Whether you are lucky to wake up on the right side of the bed or your friends constantly refer to you as ‘Debbie Downer,’ feeling happy and content can be a daily challenge to overcome. By: Lourdes Mestre 18 Game-Changing Tactics To Achieve & Maintain Everyday Happiness Image Credit: Pixabay Achieving […]
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The Best Time to Post on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+ [Infographic]
The Best Time to Post on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+ [Infographic] Social media is one of the best ways to amplify your brand and the great content you’re creating. But it isn’t enough to just post content to social whenever you feel like it. Some times are better than others. So, what […]
How to Create and Share an Infographic Resume [Infographic]
How to Create and Share an Infographic Resume [Infographic] The modern job search is incredibly competitive, and technology has made it easier for your resume and job application to be overlooked and discarded before you even make it to the interview. Luckily, technology is also here to help. There’s no longer a template for how […]
9 Mistakes To Avoid On Your Resume [Infographic]
9 Mistakes To Avoid On Your Resume [Infographic] Crafting a standout resume is a lot of work. Not only do you have to write the darn thing, but you also have to check (and double-check) for typos, even out your margins, make sure you’re not repeating the same action verb 10 times … the list […]
How to Create Infographics in Under an Hour [15 Free Infographic Templates]
How to Create Infographics in Under an Hour This article was originally published by HubSpot. Written by Lindsay Kolowich – @lkolow Wouldn’t it be great if creating infographics was as simple as writing regular ol’ text-based blog posts? Unfortunately, the reality is that making visual content like this usually takes a lot more time, […]
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome For Good
This article originally appeared on Glassdoor. I was working at a job I loved when I started to wonder whether I was a bit of a fraud. Digital strategy and client service was my forte. But when I was offered extra responsibilities that suddenly had me leading meetings with top affiliate global marketers (while I […]
How to Handle Negative Emotions at Work [Infographic]
There’s a popular phrase that I’ve heard quite a bit throughout life: “Don’t get mad. Get even.”
Unhappy at Work? Here’s How to Tell Whether the Problem Is Your Job or Your Company
This article originally appeared on Glassdoor. Do you want to change careers? Are you absolutely sure? From my own career change to the stories I hear from my clients and workshop students, often we think we want to change careers when the problem is our work environment instead. If you find yourself stuck, unsure what to do next, […]
7 Body Language Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Next Job Interview [Infographic]
7 Body Language Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Next Job Interview It’s finally the big day: you landed a major job interview. And you’re prepared for it. You’ve polished up your resume, picked out a spiffy outfit, and prepared a few ready-to-go answers highlighting your qualifications, your knowledge of the company, and your greatest not-so-bad […]
Infographic: How Chatbots are Changing the Customer Experience
How Chatbots are Changing the Customer Experience At least once a week, I load up a hypothetical shopping cart from online retailers like Zara, ASOS, and Sephora, only to decide that I don’t want to spend money on clothes or makeup I don’t really need. So I abandon the cart and close the tab. According […]
Infographic: The ROI of Content Marketing (In Numbers Everyone Understands and With a Case Study)
Infographic: The ROI of Content Marketing (In Numbers Everyone Understands and With a Case Study) The post Infographic: The ROI of Content Marketing (In Numbers Everyone Understands and With a Case Study) was published on Express Writers. Content marketing is effective – but I’d bet you certainly don’t need convincing. You already know how good […]
Infographic: A Brief History of Content Marketing
Infographic: A Brief History of Content Marketing People often talk about content marketing like its the flashy new gadget in a marketer’s toolbox. While the practice has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years, the principles of content marketing have been around for centuries. And it would do the savvy content marketer good […]
The Introvert’s Guide to Nailing a Job Interview [Infographic]
When people see the word “introvert,” they often think of qualities that don’t actually describe introverted people at all.
Which Technologies Do Your Customers Actually Want to Use in 2018? [Infographic]
When it comes to emerging technology, there’s a lot to keep up with.
Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help
Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help This article was originally published on HBR.org. Brandon Lyon/Getty Images At some point, every leader has dealt with a person — or, worse, a group of people — who has lost motivation. It’s frustrating, isn’t it? As much as we’ve been there ourselves, sometimes […]
Doctors Feel Excluded from Health Care Value Efforts
Doctors Feel Excluded from Health Care Value Efforts This article was originally published on HBR.org on Oct. 6th, 2017. Executive Summary U.S. hospitals and healthcare groups have experimented over the past decade with new management structures and alternative payment models to provide quality healthcare at lower cost. But physicians have been slow to embrace these for a host of […]
Making Time to Really Listen to Your Patients
This article originally appeared on – HBR.org Making Time to Really Listen to Your Patients Executive Summary Modern medicine’s true healing potential depends on a resource that is being systematically depleted: the time and capacity to truly listen to patients, hear their stories and learn not only what’s the matter with them but also what matters to them. Some […]
6 Interview Questions to Assess Emotional Intelligence
Despite what you might have come to believe after sorting through the internet’s seemingly bottomless slew of articles on the subject, emotional intelligence is more than…
Virtual Therapy is The New Now – An Interview With Alon Matas, Founder & President of BetterHelp – via @BetterHelp @HuffPost
This article originally appeared on Huffington Post – please find it here. by: Sarah Fader, Contributor | CEO – Stigma Fighters Virtual Therapy is becoming increasingly popular in our modern world. There are several companies that provide this service to busy professionals, people who have severe anxiety disorders and cannot leave their homes, students that […]
Ten Films that Highlight the Best in Humanity
How to Say Thank You to Your Partner
In my research, I’ve invited couples in romantic relationships to come into the laboratory and thank their partner for something—with video cameras rolling. They express gratitude for a wide variety of things, big and small: for keeping him company in the hospital during a week-long stay, for making sure to prioritize visits to the in-laws, […]
Episode 5: Walk Outside with Inside Out’s Pete Docter
The Importance of Fostering Emotional Diversity in Boys
You’re given a choice: Would you rather spend your day feeling happy, versus happy interspersed with some moments of sadness, frustration, and anxiety? Most of us would choose the first option in a heartbeat. Psychologists, too, long championed the importance of cultivating positive emotions as one path toward optimizing well-being, resilience to stressors, and salutary […]
Why We Should Help Boys to Embrace All Their Feelings
You’re given a choice: Would you rather spend your day feeling happy, versus happy interspersed with some moments of sadness, frustration, and anxiety? Most of us would choose the first option in a heartbeat. Psychologists, too, long championed the importance of cultivating positive emotions as one path toward optimizing well-being, resilience to stressors, and salutary […]
Five Ways to Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
What gives you a sense of meaning in your work, even on the tough days? When I posed this question to a group of teachers recently, no one focused on academics. Instead, their responses centered on their students’ engagement, the sense of participating in something larger than themselves, and the deep satisfaction they gained from […]
Five Ways to Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
What gives you a sense of meaning in your work, even on the tough days? When I posed this question to a group of teachers recently, no one focused on academics. Instead, their responses centered on their students’ engagement, the sense of participating in something larger than themselves, and the deep satisfaction they gained from […]
Episode 4: Learning to Laugh at Yourself
The Science of Happiness Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by GGSC Director Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by the GGSC and PRI. All Episodes
5 Creative Strategies to Stay Inspired to Write All Year [Infographic]
If there’s one thing we know about inspiration, it’s that it’s not very good at giving advance notice of anything.
How to Help Your Kids Get Organized Without Nagging
“Brush your teeth!” “Where are your socks?” “Don’t forget to bring a sweatshirt!” Advertisement X GGSC Event: The Science of Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Join Kristin Neff & Shauna Shapiro Feb. 23-24 | 10 CEs “Where’s the homework you finished last night?” Too often, weekday mornings can seem like a race against the clock. When your […]
How to Help Your Kids Get Organized Without Nagging
“Brush your teeth!” “Where are your socks?” “Don’t forget to bring a sweatshirt!” Advertisement X GGSC Event: The Science of Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Join Kristin Neff & Shauna Shapiro Feb. 23-24 | 10 CEs “Where’s the homework you finished last night?” Too often, weekday mornings can seem like a race against the clock. When your […]
How Mind-Wandering May Be Good For You
When writing a song or a piece of prose, I often choose to let my mind wander, hoping the muse will strike. If it does, it not only moves my work along but feels great, too! That’s why I was troubled by studies that found an association between mind-wandering and problems like unhappiness and depression—and […]
How Photography Can Help Cultivate Mindfulness and Gratitude
If you were to think about teaching both mindfulness and gratitude to students, photography might not be the first method that comes to mind. But mindfulness is, at its core, a state of open awareness and attention—and to feel gratitude, we first have to truly notice the good things in life. Looked at that way, […]
How Photography Can Help Cultivate Mindfulness and Gratitude
If you were to think about teaching both mindfulness and gratitude to students, photography might not be the first method that comes to mind. But mindfulness is, at its core, a state of open awareness and attention—and to feel gratitude, we first have to truly notice the good things in life. Looked at that way, […]
How to Increase the Love in Your Life
We know Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday, created mostly to sell cards and flowers. But are we going to let that stop us from celebrating and understanding love? Not on your life. That’s because love is what makes the world go ‘round—not only in song and movies, but in science, too. According to psychologists […]
Episode 3: How to Fall in Love with Anyone
The Science of Happiness Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by GGSC Director Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by the GGSC and PRI. All Episodes
Six Ways to Help Your Child Deal with Social Exclusion
The mom of a third-grade girl sits in my office, her face buried in her hands. Through muffled sobs, she tells me that she’s at a loss. She’s tried everything to help her daughter repair her friendships at school—arranging coffee dates with the families of the other girls, meeting with the teacher and school director, […]
Could Mindfulness Help You Control Your Anger?
