How Going Outdoors Makes Us Happy
It is easy to get stuck indoors, glued to screens and surrounded by artificial light. But escaping the indoors and venturing outside […]
Category: Health and Fitness
Raging over Politics is Not Healthy
If you are immersed in following politics on social media, radio talks shows, and cable news and you are feeling angry all […]
The Doorway Effect: An Opportunity to Change the Way We Think and Feel
As we walk through every door we have an opportunity to change the way we see the world. Jay Wren Have you […]
The Power of Taking a Break to Breathe
The Power of Breathing: Techniques for a Healthier Life Breathing is something we do every moment of our lives, often without giving […]
Self Wins
Changing my attitude creates self-wins. Sometimes I believe that I need to negotiate better conditions at work. A good place to start […]
Gratitude
There’s no better time than right now to feel grateful. ~Jay Wren Photo by NEOM on Unsplash
10 Ways Winners Become Winners
All those things I learned as a child about healthy living are by coincidence the same things that adults do to become […]
Five Steps for Reducing Stress and Increasing Happiness
Six steps to reducing stress and increasing happiness. Live in the Present Moment. Living in the present moment means being fully aware […]
The Power of Information
The Power of Information If your friends, social media, and daily news make you fearful, hateful, and angry, you need better sources […]
Life Challenges
Life’s challenges create pressure. I cannot always eliminate these challenges, but I can be smart about how I respond to them. Action […]
Take Breaks
Take breaks: I can become so absorbed in my work that I don’t realize that I am too tired to be effective. […]
Happiness and Joy: Steps for Finding Happiness Now
Don’t Wait for Success to Find Happiness. Happiness and Joy don’t happen in the past or the future. Everything can only exist […]
Toxic Personalities: A Poison in the Workplace
Toxic personalities create stress that spreads throughout an organization. What are the skills that you can develop to survive and even change […]
Fate and Luck: Playing Comes Before Winning
Fate and Luck: Luck comes to those who act. Fate decides who wins. But acting often and acting smarter increases our odds […]
Stress Reduction for a Clear and Productive Mind
Stress reduction: Life’s challenges create pressure. I can’t always eliminate these challenges, but I can reduce the pressure by being smart about […]
Poise: Steps to Confidence and Increasing Your Potential
Poise is not always automatic. Nearly everyone feels uncertain and lacks poise from time-to-time. How do successful people restore their confidence and […]
Bias Dictates the Thoughts that Govern Us
Bias dictates to our reason and wisdom, but is it always bad? What role does it play in decision-making and in governing […]
Mental Flow: Present Moment Awareness Continues Through Time
Mental Flow: Living in the present moment is like riding a canoe. You have control with your paddle, but you ride effortlessly […]
Passionate Choices: Making Success a Natural Lifestyle
Passionate Choices: Common sense tells us to sleep, exercise, and eat correctly. How do we find the passion for making healthy choices? […]
New Year Success: Personal Steps to Powering Up 2018
New Year Success: The new year is a great time to reset routines. Here are things that I am doing to make this […]
Career Burnout: When Working Less Becomes a Priority
Career Burnout: In a culture where people believe that working hard can overcome any obstacle, reality teaches us that we have limitations. We […]
Passionate Living: Turning Resolutions into a Lifestyle
Passionate Living: Common sense tells us to sleep, exercise, and eat correctly. How do we find the passion for a healthy life? […]
Attitudes: How to Choose the Way We See the World
Attitudes: How is it that some people seem to have a natural, positive attitude? Even when life gives them challenges, these people […]
Breaking Habits: How to Quit by Doing Something Else
Breaking Habits: Why is quitting unhealthy or counterproductive habits so difficult? What are the tools that everyone can use to end these […]
Worrying: The Pointless and Painful Abuse of Fear
Worrying: Fear is a healthy emotion. However, when we turn our fears over and over in our mind, we experience pain with […]
Stress: 7 Steps to a Smarter Way of Living
Stress Dealing with stress is simple, but it is not always easy. ~ www.jaywren.com Life’s challenges create pressure. I can’t always control […]
Anger: Managing Your Emotions for a More Powerful Mind
Anger gives us the energy to avoid or overcome danger. However, managed incorrectly, anger can destroy relationships, ruin careers, and linger forever. […]
How to Use Your Emotions to Make Better Decisions
Emotions: How do some people keep a clear mind to make intelligent decisions? Is managing emotions a skill anyone can learn? There […]
Grumpy versus Grateful: Do We Have a Choice in How We Feel Today?
Grumpy versus Grateful: Why is it that some people manage to find happiness during tough times? “Choosing to Feel Happy Is Good […]
Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear
Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear Finding Confidence in the Face of Fear: Do you fear giving a presentation or job […]
Staying Healthy for Your Career Increases Your Success
Staying healthy and being successful go hand in hand. ~ www.jaywren.com I found that when I quit smoking and started exercising, my […]