Have you ever made a positive change in your life and it felt like your whole world fell apart? This is what positive disintegration feels like. We make changes that are positive but it takes a while for our brains and lives to catch up. And in that lag time, it feels horrible. Our brains need time to adjust to knew knowledge that we receive. Time to let those old mental patters break down and time for new mental patterns to build around the new knowledge. When you are going through changes or learning new things give yourself time for this process.

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What is play?

What is work?

What is play work?

There are so many things that we do at work, for a break, for down time, for distraction, or to just feel busy. But when we do those things we are not always accomplishing the things that need to be completed. These play work tasks still exhaust us and they still take time but they don't accomplish the things that we need to get done. When we can switch in to play to provide an energetic boost and result work to get things done, magic can happen.

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Feeling like we belong at work is so important. It allows us to get more done and to be happier. Finding ways to feel like we belong can be a struggle in some workplaces. If we can take the time to consider the stories we tell ourselves about our work, coworkers, and the company we work for, we can choose stories that create actions that allow us to build belonging. Another important aspect is to be social at work. If we can find time to connect with others we will often find that we have so much in common. Practice seeking out more belonging at work this week.

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It's fun to watch people work who feel their job is a calling. They seem to be able to go the extra mile effortlessly. If we want to be happier at work maybe we can learn a thing or two from them. What are the things you love doing at work? Is there a way for you to be able to do more of those things? The experiments that we run based on the answer to these questions are how we can all craft our jobs into callings.

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Self-compassion is characterized by 3 parts - mindfulness, common humanity, and kindness. Can we notice our experiences and our feelings and then be willing to be in that experience or feeling? Can we see that mistakes, failure, and imperfection are part of the human experience? Can we be kind to ourselves?

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What is your definition of productivity? Is it filled with tasks, minimum inputs and maximum outputs, busyness, and often rushed? Or do you feel like productivity is defined by calmness, completion, planning, and support?

How we define productivity can affect how we feel at work. Rethinking productivity allows us to create the workplace we want.

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We all want to be happy at work but sometimes work can be a struggle. We know that we will experience some negative emotion at work and we should. How will use that negative emotion? In this episode we explore the practice of RAIN for helping ourselves use negative emotions better.

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Have you ever tried to run new software on a really old computer? Can you imagine running software that you use today on the computer that you used in junior high?

For new software to run well, we have to upgrade our hardware. The same works for our life. If we think about hardware as the systems in our lives - our time management system, our planning system, or our mindset. If we take on new tasks or new opportunities and haven't upgraded our hardware sometimes things will not run well. What do you need to upgrade today?

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So often the way we think has built an invisible fence around the life that we have - keeping the things in that support that same way of being and keeping things out that would change it. Sometimes we have the right invisible fences in place and sometimes we need to change out our invisible fences. Take some time to discover the way your invisible fences are keeping you stuck and training new invisible fences to have the life you want.

Sand - it's simple and yet doesn't grow plants well.

Dirt - it's complex and supports so much growth.

Situations in our lives can be like sand or they can be like dirt. We often wish for simple straight forward situations but they don't support growth the way a complicated situation can. How can you find a little more acceptance for the growth promoting situations in your life?

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