The HappinessSuccess Link Josh Christen Exercise Physiologist Heidi Anderson Health Education Coordinator Ohio University WellWorks The Happy Secret to Better Work TED Video Thoughts 10 outside world ID: 199773
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Positive PsychologyThe Happiness-Success Link
Josh Christen, Exercise Physiologist
Heidi Anderson, Health Education Coordinator
Ohio University WellWorksSlide2Slide3Slide4
The Happy Secret to Better Work
TED VideoSlide5
Thoughts?Slide6
10% outside world90% way we process world
Long-term
Happiness (success)Slide7Slide8
Everything that’s coming into your life you are attracting into your life.Slide9
If you’re thinking a thought over and over again you’re emitting that frequency on a consistent basis. Slide10
GratitudeSlide11Slide12
Attitude of Gratitude Can:
Decrease stress
Improve health
Less depressed
Increase happiness
Sustain happiness
Protect from stress & negativity
Reduce materialism
Better relationships
Make you sexier
Improve sleep
Make better decisions
Makes others better tooSlide13Slide14
“We're finding it's not necessarily the reality that shapes us, but the lens through which your brain views the world that shapes your reality. And if we can change the lens, not only can we change your happiness, we can change every single educational and business outcome at the same time
.”
-Shawn
AchorSlide15
Write down 3 new things each day for 21 daysSlide16
MeditationSlide17Slide18Slide19
Benefits:
Helps you better manage stress
Boosts your social life
Helps you accomplish more by doing less
Cultivates compassion
Enables you to become present in the moment
Leads you to, and connects you with, your purpose
Lowers your blood pressure
Gives you laser focus
Heightens your intuition
Improves your memory
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Makes you a nicer personBroadens your perspective
Gives you Jedi-like skills
Reduces irrational reactivity
Increases your immunity
Cultivates more loving relationships
Helps you let go of defensiveness
Lowers your heart rate
Enhances sensory perception
Helps you achieve better grades and/or higher test scores
Decreases inflammation
Taps your creativity
Improves problem-solving abilities
Lands you cooler friends
Makes you more giving
Boosts your happiness
Deepens your connection to the Self and others
Increases your emotional intelligence
Accesses higher states of consciousness
Improves your sex life (yes!)
Leads to self-discovery
Decreases anxiety and depression
Makes you resilient in tough times
Makes you
more fun to be around
Helps you connect more deeply with your children
Improves your ability to communicate effectively
Reduces signs of aging
Improves your listening skills
Generates helpfulness
Helps you fight diseases
Improves heart rate and respiration
Promotes cellular regeneration
Enhances gratitude
Makes you more successful
Helps you become more proactive
You can do it anywhere—no studios, gyms, or props needed
Improves functioning of your brain
Improves conflict resolution
Strengthens bonds with your pets
Makes you fall in love with Apple products
Lessons your desire to control other people
Reduces negative emotions
Improves overall athletic performance
Helps you roll with the punches
Improves digestion
Makes you want to do nice things for the planet
Enhances collaboration
Enables you to find the silver lining in challenging scenarios
Builds self-confidence
Increases job satisfaction
Provides greater levels of tolerance
Reduces road rage
Balances mind, body, and spirit
Activates the parasympathetic nervous system
Deepens your capacity for love
Develops greater will power
Makes you more outgoing and fun
Enhances dream recollection
Helps you develop patience
Helps with headaches and migraines
Decreases muscle tension
Slows aging of the mind
Enhances your memory
Everyone else is doing it
It’s free!Slide21Slide22
4-7-8Slide23
Work up to meditating every day 15 minutes for 21 daysSlide24
Exercise
Teaches our brain that behavior matters
Confirms the connection between actions and rewards (cause and effect; “dependent origination”)Slide25
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Exercise = Mind Body Medicine
“One of the positive psychological benefits of systemic exercise is the development of a sense of personal mastery and positive self-regard… ‘I was dedicated and worked hard with the exercise program; it wasn’t easy, but I beat this depression.”Slide27
“The first thing you notice about all effective fitness (exercise) programs is that consistency matters. People who get in better shape exercise regularly…So, why the drive to complicate the simple?”
– Dr. Michael Joyner, MD, Anesthesiologist and Human Performance ExpertSlide28
Ping Recreation Center
https://
www.ohio.edu/recreation
/ping/
Athens City Pool
www.ci.athens.oh.us
/index.aspx?NID=186Slide29
Hockhocking
Adena Bikeway
“The
Bikepath
”
http://www.ohiobikeways.net/adena.htm
“Book-a-Bike” Athens Public Library
www.myacpl.org/bikes
To get a library card:
www.myacpl.org/card
Proof of current local address (piece of mail, anything with name and address)
Photo ID (e.g. passport, student ID)Slide30
Other Community Adventures
http://www.athensohio.com/
Strouds
Run State Park / Dow Lake
Parks.ohiodnr.gov/
stroudsrun
Athens Trails
www.athenstrails.orgSlide31
Be active or “play” for at least 60 minutes per day (more is better)
Keep it fun!
Try something new!
Bring a friend!
Live to tell about it!
Make memories! Slide32
Journaling Slide33
The Lost Art of the Unsent Angry Letter Slide34Slide35
Trash the bad, keep the good
Let’s do it…Slide36
Write down your frustrations…and destroy it.Slide37
Random Acts of KindnessSlide38
3 Primary Factors Determine Happiness
:
About ½ is related to a genetic set point
About ½ is determined by “intentional activity”
A thin slice was determined by circumstances
Subject completed 5 random acts of kindness / week:
Reported 60% greater well-being than those completing zero random acts of kindness Slide39Slide40
“Performing random acts of kindness makes you an example of what is possible. You become an inspiration, opening the awareness of yourself and others to their own potential.” Slide41
Reach out to somebody – Build social support – Surround yourself with a culture of wellness.
Compliment somebody
Smile, say “hello” to a stranger
Send a positive email for no reason at all!
Call or message an old friend
Write a positive and encouraging post in social media
Volunteer your place in line to someone in a hurry
Create “Ripples of Positivity”Slide42
Self-Nurturing BehaviorsIntentional Acts of Kindness to Yourself:
Withdrawals
(drains on your energy)
Deposits
(charges your battery)
Not enough sleep (too busy)
Didn’t eat (too busy)
Hectic day
Bad weather (didn’t get outside, no exercise)
Missed the bus, had a flat bike tire, the traffic was bad.
Had an argument with my professor
Etc.
Good night’s sleep
Took a lunch / exercise break
Ate a tasty and healthy dinner
Took fifteen minutes to relax
Planned and pursued an activity that brings joy
Connected with others, socialized, called a friend or family member
SmiledSlide43
Counseling and Psychological Services
3
rd
Floor Hudson Health Center
http
://
www.ohio.edu/counseling/index.cfm
Services
Individual / Group / Couples Counseling
Stress / Anxiety-related Consultations
Services for Eating Disorders
Guided MeditationsSlide44
Make it your intention to do something kind for no reason at all today.Slide45Slide46
Questions?