What does Joy look like for you? Heading into the holidays this time of year can be especially hard for some people and as part of a work-life balance episode, I thought I would share some things that might help you not only discover how to find positivity every day but also what you can do to harness this feeling and apply tips to your everyday life. Recently, this topic came up in a conversation about how joy is power. Think about that for a moment.
When we feel joy, it is hard for negativity to take hold and bring us down. Applying this to our working life first, when we smile and feel good the effect seeps into every aspect of our day. Conversely if we are feeling frustrated, small things can make us self-doubt and feel less than about ourselves.
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Here is a real-world situation:
Imagine you are in a meeting, and there is an opportunity to voice your idea but a colleague seizes the moment and you miss out. Our body language and demeanor can quickly give away how we are feeling inside-and naturally it is more the opposite of joy-anxiety, sadness, self-doubt can start whispering in you ear. The next time the opportunity comes your way-it may be easier to just say nothing instead of subjecting yourself to those feelings.
Now-take that same scenario and close your eyes. As you enter the room-you have a smile on your face. It actually makes you stand a little taller and you feel confident. While others are speaking, you smile in appreciation of their comments. And when it is your turn to express that idea, you feel confident and without hesitation. If the colleague mentioned earlier tries to cut you off, you maintain that smile and ask that you are afforded the chance to finish your idea.
Same situation-but the outcome will be vastly different. In the second one- you find that you are in control-because you have chosen your own joy. No matter how awesome your workplace is, there will always be at some point a situation that can pop the happiness bubble and move you from feeling on top of the world to not so great.
Now you may start to say-yes but I have reasons for not feeling happy at this moment. I am sure this can be true. But if any of us want to advance our careers, change perceptions or improve our health-we need to tap into joy, hold on to it, and the next part is super important-send it back out into the world.
For busy marketers, it is easy to get lost in the tasks of it all and miss the chance to hone the joy effect in your daily practice. Don’t get me wrong-I don’t always feel joyful. But I have observed that this idea of happiness has a direct correlation to success and to achieve it, we need tools to stay on track. And once we express this joy at work, it will spill over into our personal lives.
There are traps that can cause us to not find our joy. And many physical and physiological things that can also impact how we are able to process positivity. So, what can we do to stay on track and gear up for the last two months of the year if you are listening to this episode when it releases it is the beginning of November. Depending on where you live, the weather has turned colder, there is less sun and it can also impact how we feel.
10 Ways to Add Joy and Build Your Personal Power
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Favorite Resources for this episode: Start Today Journal, Strive for Five, Girl Stop Apologizing, #Last90days are all Rachel Hollis products and books that can be found at The Hollis Co and look at her Rise conferences she has one coming up this week called Rise Business.
Credits: As always, a big thanks to Christy Haussler at Team Podcast for editing this episode.
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