Charge towards the positive
Need a little inspiration on how to tap into those positive emotions? Penny Barker offers five quick exercises which can help push you towards the positive. Try smiling for at least a minute and you should feel your emotions change. If you can, smile at someone else for no reason (though perhaps not for a whole minute!). We are a social species and both smiling ourselves and seeing someone else smile has a positive impact on our physiology and emotional state, as well as that of others. Name five things that were good about today. This is particularly useful in helping you reframe a bad day and is a good exercise to do with your team… http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.l4655 This article is part of our Balance series, in conjunction with VetRecord, aimed at improving the efficiency and wellbeing of vets. Smile
Focus on the positives of the day
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