Is it really possible to create behavior change in others? Well the research indicates it’s absolutely possible and today I share how that happens. Tune in.  

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2-ish minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I’ve been wondering if it’s really possible to create behavior change in others.  To live in the idea that the ripple effect matters. That the actions of one person create a domino effect that becomes unstoppable.   

There is this fascinating research in workplace teams that “shows that when just one person on a team appeals to emotion and highlights meaning in specific, positive ways, it can raise the team’s revenue by as much as 700 percent. One of the best ways to plant a positive reality is to construct a narrative around some shared emotional experience, positive or negative.” 

But this one person, guess what, it works best when it’s not the leader trying to influence this.  It’s when someone else on the team creates this positive inception and he or she appeals to the team’s and the co-workers value and meaning.  What are we doing this all for? 

This happens because our brains are connected to one another.  Yup.  We are all connected through these things in our brains called mirror-neurons.  This is why happiness expert and New York Times bestselling author of Big Potential, Shawn Achor, says we co-process the world with other people.   

Achor’s research says that the small changes you make in your life can actually activate others' ability to let out that inner optimist and allow an entire society (or even your workplace team) to move to a place where we can feel like it’s okay to be positive. 

And we know that when we are positive, as opposed to negative, stressed or neutral, we have better performance and health.  

Tomorrow, I’m going to share a study about the Ritz Carlton and a hospital and how this all ties together.  

Until next time, do us a favor and follow our Instagram feed @everydayhappinesswithkatie because we are about to share some exciting news and we don’t want you to miss it. 

Inspired by: 

https://www.success.com/3-ways-to-spread-positivity/

https://www.zenefits.com/workest/shawn-achors-advice-happiness-shifting-perspective/

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