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Six techniques validées scientifiquement pour booster votre bien-être au travail
Au cours des trente derniers mois, j'ai animé plus de 360 conférences, ateliers et séminaires, en présentiel ou à distance, sur la santé émotionnelle, le bien-être et la prévention du burn-out. J’ai eu la chance de travailler avec des personnes issues de toutes sortes de secteurs, y compris avec des médecins aux avant-postes du Covid, des salariés de grandes et de petites entreprises et d’autres au service du secteur à but non lucratif.
100+ Positivity-Boosting Compliments
A compliment is an expression of regard, admiration, praise, or respect. It feels great to receive a compliment. Research shows getting a sincere compliment gives us the same positive boost as receiving cash. The health and happiness benefits of the compliment giver are also well-documented. There's emotional reciprocity involved with giving compliments. Seeing someone else happy, especially when you were the one who made them happy, in turn makes you happy.
6 Science-Backed Ways to Improve Your Well-Being at Work
In the past two and a half years, I’ve given more than 360 virtual and in-person talks, workshops, and seminars about emotional fitness, well-being, and avoiding burnout. I’ve had the privilege of working with people from every kind of industry, including doctors on the frontlines of Covid, employees at large and small companies, and nonprofit professionals.
6 Science-Backed Ways to Improve Your Well-Being at Work
In the past two and a half years, I’ve given more than 360 virtual and in-person talks, workshops, and seminars about emotional fitness, well-being, and avoiding burnout. I’ve had the privilege of working with people from every kind of industry, including doctors on the frontlines of Covid, employees at large and small companies, and nonprofit professionals.
Strengthen Your Emotional Fitness With These 5 Practices
I grew up in the former Soviet Union, and my parents and I were considered second class citizens because we were Jewish. I’ll never forget the logbook in my school: Next to your name it said “Jew” if you were Jewish. Interestingly, Ukrainian students were also singled out, with a “Ukraine” placed next to their names. Russia was never friendly to us; we were persecuted and lived in a hostile situation. Which is why my parents and I left in May of 1989, when I was 13 years old.
3 Simple Self-Care Questions to Address Burnout Before You, Well, Burn Out
What do you think of when you hear the word self-care? I’ll tell you what I used to think: self-care was that thing other people did because they weren’t strong enough to just power through, like me, or because they’d done enough to earn it, which I absolutely had not.
Strengthening Your Emotional Fitness Can Help You Be a Force for Good, Says Russian Refugee and Best-Selling Author Nataly Kogan. These 5 Practices Will Help You Get Started This Week (They Take 5 Minutes or Less!) | Nataly Kogan
I grew up in the former Soviet Union, and my parents and I were considered second class citizens because we were Jewish. I’ll never forget the logbook in my school: Next to your name it said “Jew” if you were Jewish. Interestingly, Ukrainian students were also singled out, with a “Ukraine” placed next to their names. Russia was never friendly to us; we were persecuted and lived in a hostile situation. Which is why my parents and I left in May of 1989, when I was 13 years old.
3 simple strategies that boost your mental fitness and well-being
By Nataly Kogan 4 minute Read If you’re feeling completely spent at the end of the day, unable to focus, and dreading your work (even if it’s work you love), you’re likely feeling daily burnout. Personally, I know the toll of this type of burnout. I spent a decade experiencing it before it snowballed into an overwhelming full-on burnout that almost cost me everything, including my company and my family.
Managers, You Don't Have to Put Yourself Last
Do you want to be a great leader? There is one skill you need to master that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: emotional fitness. If this is not what you expected, I’m not surprised. Every day, there are dozens of articles talking about how leaders must focus on improving the well-being of their teams. The popular adage of “leaders eat last” has become the standard, suggesting to many new managers that, as leaders, they need to sacrifice their well-being for that of the people they lead.
The 3 Biggest Fears That Hold People Back in Life, According to an Emotional Wellness Coach
We all have things that we're afraid of in life. But here's the thing to remember about fear: It is a natural, human response to encountering something unfamiliar, challenging or uncertain. That's why the advice to "Be fearless!" is so terrible. Trying to be fearless while doing new things is like trying not to laugh at a funny joke — it's impossible. As an emotional wellness coach, my job is to help people identify and work through their fears.
