kindness
   • Write one email to thank or praise someone in your support network.

Taking 2 minutes each day to do these things every day for 3 weeks will rewire the brain to be more optimistic. This results in being more productive and resilient.