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STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES OF OPTIMISM AT WORK
FCCC New Clerk Academy
March 11, 2014
Presented by Tippy Amick, Ph.D.
Finding Happiness. Keeping it.
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A Road Map for TalkingAbout Optimism
StatsWireless CommunicationThe Myth Why BotherFeeding High MoraleStrategies to increase happinessRetraining our brain: the tetris effectStress and the dueling brain: the two pathsPh.D. in happiness – the short course – things to do
and some don’t’s
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Startling Statistics
Depression rising
Age of onset 14.5
4 of 7 job hunting
Huge numbers reporting unhappiness
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Wirelessly Connections: Happiness Advantage
The Airport StudyMirror NeuronsBody Language
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Big Myth: PPTTHHHH!
Do you suffer from “If could just… then I’d be happy” syndrome?
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Why Bother?
HealthIntelligenceProductivityCreativityMemory
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What Feeds High Morale?
Don’t throw your hands upMake some buddiesStress management
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Choosing Stress ReactionLife’s Greatest HitsYour Dueling “Brains”Post-Traumatic Stress Post-Traumatic Growth
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But My Brain Is StuckThinking about what we are thinking
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Brain Re-training 101
Find your fun mojoCommit conscious acts of kindnessCreate positive in your surroundingsGratitude attitudeJournalingExerciseStress adaptation
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Things to Give Up
Become Less ControllingEliminate rat race mentalityAvoid bragging about how hard you workStop anticipating tiredness
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Conclusion“There is a direct correlation between the level of happiness in one’s life and the amount of silliness they allow into it” she said.
“I know, I’ve done studies”.
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