I started taking Microsteps as part of the pilot group of the Thrive app for the Western Region at Northwell Health. One of my favorite Microsteps is to visualize a person, place, or thing that I’m grateful for. Since I started practicing it, I’ve noticed that I start each day with a more positive outlook.…
If I asked you: “Do you time-block?”, I’d likely get one of 2 answers: “I’ve tried it, but I can never stick to it.” “Yes! I’m a devoted time-blocker. It’s the only way I can get stuff done!” The rest of this article is primarily for those who answered #1. But if you answered #2,…
Anxiety is an emotional state caused by the expectation of danger or threat. Fear is a human emotion associated with the instinct of self-preservation and appears immediately at the moment of danger. In the normal state, the self-preservation function encourages action, but there are also moments of apathy when anxiety intensifies. Unfortunately, in the modern…
Whether you parent with a partner who sleeps next to you at night, co-parent with an ex, or even share the responsibility of raising your kid with grandma or grandpa, those relationships have their ups and downs. Parenting is fraught with daily stresses, and our conversations can very easily sound like this: Didn’t I tell…
We all know that the sun is not our best friend and is a culprit when it comes to aging. But what we are learning now is that blue light from screens may be affecting our skin. More information about blue light and skin continues to come to light (pun very much intended). Dermatologists are seeing indications of…
A tragedy gave birth to powerhouse entrepreneur “Grace Brown”, the Founder of Momentum Mindset Mastery, LLC. A trained and certified in Rational Emotive Behavior Techniques (REBT), skilled in Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (CBT), highly emotionally intelligent and confident life coach. Grace is actively supporting women to get unstuck in their lives, in love, or career. A…
WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE SURPRISED BY AN INTERACTION THAT TRIGGERS A NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE. It’s a perfect opportunity to practice self-management, because it is invariably accompanied by an urge to lash out at the other party with something other than kindness and understanding. Why does this happen? It’s largely because…
Remote means far apart, and remote working model means a structure specially designed for the employees who are not working in the workplace. It includes both the workforce who are performing their job on the field, i.e., the marketing team (mostly) or anyone who is working from the outside, and the workforce who are attending…
While Self-awareness is closely linked to self-confidence, it can also backfire. Knowing yourself helps you understand your capabilities, values, and desires. The Thrive Global Community welcomes voices from many spheres on our open platform. We publish pieces as written by outside contributors with a wide range of opinions, which don’t necessarily reflect our own. Community…
It’s Friday evening and after a particularly long workweek you’ve finally sat down on the sofa to relax. You’re exhausted and if it were up to you, you’d lock yourself in the basement and tune into the game, any game, just to unwind. But you’re a parent and you can’t just put your child on…