The 3 biggest fears that hold people back in life, according to an emotional wellness coach
We all have things that we're afraid of in life. But here's the thing to remember about fear: It is a natural, human response to encountering something unfamiliar, challenging or uncertain. That's why the advice to "Be fearless!" is so terrible. Trying to be fearless while doing new things is like trying not to laugh at a funny joke — it's impossible. As an emotional wellness coach, my job is to help people identify and work through their fears.
4 New Books to Help You Deepen Connections, Battle Burnout and Embrace Growth
Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership By Janet Foutty, Lynn Wooten, and Susan Mackenty Brady Women face unique challenges as leaders, with systematic barriers making achieving success more complicated. Arrive and Thrive outlines seven actionable practices that will help women overcome obstacles in business in order to thrive, not just survive, when they get to the top of their professions.
Managers, You Don’t Have to Put Yourself Last
Where your work meets your life. See more from Ascend here. Do you want to be a great leader? There is one skill you need to master that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: emotional fitness. If this is not what you expected, I’m not surprised. Every day, there are dozens of articles talking about how leaders must focus on improving the well-being of their teams.
7 things I learned about struggle, resilience, and the human spirit
Since the pandemic broke out, I’ve given 165 virtual talks and workshops on emotional health and resilience skills. (No, that’s not a typo.) I’ve had the privilege to share these skills with companies, teams, and leaders and got to do pro-bono talks to teachers, doctors, nurses and other frontline workers. Being able to help so many Awesome Humans has been the greatest honor and my lifeline through this overwhelming and difficult time.
The Awesome Human Podcast: How to Cultivate Well-being at Work
42 min Do the words "well-being" and "work" sound like opposites to you? - They shouldn't! Nataly talks with Jen Fisher, Chief Well-Being Officer at Deloitte, about how to make well-being a realistic priority at work and strategies that individuals, teams, and organizations can use to help cultivate it.
Swedish Ice Hotel, Asian American Attacks
Curated by Ed Boitano Asian Americans Grieve, Organize in Wake of Atlanta Attacks Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with killing eight people, most of them Asian women, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. “It didn’t help with former president Trump referring to the COVID-19 pandemic as the Kung Fu virus.
Kimberly Truhler on Film Noir, Covid Survivor' Advice
Curated by Ed Boitano Kimberly Truhler on the Film Noir Style With more than twenty years of study in film and fashion history, Kimberly Truhler is an author, educator, guest speaker, and host of screening series on the history of fashion in film. Her latest book, Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s, should be on the top of the list for all cinephiles and lovers of Films Noir.
10 Science-Backed Ways Leaders Can Support Employees’ Mental Health
As a leader, your job is not to manage people or projects — it’s to manage emotions, including your own. During this really challenging time (understatement of the year!) that can be really intense and since we don’t learn about emotional fitness skills in MBA or leadership development programs, you don’t always know what to do. The first thing you can do is make your and your team’s emotional and mental health your number one priority.
Covid Survivor Memo, Passengers Kicked Off Planes: Traveling Boy
Curated by Ed Boitano Words of Wisdom from a Covid Survivor By Grace Nakar ILLUSTRATION BY RAOUL PASCUAL I am a Covid survivor. I was sick for 14 days. I normally don’t get this personal… but I realized I have these tidbits of info that might help people.
Travel Path to Recovery, 12 Days of Christmas
Curated by Ed Boitano The 12 Days of Christmas The 12 Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day and last until the evening of the 5th January – also known as Twelfth Night. The 12 Days have been celebrated in Europe since before the middle ages and were a time of celebration. The 12 Days each traditionally celebrate a feast day for a saint and/or have different celebrations.
Kids’ Letters to Santa, Jewish Festival of Lights
Curated by Ed Boitano Letters to Santa Reveal the Toll the Pandemic is Taking on Kids Courtesy Faith Karimi, CNN PHOTO CREDIT: CNN Jonah wants nothing from Santa this year except for a cure for coronavirus. Anthony told Santa he wants a magical button he could press to transport him away from the weary reality of the pandemic. Jasmyne’s Christmas list is short and to the point. “This year, I would like end of Covid-19, world peace, climate control, new Xbox,” it reads.
October 2020 Eclectic News Articles
Written by Kim Knox Beckius Hogback Mountain, Vermont. PHOTO COURTESY CHENSIYUAN via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. The annual display of colorful fall foliage clogs scenic byways this time of year as onlookers travel for “leaf peeping” getaways. As the trees put on a memorable show for us, behind the scenes, it’s due to the slowing of chlorophyll production. That’s what’s going on, you see: an un-greening of leaves that unveils the true colors that have been masked throughout the summer.
