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Research Backed Goal Upgrade Pet Power From:   One study* finds that participants who either had their pets with them or only imagined their pet were able to generate more life goals and have more confidence in their ability to achieve these goals than participants without ...

New Twists on Age Aging Now A Good Thing Did you know that aging is a good thing now? That’s right, a new study found that 71% of American respondents are not only accepting but embracing aging, now more than ever. And, 57% consider the pandemic a wake-up call that has turned anti-aging on its head. After all, what’s the alternative, right? Not something we can ignore as easily as we could before. Humans h...

  Roughly 66- 82% of workers already don’t always take their breaks, a growing trend here in the U.S. This includes not taking lunch, applies in lockdown too, maybe even more. 3 Downsides of Not Taking Breaks 1.One downside of not taking breaks is SITTING. Excessive sitting is terrible. It’s associated with shorter lifespan, increased anxiety, dementia, diabetes, weight gain, osteoporosis, blood clots that can roam fro...

Research Suggests Conformity Up With Pandemic From:   Standing Out While Fitting In. Thats the goal, but heres the problem: "I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am "  ? Thomas Cooley, Justice, Supreme Court Michigan, 18...

Happiness isn’t something that happens to us on the calendar. Happiness is something we do, and there is plenty good reason to do it more often than many of us do.Who Cares About Happiness?Aristotle thought happiness was the meaning and purpose of life. Our founders considered happiness an inalienable right.

International Day of Happiness is March 20th. But happiness isn’t something that happens to us once a year on the calendar. Happiness is something we do, and there is plenty good reason to do it more often than many of us do.Who Cares About Happiness?Aristotle thought happiness was the meaning and

Maximum Problem Solving Requires 70% Discomfort Zone From:   Not what you thought? You had a problem to solve and thought if you got into your comfort zone the new solution would more likely come? I have beginning clients and colleagues who think this. And science says t...

  Not what you thought? You had a problem to solve and thought if you got into your comfort zone the new solution would more likely come? I have beginning clients and colleagues who think this.  And science says they would be wrong. Hmmm…maybe that’s why they haven’t been able to solve whatever it is up until now. Not ready, willing, able enough—yet—to get out of their comfort zone! Problem solving requir...

March is Optimism Month, Spiritual Wellness Month, and March 20 is International Day of Happiness. But now more than ever, changes and challenges (e.g., isolation, job loss, school closings…) are making wellness and happiness hard.– YOUNG ADULTS: 56% of 18-24 year-olds report symptoms of anxiety/depression.– PARENTS: 70% of parents report

Rampant among Millennials, but it happens for many people throughout the lifespan. Have you ever had the feeling that you don’t fit in with your own life? That what used to work is just not working anymore? Or maybe that what you thought would work at some point down the