Emerging research has shown incredible benefits of practicing mindfulness on a daily basis, particularly meditation. Mindfulness refers to the notion of being fully present in the moment without judgment of thoughts, feelings, or sensation. When the mind is focused on the present moment it cannot worry about the past or future, which usually contributes to...
Posimations, a cool term we invented at Ajivar, are really an abbreviation of “positive affirmations.” They are simple sentences that evoke positive thinking and self-empowerment, particularly when repeated on a regular basis. Posimations are similar to mantras that are utilized in ancient eastern religions such as Buddhism. In an attempt to feel better, Posimations are...
~ Self-awareness is key ~Emotional intelligence (EI), is a competency skill that covers many areas such as empathy, compassion, motivation, flexibility, self-love1. EI also encompasses how we react to negative feelings/situations, how we deal with conflict, and our perspective of ourselves/others/life. Having insight into these areas, also called self-awareness, allows us to react appropriately in...
You are fully in charge! If experts say that we have about 70,000 thoughts in a day, no wonder that we get tripped up by our constant mental chatter. Have you ever paid attention to how illogical and irrational these thoughts can be? And the worst part is that we even tend to believe much...
~ Thoughts feed emotions ~“Today is a good day” – “I did such a good job” – “Good things always come to me” – is that your self-talk at the end of the day? If it is not and you want to know how to get there, please keep reading. How your thoughts affect your...
~ You are in charge ~Today’s society has been hyperfocused on identifying problems in order to come up with appropriate solutions. It is almost like we want to create or search hard to find problems to solve in order to have something to fix. As if success is measured by productivity and solving problems. However,...
The term resiliency has been more commonly used recently as individuals and organizations have figured out why having a resilient population or workforce is so important. What is resiliency It’s the ability of an individual to overcome whatever life throws at them. Also known as grit, bouncing back, and the capacity to recover quickly from...
Last week we introduced resiliency as an individual and organizational aspiration. The goal for both is to be agile when confronted with stress. When people and companies can healthily respond to stress and rapid change, their resiliency grows. What creates resilience This isn’t to say chronic stress doesn’t impact them, it just doesn’t derail them. ...
Emotional Intelligence, also known as Emotional Quotient (EQ), significantly contributes to building resiliency. Research suggests that the higher the emotional intelligence, the more likely an individual is to see a stressful incident as not negative, as a challenge to overcome versus having a fight or flight response to the incident. As we have been talking...
In recent weeks we have talked about how incredibly important self-awareness and mindfulness are to building resiliency. Mindfulness is one tool for building self-care. As most of us know, self-care is essential to maintaining health and being able to respond to the ongoing demands around oneself. In this article we have covered the importance of...