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The illusion of control is the tendency to overestimate the amount of power one has over the outcome of uncontrollable events. If an outcome a person wants occurs, the person tends to believe they controlled the event. Wearing a lucky hat or shirt to help your favorite team win is an excellent example of this…

Laughter yoga is a series of movements and breathing exercises that encourage deliberate laughter. Laughter can lift your mood, reduce stress, strengthen your immune system, expand energy levels and improve your quality of life. Since 1995, laughter yoga has helped people with physical, psychological, and spiritual ailments. Laughter promotes optimism and positivity, which helps you…

Physical fitness is vital. A healthy body can prevent conditions like heart disease and diabetes and help you remain independent as you grow older. But what about your brain? It turns out that mental fitness is just as essential as physical fitness. Incorporating mental dexterity exercises into your daily routine can help you obtain the…

When you react to workplace stress with emotion, it always leads to regret. Ultimately, it might cost you professional advancement. Learning ways to stay calm and collected in the workplace is a skill that will serve you throughout your career. Here are some unconventional ways to keep calm under pressure. Do Not Walk Away Try…

How are your goals for 2023 working out for you so far this year? If you find yourself lacking motivation, you are not alone. It is challenging to remain focused on our goals and have the motivation to achieve them. Maybe you feel you do not deserve success or lack confidence. Perhaps you lack a…

If you believe that skill and intelligence are something you can develop, you likely have a growth mindset. You see success as a result of constant personal development. The growth mindset encourages one to embrace challenges as opportunities without fear of taking risks and trying new things. It is a mindset that allows us to…

Mindfulness is the ability to be present and aware while not becoming overwhelmed with circumstances going on around us. It is something we all naturally possess. With mindfulness, you fully attend to what is happening, what you are doing and the space you are moving through. Mindfulness allows you to manage obsessive thoughts and anxiety,…

Many people fear change and are resistant to it. Nobody likes being in the dark. Research agrees, suggesting that our brains register uncertainty like they register errors. We are not comfortable until we resolve the tension. But life is not static, and change is a constant in life. If you are going to stand out…

We all experience failure in our personal and professional lives. Perhaps it’s terrible timing, a lack of preparedness, a lack of support, or maybe even a lack of knowledge. The list of reasons we fail is endless. But we can learn from failure, cope with setbacks, adapt, and move forward. Setbacks are no fun, but…

Improvisation is a form of unscripted theater where actors are unaware of what they will say or do. They also do not know what the other actors will do or say. There are no fancy costumes or elaborate stage sets; only a bare stage and chairs exist. Shows often begin with a random word from…