Dalton: Hello everyone, my name is Dalton
and I'm one of the well-being coaches
with Big Red Resilience.
For today's Wake Up to Well-being,
we're going to be discussing focusing on the good.
This is something that can give you more confidence,
improve your mood and even reduce the likelihood
of developing conditions such as hypertension,
depression, and other stress related disorders.
I'm back home in Minneapolis where I'm from
and I hope that you are staying safe and healthy
wherever you are learning remotely and socially distancing.
In this image you see a very disorganized desk,
could this be yours?
For example, you might be running from project to project,
eating at your desk and not being mindful of your life.
Are you so rushed that you fail to recognize
the small positive activities of your life?
The practice of Three Good Things can help you refocus
and recognize some of the small positives
that can change your entire day.
To do this, actually write down three good things
and use as much detail as possible.
Then reflect on how it made you feel
in the moment and afterward.
Give an example of three positive things
that have happened to you today
and give three details about how the three things
can help you going forward and how it made you feel.
Remember to savor the good as well.
Don't worry about your grammar just get it recorded.
You can pause the video and do this now if you'd like.
Some other tips on how to practice this are included
on this slide.
Some of them include journaling before bed,
using post it notes and displaying them in your room,
starting each day with a cup of coffee and self reflecting
maybe on your drive home from work
which many of you might not be working at this point
but some other things include writing on your whiteboard
or just maybe on your computer screen
or something like that,
whatever you like to do is fine
as long as you're doing something.
This works because giving you the space to focus
on positivity teaches you to notice, remember and savor
the better things in life.
It may prompt you to pay closer attention to positive events
down the road and engaging them more fully,
both in the moment and later on when you can reminisce
and share these experiences with others.
Reflecting on the cause of the event may help you attune
to your deeper sources of goodness in your life,
fostering a mindset of gratitude.
Thanks for joining us today
and I hope you stay safe and healthy.
Please check out other Wake Up to Well-beings
to learn other small changes that can make big differences
in your well-being.