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 […]
Category Archives: Positivity
Using Three Good Things technique can increase happiness, decrease depression and improve job search
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
How to develop a positive attitude that will improve your job search
Few things are more important to your job search than having – and maintaining – a positive attitude. It’s not easy to keep going at times, especially when you have to get psyched up to make those cold calls or […]
Comedy fosters confidence, helps inmates deal with stress
It may not be the sound one would expect to hear in a correctional facility. But on a September weekend the Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, Calif. was filled with laughter, as the inmates learned the art of performing […]