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Category Archives: Positivity

World Smile Day highlights the benefits of smiling

Posted on September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 by Jails to Jobs

World Smile Day, celebrated on Oct. 6 this year, reminds us of the benefits in health and happiness we can achieve through smiling. The day was launched in 1999 by Harvey Ball, who created the smiley face icon in 1963 […]

How to gain control if you’re feeling overwhelmed

Posted on June 20, 2023June 21, 2023 by Jails to Jobs

Do you occasionally or often feel overwhelmed by your job search or by life in general?  Do you find that there aren’t enough hours in the day to handle everything you have to do? Are you inundated with emails and […]

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Developing resilience can help ex-offenders deal with the challenges they face upon leaving prison

Posted on September 1, 2020September 14, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

Those in reentry need to develop a strong sense of resilience to help them deal with the challenges they will face in the weeks and months ahead. Sometimes referred to as the yo-yo effect, resilience is the ability to bounce […]

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Using Three Good Things technique can increase happiness, decrease depression and improve job search

Posted on January 4, 2018February 27, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

If everything you have to do in life is overwhelming you and making you depressed, there’s a simple technique that you can employ. This technique has the power to increase your happiness and decrease depression. It can also offer a […]

World Kindness Day reminds us how to behave benevolently

Posted on November 10, 2016December 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

November 13 is World Kindness Day, and it gives us an opportunity to reflect on how performing acts of kindness can not only improve the lives of others but your own as well. Performing acts of kindness can help reduce […]

InnerCity Weightlifting offers at-risk young people new life

Posted on September 20, 2013August 29, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Jon Feinman is determined to keep young Boston area at-risk young people alive and out of prison. And he’s doing it by teaching them weightlifting. Through discipline, training and the relationship between student and coach, weightlifting strengthens the bodies and […]

Three simple tips job seekers can use to cultivate ways to be happy

Posted on July 11, 2013December 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Learning how to be happy can not only improve your general state of well being, but it can result in a better attitude for conducting a job search. Many people believe that happiness is a mental state that results when […]

Resilience training can help improve well being, job search

Posted on April 13, 2013March 21, 2024 by Jails to Jobs

Through recent research on the brain and how it functions, scientists have discovered many things that were unknown even a decade ago, information that can help heal those, like many ex-offenders, who have gone through traumatic experiences. Although many people […]

Use improv theater tactics to boost confidence and job search skills

Posted on March 25, 2013August 29, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

You might think that acting is only for movie stars or people performing on stage. But think again. Learning a few acting skills, at least of the improvisational style, can help increase your confidence and improve the way you communicate […]

How to handle rejection in your job search: A unique approach

Posted on March 17, 2013July 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Let’s face it. Rejection is part of the job search game. They say if you get every job you apply for – and who in this economy possibly could – you’re not aiming high enough. Being able to handle rejection […]

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