It is easy to get stuck indoors, glued to screens and surrounded by artificial light. But escaping the indoors and venturing outside can have a profound impact on our mental and emotional well-being. How Going Outdoors Makes Us Happy Sunshine and Vitamin D: Sunlight is a natural source of vitamin D, essential for mood regulation.… Continue reading How Going Outdoors Makes Us Happy
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The Doorway Effect: An Opportunity to Change the Way We Think and Feel
As we walk through every door we have an opportunity to change the way we see the world. Jay Wren Have you ever walked into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? This common experience is known as the “doorway effect,” a fascinating psychological phenomenon that highlights the quirks… Continue reading The Doorway Effect: An Opportunity to Change the Way We Think and Feel
10 Ways Winners Become Winners
All those things I learned as a child about healthy living are by coincidence the same things that adults do to become winners. ~ Jay Wren 10 Ways Winners Become Winners There are countless ways to become a winner. Here are ten things I see winners doing that help me. Winners own their mistakes. They… Continue reading 10 Ways Winners Become Winners
Life Challenges
Life’s challenges create pressure. I cannot always eliminate these challenges, but I can be smart about how I respond to them. Action I feel stressed when I put things off. To overcome procrastination, I simply agree to do one small thing. A common example is to go for a walk, I lace up my shoes.… Continue reading Life Challenges
How to Stop Scaring Ourselves with Our Thinking
Things we don’t think about don’t scare us. ~ www.jaywren.com Who doesn’t have days when we worry about things going badly? We want things and worry that we will not get them. Or, we have things and worry that we will lose them. Living in fear of what might happen is pointless and painful. The… Continue reading How to Stop Scaring Ourselves with Our Thinking
Stress Reduction for a Clear and Productive Mind
Stress reduction: Life’s challenges create pressure. I can’t always eliminate these challenges, but I can reduce the pressure by being smart about how I respond to them. Action I feel stress when I put things off. To overcome procrastination, I simply agree to do one small thing. A common example is to go for a… Continue reading Stress Reduction for a Clear and Productive Mind
Poise: Steps to Confidence and Increasing Your Potential
Poise is not always automatic. Nearly everyone feels uncertain and lacks poise from time-to-time. How do successful people restore their confidence and maintain their poise in challenging situations? Poise starts between our ears and spreads through our heart and our gut and then outward through our face and our gestures. ~ www.jaywren.com Situations that Weaken… Continue reading Poise: Steps to Confidence and Increasing Your Potential
Effective Communications: 7 Steps to Being Understood
Effective Communications are part of the job for professionals in all types of fields and responsibilities. Here are 7 ideas for communication success. Headlines Even when speaking, you will help people understanding you with a headline. The headline states the topic. “Bill, let’s talk about the plan for this weekend” is a simple sentence that… Continue reading Effective Communications: 7 Steps to Being Understood
Attitude: You Own It. Make It Amazing.
Attitude: How is it that some people remain calm, positive, and objective, when life gives them challenges and hurdles? Is this powerful trait of attitude management is a teachable skill. Understanding Moods and Attitudes When I am in hungry, tired, or rushed, things can seem more personal. I may feel more anxious or impatient.… Continue reading Attitude: You Own It. Make It Amazing.
Self-Awareness: How Knowing Yourself Creates Success
Self-awareness: Some people become victims of their feelings and thoughts. How can developing self-awareness change victim thinking to action thinking? Self-awareness is knowing and understanding how our feelings and thoughts occur inside our own mind and body. Furthermore, this knowledge and understanding can show us effective ways to act on the things that trigger the… Continue reading Self-Awareness: How Knowing Yourself Creates Success