Got the Winter Blues?

Five Ways to Create a Happy Winter

1) Uplift with Light Therapy

2) Eat Good Food for a Good Mood

3) Balance with Supplements

4) Clear blocks with Movement

5) Bliss out, Slow Down and Connect

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2010: New Intentions and New Year's Resolutions

The first month of 2010 is coming to a close….

Did you start your new year with new intentions?

Have you been living up to your New Year’s resolutions?

What were they? Did you set goals for your career? Your finances? Your personal life?

If you have new intentions or if you set New Year’s Resolutions, stick with them - it takes a month to change a habit, so the worst is over!

If not, think about what changes (big or small) you want to make in your life and how you can take steps to get there.

Share your challenges, tips and ideas about new intentions for 2010 and New Year’s Resolutions!
For help getting started, check out this article from the positivity blog.

5 Things You Can Start Doing Today to Change Your Life

Can You Manage Your Stress?

Stress Management: is "working calmly under stress and pressure"

Can you manage your stress? ........... Answer the following questions to find out.

• Are you immediately aware of your feelings of rising stress?
• Do you know stress is inevitable in life? Can you calm yourself down and deal with it productively?
• Are you able to influence stressful events and act to improve the immediate situation?
• Do you have the ability to maintain your composure and avoid aggressive, hostile and irresponsible behavior?
• Can you determine when to push back and when to let go?
• Do you have vitality and strength?
• Have you developed a high tolerance for frustration and learned not to “sweat the small stuff”?

Defintion and Questions from:

Coaching Emotional Intelligence

By Laura Belsten, PHD

2006 LearnMore Communications

Can You Accurately Self-Assess?

Accurate Self-Assessment: "an inner awareness of your strengths and limitations"

Can you accurately self-assess? ...... Ask yourself the following questions to find out.

• Are you reflective, do you learn from experience?
• Do you know your own capabilities; what you can and can’t do, your strengths and weaknesses?
• Are you open to candid feedback, new perspectives, continuous learning, and self development?
• Do you ask for help from others who might have more experience, knowledge, or ability?
• Are you able to identify and target your needs for improvement and change?
• Do you have a desire to learn and grow?

Definition and Questions from:

Coaching Emotional Intelligence

By Laura Belsten, PHD

2006 LearnMore Communications

Do you thrive in Teamwork and Collaboration?

Teamwork and Collaboration: is "working with others toward shared goals; creating group synergy in the pursuit of collective goals"

Can you thrive in an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration? .... Ask yourself the following questions to find out.

• Do you enjoy working cooperatively with others?
• Can you draw all members if a group into active and enthusiastic participation?
• Can you build team identity, esprit de corps and commitment?
• Can you protect the group and its reputation, and share credit?
• Do you share plans, information and resources?
• Can you put team goals before individual goals?
• Can you interact well with all different personalities and work styles on the team?
• Do you demonstrate trust in, and respect for, all team members?

Definition and Questions from:

Coaching Emotional Intelligence

By Laura Belsten, PHD

2006 LearnMore Communications

Do you have Initiative and Bias for Action?

Initiative and Bias for Action: is "being proactive and persistent; being ready to act on opportunity"

Do you have initiative and bias for action?..... Ask yourself the following questions and find out.

• Are you ready to seize opportunities, or create them, rather than simply wait for things to happen?
• Do you pursue goals beyond what’s required or expected of you?
• Can you cut through red tape and bend the rules if necessary to get the job done?
• Do you mobilize others through unusual, enterprising efforts?
• Do you act before you are forced to by external circumstances?
• Do you want more from your job than a paycheck, and more from life as well?
• Do you consistently strive to do more, be more, and experience new heights?

Definition and Questions from:

Coaching Emotional Intelligence

By Laura Belsten, PHD

2006 LearnMore Communications

Are you a Realisitic Optimist?

Realistic Optimism: "expecting success rather than failure, seeing an opportunity rather than a threat; seeing others positively; expecting the future to bring positive change, that things will be better"

Are you a realistic optimist?...... ask yourself these questions to find out.

• Do you see obstacles and bad events as temporary, surmountable, challenges to overcome?
• Do you have a self-talk style that comes from an outlook of expecting success?
• Do you believe that you not only can, but you will succeed?
• Do you apply this belief to all that you do, not just a single task?
• Do you operate from a mindset of success, rather than a fear of failure?
• Do you see success as a function of people’s motivation and ability?
• Do you believe bad events are not your fault? That they are simply inevitable external realities that you can surmount?
• Are you unfazed by defeat? When confronted with a bad situation, do you perceive it as a challenge and try harder?
• Do you see setbacks as temporary, rather than as a personal flaw?

"People with this competence do better at work, in school, on the playing field and in life; they enjoy better health, and may even live longer, according to recent research."

Definition, Questions and Quote from:

Coaching Emotional Intelligence

By Laura Belsten, PHD

2006 LearnMore Communications