Behave Intelligently

Our behavioral enthusiasts, Mark and Jay, are back! This week’s episode centers around board decision making. Whether you find yourself sitting on a school board, your company’s board of directors, or even the board of a non-profit, no matter the organization, making decisions in these settings can be difficult. Jay and Mark share tips on best practices, how to keep emotion out of it, and tips that will help your board become better decision makers.

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While Mental Health Awareness Month might be over, we’re continuing our conversation with Maria Evans of Thriving Lives. Thriving Lives offers counseling, coaching, and therapy for people of all ages struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, and/or trauma. In this week’s episode, Maria sits down with behavioral enthusiasts, Jay and Mark, to talk about the stigma of mental health, asking for help, barriers to receiving treatment and more. 

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Thriving Lives is located in Northville, Mich. You can learn more about them at www.4thrivinglives.com.  You can also view Maria's TEDx "Interpreting Positivity" here. 

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Have you heard the term health literacy? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. While the term sounds complicated, it’s essentially the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health info and how to make health-related decisions. This week, Jay and Mark sit down to break down the term and how it applies to mental health. 

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If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental health and in search of health, please contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357). This helpline is free, confidential, and available 24/7, 365 days a year. For more information, visit their webpage here. 

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May is Mental Health Awareness month! Our team at Coeus understands the importance of having open conversations and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. This month our episodes will focus on related topics. Behavioral enthusiasts, Mark and Jay, sit down to talk all things self care. 

What are your self care tips? Let us know and email [email protected]. 

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Due to the pandemic, most Americans and many others across the globe have been forced to turn their homes into an office. Over a year later, this has now become the new normal, and you’re more than likely experiencing a lack of motivation and feeling burnt out. This week, our behavioral enthusiasts sit down to discuss working from home in 2021 and share their tips on increasing productivity, combatting Zoom fatigue, and more.

Do you have the work from home blues? Share your experience with us at [email protected]. 

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Have you ever questioned why you consume news from certain outlets? Or wondered why you process information the way you do? It all comes back to confirmation bias; a way individuals seek out or consume information to confirm their existing beliefs. This week, our behavioral enthusiasts, Mark and Jay, sit down to discuss confirmation bias, how it works, and ways to combat it. 

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In this week's episode of Behave Intelligently, our behavioral enthusiasts wrap up their discussion on persuasion! Jay and Mark continue on the tools of influence, ethics and morals, and more. 

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Our behavioral enthusiasts sit down to continue their conversation on persuasion. In this week's episode, Jay and Mark discuss the role consumerism and influence play in the art of persuasion. We'll continue our deep dive in our third and final installment of the persuasion series.

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This week our behavioral enthusiasts, Jay and Mark, are discussing all things persuasion. From how we might practice persuasion in our lives and how we experience it as consumers, to the very fine ethical line one can cross. Next week, we’ll continue our discussion on the topic and share more behaviorally intelligent tips and tricks. 

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We've all had that terrible gut feeling when someone says "we need to talk." It's safe to say that virtually everyone has or will be on the giving or receiving end of a difficult conversation at some point in their life. While these conversations aren't always easy, our behavioral enthusiasts are sharing their tips and tricks on easing anxiety or fear, and how to facilitate them. 

Have you experienced a difficult conversation? Share your experience with us by emailing [email protected]. 

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