Perspective | I wanted to know how to help my teen through the pandemic. So I asked her.
As parents, seeing our children stressed, sad or fearful can be heartbreaking. And during the coronavirus pandemic, there have been plenty of those moments. I know I’m not alone. In recent weeks, I’ve conducted dozens of virtual training sessions on emotional health and coping skills, including for doctors and nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital.
What to do if you feel discouraged
I think feeling discouraged is one of the hardest things to get through. It feels heavy, stuck, sad, even hopeless sometimes. When you feel discouraged, it colors so much of your world – you easily find more discouraging signs that things won’t work out.
The CEO of Happier Shares 3 Simple Ways to Practice Gratitude Daily
Gratitude is like broccoli: Most of us know that it’s good for us, but to experience the benefits we have to take action. Broccoli won’t make you healthier unless you eat it, and gratitude won’t make you happier, less stressed, and more resilient— just a few of the scientifically proven benefits— unless you practice it. I was slow to try gratitude. I read books and scientific papers about the benefits for years before trying it.
3 surprising ways to be happier as a family
I may run a company that helps people be happier, but believe me, I don’t have all the answers. Especially when it comes to family life. Our family is small — it’s just my husband, our 10 year-old kiddo, and me — but with three people, three different personalities, crazy schedules, demanding jobs, and endless balls to juggle, it’s not always easy to find our stride. But we manage. How? That’s a good question.
Grateful kids = happier kids
According to new research, kids and teens experience the same benefits of expressing gratitude as adults do. Kids who feel and act grateful tend to be less materialistic, get better grades, set higher goals, complain of fewer headaches and stomach aches and feel more satisfied with their friends, families and schools than those who don’t. In one study mentioned in the article, 6th- and 7th-graders were divided into three groups.
5 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Happier at Work
Most people I meet assume that if anyone on the planet is happy at work, I am. Their assumption is easy to understand: I co-founded and run a company called Happier. I make a living by helping other people find more joy in their lives — which is one of the simplest ways to increase your own happiness. I must feel happy all the time! But: I don’t. Being an entrepreneur is the absolute hardest thing I’ve done professionally.
Happiness Isn't a Feeling — It's a Skill That Can Be Learned
For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn't happy because I "just wasn't wired that way." At 13 years old, I escaped with my parents from the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States. There's a saying that Russians are good at three things: suffering, making others suffer, and complaining about suffering. It would be funny, if I didn't also think it was true. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, suffering had always been something I was good at.
These Easy 5-Minute Rituals Will Give You An Instant Happiness Boost
If you're dealing with stress and anxiety, here's my advice to you: Take a moment to allow yourself to feel OK about feeling stressed. Give yourself permission to feel what you feel, without judgment or a need to fix anything. Have a chat with yourself or even write it down. Acceptance of our situation and feelings, especially when they’re difficult, allows us the clarity to make better decisions about how to move through them.
Happiness Isn't a Feeling — It's a Skill That Can Be Learned
For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn't happy because I "just wasn't wired that way." At 13 years old, I escaped with my parents from the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States. There's a saying that Russians are good at three things: suffering, making others suffer, and complaining about suffering. It would be funny, if I didn't also think it was true. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, suffering had always been something I was good at.
Happiness Isn't a Feeling — It's a Skill That Can Be Learned
For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn't happy because I "just wasn't wired that way." At 13 years old, I escaped with my parents from the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States. There's a saying that Russians are good at three things: suffering, making others suffer, and complaining about suffering. It would be funny, if I didn't also think it was true. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, suffering had always been something I was good at.
Confessions of a Happiness Skeptic
There’s a saying that Russians are good at three things: suffering, making others suffer, and complaining about suffering. It would be funny, if it didn’t also happen to be true. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, I’ve lived that saying. I was raised to tolerate pain and suffering while moving forward. Which is why it’s ironic that I created a company called Happier and have dedicated my career to helping people cultivate more joy and meaning in their life.
40 Life Lessons on Happiness That I Want My Daughter to Learn
If you had told me 10 years ago that I would create a company called Happier and dedicate my life to helping people realize their greatest potential by cultivating more joy and meaning and boosting their emotional immune systems, I wouldn't have believed you. I never expected that it would take me until I turned 40 to find my life's purpose, nor did I expect that this would be it. What I expected even less is that my life purpose would emerge out of some of my most painful struggles.
