Focus on the Good

Big Red Resilience & Well-being Author

04/22/2020 Added

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Wake Up to Well-being is a series designed to help promote positive practices for personal well-being. This session discusses how to focus on the good to improve your mood.

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[00:00:00.026]Hello everyone, my name is Dalton
[00:00:02.230]and I'm one of the well-being coaches
[00:00:03.640]with Big Red Resilience.
[00:00:04.881]For today's Wake Up to Well-being,
[00:00:06.690]we're going to be discussing focusing on the good.
[00:00:09.340]This is something that can give you more confidence,
[00:00:11.078]improve your mood and even reduce the likelihood
[00:00:13.670]of developing conditions such as hypertension,
[00:00:15.890]depression, and other stress related disorders.
[00:00:18.891]I'm back home in Minneapolis where I'm from
[00:00:21.550]and I hope that you are staying safe and healthy
[00:00:23.563]wherever you are learning remotely and socially distancing.
[00:00:29.120]In this image you see a very disorganized desk,
[00:00:31.800]could this be yours?
[00:00:33.140]For example, you might be running from project to project,
[00:00:35.740]eating at your desk and not being mindful of your life.
[00:00:38.357]Are you so rushed that you fail to recognize
[00:00:40.283]the small positive activities of your life?
[00:00:43.530]The practice of Three Good Things can help you refocus
[00:00:46.120]and recognize some of the small positives
[00:00:47.859]that can change your entire day.
[00:00:49.900]To do this, actually write down three good things
[00:00:53.090]and use as much detail as possible.
[00:00:55.350]Then reflect on how it made you feel
[00:00:57.540]in the moment and afterward.
[00:00:59.110]Give an example of three positive things
[00:01:01.160]that have happened to you today
[00:01:02.342]and give three details about how the three things
[00:01:05.132]can help you going forward and how it made you feel.
[00:01:08.210]Remember to savor the good as well.
[00:01:10.060]Don't worry about your grammar just get it recorded.
[00:01:12.072]You can pause the video and do this now if you'd like.
[00:01:15.040]Some other tips on how to practice this are included
[00:01:18.520]on this slide.
[00:01:19.353]Some of them include journaling before bed,
[00:01:22.290]using post it notes and displaying them in your room,
[00:01:24.825]starting each day with a cup of coffee and self reflecting
[00:01:28.054]maybe on your drive home from work
[00:01:31.060]which many of you might not be working at this point
[00:01:34.177]but some other things include writing on your whiteboard
[00:01:39.000]or just maybe on your computer screen
[00:01:42.110]or something like that,
[00:01:43.370]whatever you like to do is fine
[00:01:45.150]as long as you're doing something.
[00:01:46.380]This works because giving you the space to focus
[00:01:48.800]on positivity teaches you to notice, remember and savor
[00:01:52.330]the better things in life.
[00:01:53.469]It may prompt you to pay closer attention to positive events
[00:01:56.900]down the road and engaging them more fully,
[00:01:58.730]both in the moment and later on when you can reminisce
[00:02:01.060]and share these experiences with others.
[00:02:02.970]Reflecting on the cause of the event may help you attune
[00:02:05.721]to your deeper sources of goodness in your life,
[00:02:08.580]fostering a mindset of gratitude.
[00:02:10.657]Thanks for joining us today
[00:02:12.120]and I hope you stay safe and healthy.
[00:02:13.707]Please check out other Wake Up to Well-beings
[00:02:15.980]to learn other small changes that can make big differences
[00:02:18.710]in your well-being.

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