Archive for November, 2009

Positivity and the Magic Ratio

Posted by Sharon 29 November 2009

We’ve got the golden mean and the 80/20 rule.  Now, thanks to Barbara Fredrickson, author of Positivity, we have the magic positivity ratio of 3:1: if you have at least three positives - thoughts, phrases or actions - for every one negative, your life will change for the better.
Medical, psychological, marriage and business research all […]

Australian Giving Week - give and you get the benefit

Posted by Sharon 29 November 2009

Thanks to Rainforest Rescue for reminding me that this week is Australian Giving Week.  A perfect way to start the silly season by doing a big cleanout of “stuff”.  As well as the groups listed on the Give Now website, here are two groups that I give stuff to.  Please add your favourites to […]

Resilience - avoiding the “last straw”

Posted by Sharon 18 November 2009

Here’s an activity to get your team thinking about resilience and supporting others before they reach the “last straw”.

Start by asking whether people have heard the story of the Arab camel owner who was rushing to market and because he wanted to sell as much straw as he could, he loaded the camel’s hump higher […]