I thought grit would bring me success. It almost killed me.
I thought grit would bring me success. It almost killed me. A few years ago, my daughter came home looking pale. She'd gotten a "C" on her 6th grade French quiz and was distraught. She was afraid of how I would react. "It's not a good grade, but this was your first French test," I told her. "You should ask the teacher if you can retake it after you study some more." I gave her a hug and felt her exhale, just a little. She studied, retook the test and did much better. I was proud of her.
I thought grit would bring me success. It almost killed me.
A few years ago, my daughter came home looking pale. She’d gotten a “C” on her 6th grade French quiz and was distraught. She was afraid of how I would react. “It’s not a good grade, but this was your first French test,” I told her. “You should ask the teacher if you can retake it after you study some more.” I gave her a hug and felt her exhale, just a little. She studied, retook the test and did much better. I was proud of her.
5 life-changing lessons the KonMari decluttering method taught me
When it comes to clutter, I'm fairly clutter-free. Well, let me be more honest: I'm kind of a neat and organization freak. I'm constantly on the hunt for clutter around the house, looking for something we don’t need that we can get rid of. More than a few times my husband has had to chase after me as I was about to throw away something actually useful or necessary (say, our in-progress tax returns or a battery he was about to install).
40 lessons in happiness for my younger self
In an attempt to not freak out about this "milestone birthday" -- it's what everyone keeps calling it -- I decided to do one of my favorite things: Make a list. A list of 40 things I would tell my younger self about what truly matters when it comes to being happier. I've spent the last 4 years of my life unexpectedly becoming an expert in happiness.
The Joy of Resilience
This morning I went for my daily 4-mile walk. In a blizzard. When I looked outside, the very last thing I wanted to do was to put on a bajillion layers and go out there. But I did it anyway. Why? Because it’s one of the daily anchors that helps me not just get exercise and fresh air, but keeps me centered through all the storms, big and small, that blow into my life. Since I made it a habit three years ago, I’ve missed my daily walk on just a handful of days, when I was really sick.
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
What would you do if you weren't afraid? Don't try to be fearless. Do this instead. What would you do if you weren’t afraid? I see this quote a lot, especially recently. Although, I bet I’m simply noticing it more because fear is on my mind. I’ve been doing a lot of art lately. It’s like someone opened a faucet and now it won’t shut off. Paintings, drawings, sketches –- they are jumping out of me and onto my canvas and sketchbook, as if they’d been waiting for decades to finally get out.
How Gratitude Can Change Your Life
My family emigrated from Russia to the United States when I was 13 years old. Refugee camps, city housing projects, food stamps, wearing donated clothes, being made fun of endlessly for everything from not speaking English to eating weird things for lunch (hot dogs apparently need to only be consumed inside hot dog buns, not sliced and slipped between pieces of dark brown bread): that’s the patchwork of memories my early life here is made of.
5 tiny productivity hacks that will change your life
5 tiny productivity hacks that will change your life If you think procrastination and stress are bad for you, think again. They could make you a productivity superhero. If you think I'm over-promising here, think again. There's a huge, huge difference between a day that feels productive and one that feels annoyingly not so, and the difference is not just in the amount of stuff you get done: it's about how you feel. You can absolutely learn how to be more productive.
One Simple and Easy New Year’s Resolution to Make You Happier
Nataly Kogan is the co-founder and CEO of Happier, a digital wellness company. Apparently 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Losing weight, getting organized, and spending less money are the top three, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. These — and others, like falling in love, staying fit, and spending more time with family — are great. But they are huge goals that require a lot of work and willpower. I’m not against that.
5 Ways To Do Less And Give More This Holiday Season
Nataly Kogan is the co-founder and CEO of Happier, a digital wellness company. When you look at your holiday to-do list, do you start to hyperventilate or break out in hives? I have been. For the past few weeks as my list grew–presents! trips! cards! teacher gifts for my daughter’s school! Hanukkah decorations! more presents! getting addresses to send presents!–so has my stress level.
10 Ways to Stay Sane This Holiday Season
For most of us, the holidays are a mixed bag. Sure, there's lots of fun stuff to look forward to (and anticipating things does make you happier), but there can also be tons of stress and anxiety along the way. This year, instead of feeling bummed out, overwhelmed or joy-challenged, follow these 10 easy tips for making the holidays happier--for everyone. Walk it off. Going to a busy shopping area? Park as far away as possible.
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