article thumbnail

The Secret to Keeping Your New Year’s Health Resolution

Michael Lee Stallard

How do those who achieve their goals keep going, even when they feel like giving up? Some programs, such as Weight Watchers, recognize this and tap into the power of human connection, encouragement, support and accountability to increase participants’ likelihood of achieving their goals. So what’s the secret to success?

Chemicals 150
article thumbnail

8 Ways To Design a High-Trust Culture

Leading Blog

Paul Zak, the author of The Trust Factor , has shown that “when someone is tangibly trusted by a stranger, the brain synthesizes the signaling chemical oxytocin” and “ the more trust one is shown, the more the brain produces oxytocin.” High levels of stress and testosterone inhibit the release of oxytocin. T RUST BEGETS TRUST.

Chemicals 157
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Need Emotional Control?

Deep Imprints

That was the day I started to get control over these crazy things we call chemically-induced emotions. Coaching Leadership balance emotions encouragement energy expectations goals hard times pain purpose stress' Whether it is from lack of sleep (the toddler years…followed by the teen […].

article thumbnail

Communicate Effectively to Influence and Lead

CoachStation

Our goal is to develop the skill and capability to flex to level 3 and 4, where relevant. The goal is to be heard and understood. The goal is to develop your communication skills to at least Level 3. I would describe this as a level 1 or 2 type of communication. This is particularly important when leading people.

Influence 130
article thumbnail

Workplace Depression: This is How to Tell Your Employees Are Depressed

Strategy Driven

It is always important to recognize employee strengths and be sure to help your employees grow and learn without having goals that are overly strenuous. The goal is to create a productive yet supportive workplace that recognizes hardworking staff. What Happens When Depression Goes Unnoticed? You are their leader in the workplace.

How To 95
article thumbnail

4 Ways To Reduce Workplace Negativity By Increasing Consistency

Tanveer Naseer

The brain craves certainty, and when you feel uncertain, the almond shaped structure in the brain called the amygdala releases chemicals into the blood stream that you experience as fear, anxiety and doubt. Yet another reason for negativity is due to our natural and biological response to change.

article thumbnail

The Personal Strength of Optimism - Sea Hearts Full of Hope

Building Personal Strength

Thoughts signal the release of neurotransmitters, which stimulate the discharge of various hormones and other chemicals. All of these activities are monitored by the brain, which regulates chemical levels in the body. Thus, prolonged, unrelieved stress can weaken a person’s ability to fight disease and heal injury.

Chemicals 104