I still remember the time I hit one of my close friends. It happened many years ago. We were exiting a chemistry class together, and he was teasing me…mercilessly. I repeatedly asked him to stop, but he wouldn’t. Rather than shrugging it off, though, I hit him hard on the arm. Both of us were […]
Episode 2: Quieting Your Inner Critic
The Science of Happiness Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by GGSC Director Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by the GGSC and PRI. All Episodes
Episode 1: Three Good Things
The Science of Happiness Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by GGSC Director Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by the GGSC and PRI. All Episodes
How Top Performers Achieve More and Stay Happy
At times, being happy and performing well at work can feel like conflicting goals. We want to prepare a good presentation, but we also want to make it home for dinner with our partner. We want to get promoted, but we don’t necessarily want the stress that comes with more responsibility. Where do these two […]
Couples That Work from Women at Work #Podcast by Harvard Business Review – @HarvardBiz
Couples That Work from Women at Work #Podcast by Harvard Business Review This article + podcast was originally published on HBR.org. From the Women at Work podcast: Listen and subscribe to our podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Play | RSS Download this podcast Simmering resentments over whose career comes first. Bickering over household tasks. Arguments […]
Being Around Nature Helps You Love Your Body
Not happy with what you see when you look in a mirror? Well, you can take a hike. Seriously. New research from the United Kingdom finds strolling in nature—or even looking at photographs of the natural world—leaves people feeling better about their bodies. In recent years, a series of studies have found that time spent […]
What “The Good Place” Says about Good and Evil
“Welcome! Everything is fine.” Those are the first words Eleanor Shellstrop (played by Kristen Bell) sees on the wall in front of her when she opens her eyes in the first minutes of the NBC television series The Good Place. Chidi, Tahani, Eleanor, and Jason in “The Good Place.” Eleanor has died and gone to […]
How to Use Your Unconscious Mind to Achieve Your Goals
It’s the end of January. How many of us made New Year’s resolutions this year, but have already broken them? Maybe we told ourselves we’ll exercise more, or spend more time with our children, or not get so angry all the time. But we’re no closer to these goals than we were before. It turns […]
Can Gratitude Help You Recover from a Heart Attack?
Why do some people recover after a heart attack while others don’t? I am a psychiatrist who has spent the last 13 years focusing on improving the mental health of people who have heart disease and other medical conditions. Over time, as I saw more and more hospitalized patients who had just had a major […]
Does Business Blogging Still Get Results? New Data from 1,000 Bloggers [Infographic]
2017 marks the fourth consecutive year Orbit Media Studios has tapped the insights of 1000+ business bloggers to publish a research report on blogging statistics…
Which Social Media Network Makes Us Feel the Worst? [New Data]
I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve deactivated Facebook, re-joined, and deactivated again, only to repeat the process.
Keep the Fire Burning Without Burning Out: Freelancer Motivation Tips
I remember the days when I longed to be paid to write. I would daydream during my job of having the flexibility to work…
Forget the 9 to 5 — Research Suggests There’s A Case For the 3-hour Workday
This article originally appeared on Business Insider. Source: Forget the 9 to 5 — research suggests there’s a case for the 3-hour workday Business Insider by feedback@businessinsider.com (Chris Weller) Claro Cortes/Reuters The average worker spends most of the eight-hour workday doing many other things beside work, including eating, socializing, or reading the news. Psychologists have found […]
Are You Happier Now Than You Were Two Minutes Ago?
There is a common social theme that emerges consistently from the World Happiness Report 2015. At both the individual and national levels, all measures of well-being, including emotions and life evaluations, are strongly influenced by the quality of the surrounding social norms and institutions. Paying greater attention to the levels and sources of subjective well-being […]