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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Humor is a mindset that can be developed by forming new habits. Dopamine helps us feel pleasure, and it makes us feel rewarded and motivated.

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Discover the Formula for Happy Employees

Success

“Our research shows that when the human brain is positive, you have 31% higher levels of productivity, 23% fewer fatigue-related symptoms and are 40% more likely to get a promotion. I don’t want to say it’s all over, but your self-esteem gets tanked. Putting Theory into Practice. Maybe that will be cash.

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Why Introspection Is So Important for a Balanced Life

Success

There are a few reasons for this, but one of the key reasons is that the places that force the necessary inner reflection and challenge that promote growth are becoming harder and harder to find. Oxytocin plays a significant role in forming bonds. It’s the result of a society that is out of balance.

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Most people now at risk of poor mental health as a result of social exclusion

Workplace Insight

Group participation and inclusion promotes a sense of belonging and social connection, creating a supportive environment that encourages healthy behaviours and motivates individuals to achieve their personal, professional and health goals.” This personal growth promotes a positive mindset and can lead to improved mental health outcomes.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

Success

We all have a set range of happiness due to our genetics that we naturally return to after events—a job loss or promotion, say—that briefly move the needle in one direction or another. Extroverts tend to be happier,” says Diener, for this very reason; they’re more adept at forming those all-important relationships. Working It Out.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Thomas offers vetted, executable solutions that are formed from real-life experiences. People were still defining winning as getting the big job, the big promotion, the big raise,” Kiersten says. “No That messaging that we internalize starts to erode our confidence and our self-esteem.”

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3 Ebooks To Read This Summer

Brilliantly Better

We’re dealing with 122 pages in which he’s talking about: achievement and success, productivity, confidence and self-esteem, business, body and mind, people and relationships. If I would have to share in a single paragraph what I got from this book, it would go like this: a fresh and honest perspective on self-improvement.

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